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Hillcrest High — Rating & test scores

11800 Indiana Avenue, Riverside · 1,780 students · Grades 9–12

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Scope Score 76

SolidScope Score · 54th percentile. Higher than 54 in 100 of the 1,498 California public high schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

In 2024–25, 99% of the class graduated in four years (399 of 404); across California, 89%.

Source for this line
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 404
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

Overview

Is Hillcrest a good high school?

Solid. Hillcrest is higher than most California high schools on English test results. Hillcrest is lower than most on math test results. Hillcrest is in the middle on attendance.

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced5160%
Math, Proficient or Advanced4725%
English, Advanced5125%
Math, Advanced397%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance5020 in 100
Hillcrest’s place among California high schools, out of 100Alvord Unified’s other high schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

1.0% of students (19 of 1,874) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, about a third of the rate at the average California high school.

Each bar is Hillcrest’s place among 1,498 California public high schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2025, grade 11, the latest year with a high school Scope Score. That year the state called these levels Met or exceeded and Exceeded. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
CDE suspension file, 2025–26. All students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 1,874. District and California figures are averages of school rates (3 Alvord Unified schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

In its own words

What does Hillcrest say about itself?

We haven’t read Hillcrest’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

Open hillcrest.alvordschools.org (opens in a new tab)

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

1 of the 6 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Hillcrest. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

7 high schools within 4.4 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. CentennialCorona-Norco Unified · by addressScope Score 7761st
  2. HillcrestScope Score 7654th
  3. NorcoCorona-Norco Unified · by addressScope Score 7653rd
  4. ArlingtonRiverside Unified · by addressScope Score 7337th
  5. La SierraNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7336th
  6. Norte VistaNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7126th
  7. Excelsior Charter School Corona-NorcoCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 6713th
Alvord UnifiedA neighborhood school in another districtCharter

A neighborhood school in another district takes students who live in its area. Ask that district about a transfer. A charter school takes applications from any family and holds a lottery when it has more applicants than seats.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students met or exceeded the standard in English.

50%75%0%25%50%75%100%

6 of 7 schools are named on the chart. Point at a dot or tap it to read any school.

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does Hillcrest compare with schools like it?

Hillcrest’s Scope Score is 76. 309 California high schools, counting Hillcrest, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 73. Hillcrest’s result is higher than 217 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 309

  1. Students from low-income families: 75%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 73%

    Scope Score 90Strong · 94th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 79%

    Scope Score 90Strong · 94th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 71%

    Scope Score 90Strong · 94th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 76%

    La Quinta High

    Westminster

    Scope Score 89Strong · 93rd percentile

309 California public high schools where 70% to 82% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2025.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public high school we score where 70% to 82% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Hillcrest’s share. The count includes Hillcrest. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 60% to 56% and math from 25% to 26%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grade 11. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%20172018201920222023202420252026Both 53%57%CaliforniaCalifornia56%HillcrestHillcrest52%Alvord UnifiedDistrict

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202623%30%32%CaliforniaCalifornia26%HillcrestHillcrest19%Alvord UnifiedDistrict

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Alvord Unified’s line combines its 3 high schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. Alvord Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringHillcrestAlvord UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201753%53%60%429
201849%45%56%399
201966%54%57%397
202261%50%55%441
202363%50%55%442
202464%57%56%394
202560%51%57%425
202656%52%57%417
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringHillcrestAlvord UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201730%23%32%435
201827%18%31%404
201936%25%32%394
202223%16%27%445
202321%16%27%434
202420%15%28%388
202525%18%30%426
202626%19%32%417

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Near California in English (reading and writing); below it in math.

English

56%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

24203323
Alvord Unified49%California57%

Math

26%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

51231610
Alvord Unified17%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 56% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 26% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 11 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 30 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school23%33%20%24%417
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Alvord Unified20%29%25%26%1,234
Math, grade 11 · This school10%16%23%51%417
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Alvord Unified6%11%23%60%1,234

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 417 tested in English, 417 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here, at 69% of students. 331 of 1,844 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

18in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (331 of 1,844 students).

At the average Alvord Unified high school: 21 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Suspensions: 1.0% of students were suspended at least once (19 of 1,874). Average California high school 2.9%.

Students, 2024–25

1,780

students in grades 9–12.

Hispanic or Latino 69%White 13%Asian 7%Black or African American 5%Filipino 3%Two or more races 3%

Family income

76%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1,346 of 1,780. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

78

teachers, with 15 years of experience on average.

0% were in their first year.

88% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

37%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (62 of 167 students).

