| Definition of Terms |
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| School Level |
High school |
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| Grades Offered |
Grades 10 - 12 |
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| County |
Salt Lake County, UT |
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| Total Students |
1653 students |
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| % Male / % Female |
51% /
49% |
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| Total Classroom Teachers |
83 teachers |
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| Students by Grade |
| Grade 10 - 592 students | | Grade 11 - 565 students | | Grade 12 - 496 students |
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| Teacher : Student Ratio |
1:20 |
1:20 |
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| Students by Ethnicity |
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| % American Indian |
2% |
2% |
| % Asian |
3% |
3% |
| % Hispanic |
13% |
10% |
| % Black |
1% |
1% |
| % White |
81% |
82% |
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| Additional Student Information |
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| % Eligible for Free Lunch |
24% |
18% |
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| % Eligible for Reduced Lunch |
6% |
6% |
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| % Migrant Students Enrolled |
n/a |
n/a |
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| School District Name |
Jordan School District |
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| Number of Schools Managed |
92 |
9 |
| Number of Students Managed |
77,943 students |
2,561 students |
| District Total Revenue |
$482,347,000 |
$20,204,000 |
| District Expenditure |
$459,152,000 |
$20,047,000 |
| District Revenue / Student |
$6,188 |
$7,889 |
| District Expenditure / Student |
$5,891 |
$7,828 |
| District Graduation Rates |
83% |
91% |
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- Hillcrest High School is a public high school located at 7350 South 900 East in Midvale, Utah. The school was built in 1962 and started classes in the fall of that same year. Hillcrest High School has a total enrollment of 1688 students in grades 10-12. the student body (by percentage) is: Asian - 1.5%, Black - 1%, Caucasian - 85%, Hispanic - 10%, American Indian - 1%, Pacific Islander - 1%. Susan Malone serves as the current principal.
- Hillcrest High School is part of the Canyons School District.
- Interesting Facts about Hillcrest High School
- The school was built at a cost $5 million, when adjusted for inflation that figure in 2005 would be $30.8 million.
- The school failed to have an official mascot during its first two years of existence. "Huskies" was eventually chosen over "Hillbillies".
- A large chicken ranch was located directly south of the school at one time.
- The school's football stadium lights were relocated from the old Bingham High School in Copperton, Utah.
The following is the official history from the school accreditation manual:Hillcrest High School first opened its doors to students in 1962 as the third operating high school in the Jordan School District. It is located on a 38 acre site approximately south of Salt Lake City. The first principal of Hillcrest High School was Joel P. Jensen (1962-1969) who served in that capacity for seven years and established a groundwork for pride and professionalism. DelMar F. Schick (1969-1987) became principal in 1969 and steered the school through 18 years of student body and community growth and achievement. He was followed by Ted P. Lovato (1987-1992) who had been a counselor and an assistant principal at Hillcrest. Mr. Lovato served for five years and was followed by Bruce Garrison (1992-1994), Dennis Hansen (1994-1998) and Gary Steele (1998-2001) who each led the school for two to four years. Linda Sandstrom (2001-2004) served as the next principal, she served till the current principal Susan Malone took over in the fall of 2004.- Academics
- Hillcrest is home to the International Baccalaureate or IB program.
- Hillcrest offers many Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate in the Standard level (SL) and Higher level (HL) Courses including: Art, Art (SL and HL), Studio Drawing, Biology (SL/HL), Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, English Literature & Composition, European History, French Language, German Language, Government & Politics U.S., Mathematical methods(SL/HL) Music Theory, Physics (SL/HL) Physics B, Physics C: Mechanics, Psychology, Spanish Language, Statistics and U.S. History.
- The average student to teacher ratio is 25 to 1.
- Athletics
- Utah State High School Championships
- Boys
- Basketball: 1968 & 1980
- Baseball: 1980, 1981, 1982 & 1983
- Track: 1981, 1982, 1983 & 1986
- Cross Country: 1972 & 1980
- Girls
- Basketball: 1976, 1979, 1982 & 1983
- Track: 1974, 1975, 1982 & 1983
- Cross Country: 1982
- Tennis: 2003 & 2004
- Volleyball: 1973 & 1975
- Drill Team: 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008 & 2009
- Notable alumni
- Corbin Allred (Actor)
- Richard Dutcher (Actor/Director/Writer/Producer)
- Stacy Mantle (Author)
- Josh Savage (NFL Player: Tennessee Titans, New Orleans Saints)
- Richard T Steadman (Executive Producer of Radio From Hell)
- Pete Van Valkenberg (NFL Player: Chicago Bears, Philadelphia Eagles, Buffalo Bills)
- Scott Young (NFL Player: Philadelphia Eagles, Cleveland Browns)
- External links
- Official Hillcrest High School website
- Canyons School District
- Unofficial Hillcrest Booster Website
- Source: Wikipedia; it is used under the GNU Free Documentation License. You may redistribute it, verbatim or modified, providing that you comply with the terms of the GFDL.
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| About This Zip Code (84047) |
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| Population (Approximate) |
28,337 people |
2,184,530 people |
| % (age 25+) w/College Degree |
29% |
28% |
| Population Average Age |
28 years old
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28 years old |
| Average Household size |
2.6 persons
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3.0 persons |
| Median Household Income |
$39,820
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$45,925 |
| Avg. # of Rooms in Household |
4.6 rooms |
6.0 rooms |
| Median Age of Housing Structure |
33 years old |
33 years old |
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70% / 30% |
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