Hillcrest High School (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)

Hillcrest High School is public high school near Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States.^[2] The school is located in the unincorporated suburban area south of Tuscaloosa informally known as Taylorville. The school is administered by the Tuscaloosa County School System under the authority of the Alabama State Department of Education.

Hillcrest High School
Location
300 Patriot Parkway Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35405 United States
Coordinates	33°07′46″N 87°32′16″W
Information
Type	Public secondary school
School district	Tuscaloosa County School System
CEEB code	012685
Principal	Jeff Hinton
Teaching staff	77.00 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades	9-12[1]
Enrollment	1,422 (2023-2024)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	18.47[1]
Color(s)	Scarlet Red, Light Blue & White
Nickname	Patriots
Website	hillcresthigh.tcss.net

Athletics

In 2019, Hillcrest's baseball team is ranked number 1 in class 6A.^[3]

Notable alumni

• Tim Anderson (2011), baseball player^[4][5]
• Perrin Buford (2012), basketball player^{[6][better source needed]}
• Brandon Medders (1998), Former MLB player (Arizona Diamondbacks, San Francisco Giants)^[7]
• Derrick Oden (1989), NFL player^[8]
• Brian Robinson Jr. (2017),^[9][10] running back for the Washington Commanders
• D. J. White (2004),^[11] Former NBA Player, currently for the Fujian Sturgeons of the Chinese Basketball Association