Alvord Unified: 45%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Hispanic or Latino69%
White13%
Asian7%
Black or African American5%
Filipino3%
Two or more races3%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 67.9 of 77 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

Low-income students here scored above the same group across Alvord Unified.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Asian31 tested77%California 79%
  • White51 tested75%California 68%
  • Low-income325 tested52%California 49%
  • Hispanic or Latino298 tested50%California 49%
  • English learners47 tested13%California 8%
  • Students with disabilities48 tested10%California 19%

52% of low-income students scored Proficient or Advanced in English (grade 11, spring 2026), against 46% for the same group across Alvord Unified. Every group’s math results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 English, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Alvord Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 325 tested
English52%+646%+349%
Math24%+915%+123%
Hispanic or Latino · 298 tested
English50%+446%+149%
Math19%+514%−221%
White · 51 tested
English75%+1362%+768%
Math37%+1027%−744%
Asian · 31 tested
English77%−178%−279%
Math68%+959%+167%
English learners · 47 tested
English13%+58%+58%
Math4%+13%−48%
Students with disabilities · 48 tested
English10%−212%−919%
Math6%+42%−28%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Alvord Unified, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

Black or African American, Filipino and homeless students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander and military-family students, students of two or more races and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

After high school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

99% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 60% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 53% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

ready for college or career (state measure), 2024–25

60%

Across California: 52%.

of graduates finished the UC/CSU course list, 2024–25

64%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

99%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 399 of 404 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

60%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 244 of 404 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

64%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 255 of 399 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

53% enrolled in college within 12 months · 453 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓40 · 9%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓41 · 9%
  • California community college120 · 26%
  • In-state private24 · 5%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year13 · 3%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year3 · 1%
  • Not enrolled212 · 47%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

Where the class of 2023 went
53%enrolled in college within a year

453 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California40 (9%)
  • California State University41 (9%)
  • California community college120 (26%)
  • In-state private24 (5%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year13 (3%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year3 (1%)
  • Not enrolled212 (47%)

Source: CDE’s college-going rate for the class of 2023 (enrolled in college within 12 months). Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers, rounded together so they total 100. A dash means we have no figure for that row; it isn’t zero.

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 399 of 404 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 244 of 404 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 255 of 399 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
117
Admitted
95
Enrolled
47

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC RiversideApplied 95 · Admitted 82 · Enrolled 21
  • UC IrvineApplied 90 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 69 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled 11
  • UCLAApplied 64 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled 3
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 34 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled 3
  • UC MercedApplied 33 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 27 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 20 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled 3
  • UC DavisApplied 16 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 117 · Admitted 95 · Enrolled 47
  • Fall 2024Applied 134 · Admitted 93 · Enrolled 50
  • Fall 2023Applied 112 · Admitted 82 · Enrolled 43
  • Fall 2022Applied 99 · Admitted 54 · Enrolled 33
  • Fall 2021Applied 84 · Admitted 61 · Enrolled 34
  • Fall 2020Applied 92 · Admitted 60 · Enrolled 36
  • Fall 2019Applied 114 · Admitted 60 · Enrolled 37
  • Fall 2018Applied 113 · Admitted 70 · Enrolled 48
  • Fall 2017Applied 104 · Admitted 76 · Enrolled 50
  • Fall 2016Applied 102 · Admitted 60 · Enrolled 46

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
266
Admitted
266
Enrolled
31

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • Cal State FullertonApplied 740 · Admitted 636 · Enrolled 71
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 606 · Admitted 288 · Enrolled 12
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 548 · Admitted 386 · Enrolled 35
  • San Diego StateApplied 484 · Admitted 114 · Enrolled 6
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 364 · Admitted 348 · Enrolled 22
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 210 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 150 · Admitted 138 · Enrolled 13
  • Cal State LAApplied 132 · Admitted 118 · Enrolled —
  • San Francisco StateApplied 130 · Admitted 124 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 64 · Admitted 52 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 64 · Admitted 58 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 58 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 56 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 56 · Admitted 52 · Enrolled under 6
  • San José StateApplied 56 · Admitted 44 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 48 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sacramento StateApplied 40 · Admitted 38 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 32 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled —
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 28 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State East BayApplied 28 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied 14 · Admitted 14 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 8 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled —

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 266 · Admitted 266 · Enrolled 31
  • Fall 2024Applied 314 · Admitted 292 · Enrolled 38
  • Fall 2023Applied 256 · Admitted 232 · Enrolled 45
  • Fall 2022Applied 196 · Admitted 174 · Enrolled 35
  • Fall 2021Applied 168 · Admitted 152 · Enrolled 28
Advanced courses on record

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 23 AP courses in 7 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

  • Math & Computer Science4
  • Sciences5
  • English2
  • History & Social Science6
  • World Languages & Cultures2
  • Arts2
  • AP Capstone2
Every approved AP course23 courses in 7 subjects
Math & Computer Science 4
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Precalculus
  • Statistics
Sciences 5
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics 1
  • Physics 2
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 6
  • African American Studies
  • European History
  • Macroeconomics
  • Microeconomics
  • Psychology
  • United States History
World Languages & Cultures 2
  • Spanish Language and Culture
  • Spanish Literature and Culture
Arts 2
  • 2-D Art and Design
  • Drawing
AP Capstone 2
  • Research
  • Seminar

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
39 students took one

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Hillcrest. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  2. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  3. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.

