Hillsdale High School Foundation Inc

Hillsdale High School has redefined the comprehensive high school experience by putting the student’s needs at the center of a nationally recognized Small Learning Community model. Hillsdale combines the best of small schools — personalized learning, extended relationships, grade-level advisory — with the best of big schools — athletics, clubs, and electives. The result is a place that is more than a school; it is a home for students and staff, a place where you will be known.

Small Learning Communities are based on the idea that learning is a social endeavor, and that students learn best when they are known and cared for by trusted adults. Every grade level is divided into three equal SLCs (or “houses”) and students meet daily with advisors to set goals, research college and career options, prepare for exams, and more. The SLC model is more resource intensive because it requires additional staffing to achieve smaller class sizes and advisory periods. 

Hillsdale’s efforts have brought increased academic rigor and higher student achievement. Its Academic Performance Index (API) was the lowest in the district in the early 2000s and now it is well above the state-established goal. It is higher overall and within each sub-group. Low-income and Latino students have shown extraordinary growth.

Dramatically more students are taking, and passing, Advanced Placements tests, and are taking more challenging math and science classes, meaning many more grads are eligible for UC and CSU admission. 

In order to round our students academic experience at Hillsdale, technology is needed to add to the hands on experience students have in the classroom furthering their succees to be college and career ready.  From laptops to scientific probeware, each and every students deserves to have access to technological tools that prepare them for life after college.