Hillcrest High School (Riverside, California)

Summary

Hillcrest High School (Riverside, California) is a public high school in Riverside, California, United States. Students from Ysmael Villegas Middle School, Arizona Middle School and transfers attend Hillcrest.

Hillcrest High School (Riverside, California)
Address
Map
11800 Indiana Ave.

,
92503

United States
Coordinates33°53′23″N 117°29′08″W / 33.889722°N 117.485529°W / 33.889722; -117.485529
Information
TypePublic
Opened2012
School districtAlvord Unified School District
PrincipalAmanda Bentley
Teaching staff66.50 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Number of students1,638 (2018-19)[1]
Student to teacher ratio24.63[1]
Color(s)  Cardinal
  Gold
  White
MascotTrojans
RivalLa Sierra High School
Websitehttps://alvord.k12.ca.us/hillcrest

History edit

Hillcrest High School was completed in 2011 for $105 million and intended to relieve the overcrowded La Sierra High School, but did not open until August 2012 because the school district lacked the $4 million yearly operating budget.[2] It cost $1 million to keep the campus secure while closed.[3]

Athletics edit

Hillcrest is a member of the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) River Valley League along with Jurupa Valley High School, La Sierra High School, Norte Vista High School, Patriot High School and Ramona High School.

Rivals edit

Starting in 2014, the rivalry between Hillcrest and La Sierra is known by students by two names, the Battle of the Bridge and the Backyard Battle of the Bell. The winner of the varsity football game between the schools retains a trophy containing a bell for one year, until the next meeting.

2014 - La Sierra 58 Hillcrest 0

2015 - Hillcrest 44 La Sierra 6

2016 - Hillcrest 53 La Sierra 20

2017 - La Sierra 21 Hillcrest 13

2018 - Hillcrest 50 La Sierra 7

2019 - Hillcrest 64 La Sierra 0

2020 - Hillcrest 53 La Sierra 6

2021 - Hillcrest 59 La Sierra 6

2022 - Hillcrest win

2023- Hillcrest 49 La Sierra 6

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Hillcrest High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
  2. ^ McMillan, Rob (31 May 2011). "Budget cuts will keep Riverside's new $105M Hillcrest High School closed". KABC. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
  3. ^ Willon, Phil (30 May 2011). "Riverside's Hillcrest High: This fall, high-tech academic hub will have everything but students will not>". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 15 June 2011.