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  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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Money

Where does the money go?

$20,581 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student. Alvord Unified’s plan for 2026–27 covers $87 million.

$20,581

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$11,692
The school’s share of district office costs
$8,889
Of the total, from federal funds
$1,371
  • Hillcrest$20,581
  • Alvord Unified high schools$22,205
  • California high schools$20,309

The district and California figures combine their high schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,655 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

Alvord Unified’s yearly plan

$87million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27
  • ENGAGEMENT / CONNECTION$41 million
  • ACADEMICS$38 million
  • COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS$7 million
  • SUPPORTING ALTERNATIVE PATHS TO SUCCESS$321,442

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. Each part of the bar is one goal in the plan, with the money for its actions added up (our calculation). The plan covers $87 million of $348 million in total budgeted spending. Source: Alvord Unified Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Hillcrest like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 92503. They are not figures for the families at Hillcrest.

Typical household income in a year

$96,268

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 92503.

Typical home value
$597,300
People who live in this ZIP code
88,395
Typical age
35.0 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
21%

What you can do

Who can act on Hillcrest’s results?

Alvord Unified’s board decides Hillcrest’s plan.

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

State support

The state hasn’t placed Hillcrest in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Extra state help for the district

The state is giving Alvord Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 California School Dashboard. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Alvord Unified: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 7 questions to Hillcrest. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. How much of each day do English learners spend learning English, and how do families see their progress?37% of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (62 of 167 students); California: 47%
  2. What extra help do Hispanic students get, and how do you know it’s working?19% of Hispanic students scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grade 11, spring 2026 (298 students tested); the same group across California: 21%
  3. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  4. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  5. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

Which schools feed into Hillcrest, and how do I get in?

Ask Alvord Unified which school serves your address. From parts of Ysmael Villegas Middle and Arizona Middle.

Boundaries split some neighborhoods. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Middle · part of its area
Ysmael Villegas Middle Scope Score 76Solid · 53rd percentile · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 3 elementary schools

Middle · part of its area
Arizona Middle Scope Score 73Developing · 36th percentile · 2026

Split: some of its area goes to another high school

Fed by 3 elementary schools

High · this school
Hillcrest High

4 more elementary schools reach into this zone at its edges.

From the district’s 2024 attendance boundaries. Shares are our estimate of where the zone’s children live. We use 2020 Census child counts, or land area where few children were counted. A share counts children living in the zone, not a school’s enrolled students. A boundary doesn’t guarantee a place. Transfers, permits, magnets and other programs can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All feeding elementary schools (8)Grouped by the middle school each one feeds, with each school’s standing

Into Ysmael Villegas Middle

Into Arizona Middle

Reaching this zone only at its edges

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Middle-school links

  • Ysmael Villegas Middle

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 76 · Solid · 53rd percentile · middle · 2026

    61% of the zone’s children

  • Arizona Middle

    Assigned for part of the zone

    Scope Score 73 · Developing · 36th percentile · middle · 2026

    48% of the zone’s children

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking.

Where it is

Where is Hillcrest?

Address
11800 Indiana Avenue, Riverside 92503Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Kristen MoorhouseAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated July 1, 2025.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 8 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Alvord Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Hillcrest a good high school?

Hillcrest High has a Scope Score of 76. It scored higher than 54 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Solid, 54th percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 18 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 21 in 100 at the average Alvord Unified high school. 1.0% of students (19 of 1,874) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. See the details ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 30 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 52% of low-income students in grade 11 at Hillcrest High in Riverside scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 23 AP courses in 7 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 39 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection

See the details ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

53% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 17 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
17
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauUniversity of CaliforniaCollege BoardU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil RightsNational Student Clearinghouse
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #675 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #1 of 3 in Alvord Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate99%6325%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math16%5022%
Ready for college or career (state measure)60%6020%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math42%5518%
Chronically absent20 in 100585%
Suspension rate2.6% (48 of 1,856)545%
English learners: top level11%425%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–257654#675California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–1916 in 1000.9% (16 of 1,742)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2421 in 1004.8% (90 of 1,884)
2024–2520 in 1002.6% (48 of 1,856)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1141723%33%20%24%56%57%−1

