Hillcrest Middle School

Hillcrest Middle School has several sports and activity fields on campus.

Hillcrest Middle School

Public Middle School | Grade 6-8

4355 Peach Orchard Rd, Dalzell, SC

Dalzell Neighborhood

Sumter School District

3.5

4.5

365 Students

C+

Niche Grade

GreatSchools Rating

School Details

Student Teacher Ratio
15:1

Math Proficiency
28%

Reading Proficiency
54%

C+

Academics

Teachers

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Academics

Reading Proficiency

54%

Math Proficiency

28%

Teachers

Student Teacher Ratio 15:1 Teachers 25	Full Time Teachers 25
Teachers in First or Second Year 9.1%

Test Scores

Equity

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor

369:1

Student Diversity

Female 54.2%	Male 45.8%
Black 52.3%	White 30.4%
Hispanic 10.4%	Two or more races 4.9%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.1%	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander <1%
Native American <1%

Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

5.0 Niche User

10/4/2015

My overall experience at Hillcrest middle taught me value and long term lessons for high school. I appreciate the teachers who got me where I am today...one thing that stood out the most there was learning self discipline.

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1.0 student

3/31/2026

Thay don't allow vapes but they allow charrys which have cyanide

5.0 other

10/28/2013

Hillcrest has the best set of administrators in a long time. Mrs. Staggers and Mr. Baldwin are a wonderful asset to this school district. I hope they continue to have the support around them. This is what we need.

5.0 teacher

8/26/2013

Hillcrest Middle School is an outstanding school with FABULOUS students. Our school, however, lacks in funding when compared to others in the district and we could use all the help we could get. We serve students in grades 6-8 from very diverse backgrounds. This year our school has maintained our "B...

5.0 parent

8/24/2013

This is my son's third year at HMS. I have noted that the teachers are sincerely concerned about their students. It is important to me that the teachers make connections with me, the parent, and with my child who will spend a major portion of his day with the teachers of HMS. I would like to see mor...

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