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1141710%16%23%51%26%32%−6

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English41723%56%
2026 · Math41710%26%
2025 · English42525%60%
2025 · Math4267%25%
2024 · English39425%64%
2024 · Math3886%20%
2023 · English44224%63%
2023 · Math4346%21%
2022 · English44124%61%
2022 · Math4456%23%
2019 · English39731%66%
2019 · Math39414%36%
2018 · English39921%49%
2018 · Math4047%27%
2017 · English42923%53%
2017 · Math4357%30%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English42560%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math42625%
2024 · Grade 11 · English39464%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math38820%
2023 · Grade 11 · English44263%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math43421%
2022 · Grade 11 · English44161%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math44523%
2019 · Grade 11 · English39766%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math39436%
2018 · Grade 11 · English39949%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math40427%
2017 · Grade 11 · English42953%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math43530%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide4268%33%51%8%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income32552%+6+3
Hispanic or Latino29850%+4+1
White5175%+13+7
Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 20 in 100 → 2025–26 · 18 in 100 · −2 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 2.6% (48 of 1,856) → 2025–26 · 1.0% (19 of 1,874) · −1.6 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female20 in 10020 in 1000 in 100
Male12 in 10016 in 100+4 in 100
Asian5 in 1006 in 100+1 in 100
Black or African American16 in 10023 in 100+7 in 100
Filipino3 of 490 of 55—
Hispanic or Latino16 in 10019 in 100+3 in 100
Two or more races5 of 455 of 48—
White19 in 10020 in 100+1 in 100
Students with disabilities20 in 10024 in 100+4 in 100
English learners19 in 10022 in 100+3 in 100
Foster youth1 of 134 of 12—
Homeless6 of 3628 in 100—
Low-income17 in 10020 in 100+3 in 100
All students16 in 10018 in 100+2 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 60% · numerator 244 students classified Prepared · denominator 404 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 67% · AP-pathway numerator 163 · denominator 244 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 244 of 404 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
99%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
67%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
64%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
53%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
202511795473.783.883.99
202413493503.793.974.02
202311282433.823.984.11
20229954333.754.004.09
20218461343.874.054.11
20209260363.794.024.08
201911460373.654.014.10
201811370483.784.044.11
201710476503.743.974.03
201610260463.733.943.97

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley20252743
Berkeley20243653
Berkeley202334under 3under 3
Berkeley20223863
Berkeley2021234under 3
Davis2025163under 3
Davis20243414under 3
Davis2023227under 3
Davis2022187under 3
Davis2021217under 3
Irvine202590233
Irvine2024993415
Irvine202379125
Irvine20227396
Irvine202157188
Los Angeles20256443
Los Angeles20247754
Los Angeles20236333
Los Angeles2022584under 3
Los Angeles202142under 3under 3
Merced20253333under 3
Merced2024109under 3
Merced20231211under 3
Merced2022109under 3
Merced202187under 3
Riverside2025958221
Riverside20241037820
Riverside20231006928
Riverside2022683918
Riverside2021604216
San Diego2025692911
San Diego20249010under 3
San Diego20236593
San Diego20226013under 3
San Diego202148224
Santa Barbara202534153
Santa Barbara20244516under 3
Santa Barbara20232911under 3
Santa Barbara20223212under 3
Santa Barbara20212412under 3
Santa Cruz202520133
Santa Cruz202432233
Santa Cruz20231912under 3
Santa Cruz2022186under 3
Santa Cruz20211110under 3
Universitywide20251179547
Universitywide20241349350
Universitywide20231128243
Universitywide2022995433
Universitywide2021846134

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
2-D Art and Designthis school
African American Studiesthis school
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Chemistrythis school
Drawingthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
European Historythis school
Macroeconomicsthis school
Microeconomicsthis school
Physics 1this school
Physics 2this school
Precalculusthis school
Psychologythis school
Researchthis school
Seminarthis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Spanish Literature and Culturethis school
Statisticsthis school
United States Historythis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count20
AP enrollment (male/female)543
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 39 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections8
Physics sections12
Chemistry sections25
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)1,781

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California409%
California State University419%
California community college12026%
In-state private245%
Out-of-state, 4-year133%
Out-of-state, 2-year31%
Not enrolled21247%

453 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 53% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$15,196 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 17,682 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$220 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,780

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,151 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,780

District current expense · FY 2024–25$21,841 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 64%Instruction support 11%Student services 9%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 9%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$212,716,91963.64%64%
Instruction support$37,253,69111.15%11%
Student services$29,731,5248.90%9%
Administration$18,729,2655.60%6%
Buildings & maintenance$31,476,9859.42%9%
Other$4,334,2291.30%1%
Total$334,242,614100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $334,242,614 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$15,196 per pupil
2020$13,092 per pupil
2019$13,771 per pupil
2018$12,822 per pupil
2017$12,265 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.9%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 92503 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 92503 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$96,268
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)21%
ZIP-area population88,395
Median age35.0 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 92503 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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