Hillcrest Elementary School

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Hillcrest Elementary School East Elementary School was built in 1952 under the guidance of superintendent J.R. Snellgrove. The n Seven new classrooms were added in 1958.

The name East Elementary School seemed too long and after a popular vote the school became Hillcrest Elementary. The building originally consisted of twelve classrooms, an auditorium, a lunchroom, music room, office, and supply room. During the 1961-62 school year, a library was added to the main building. A preschool program was established in 1968. Three classrooms were added next to the main building to provide for these classes. One room of this building was converted to a reading classroom and later became a classroom for emotionally conflicted students. During the 1980-81 school year, Hillcrest Elementary School was remodeled to increase efficiency and to make the building more attractive. The school was again remodeled in the summer of 1993. Landscaping of the grounds began at that time and is a continuing project for Hillcrest. An addition of three classrooms was built in 1993. An addition of a PMR classroom, speech room, and a bathroom was completed in 1995. Due to new class enrollment standards mandated by the Alabama Department of Education, Hillcrest added on again in the summer of 1998. This addition included six classrooms, a teacher workroom/lounge, student bathrooms, and several storage closets. There was also a new Media Center completed in December of 1999. This area also includes student bathrooms and storage areas. A new parking lot was added in the summer of 2002. On March 1st, 2007 Hillcrest and the adjoining high school complex was destroyed in an F4 tornado. Eight lives were lost due to the storm. May of 2009 saw the opening of a new Hillcrest Elementary School. The building contains an administrative complex, state-of-the-art media center, indoor P.E. activity room, music room and a cafetorium that seats 300. There are forty-four regular classrooms, two reading rooms and two classrooms for multi-handicapped students. The total square footage is in excess of 98,000 square feet.

Color Run Part 2!
10/17/2026

Color Run Part 2!

🎨 Our Color Run Was a BLAST!🎨Today was full of color and BIG smiles! Our students had a wonderful time making memories a...
10/17/2026

🎨 Our Color Run Was a BLAST!🎨

Today was full of color and BIG smiles! Our students had a wonderful time making memories and getting covered in color!

A HUGE thank-you to our amazing Hillcrest Elementary School PTO for organizing this fun-filled event and making it such a special day for our students! We appreciate all the time, effort, and love you pour into our school!

What a colorful day to be part of our school family!

Happy Boss’s Day to our amazing principals!Thank you for leading with heart, supporting our staff, encouraging our stude...
10/16/2026

Happy Boss’s Day to our amazing principals!

Thank you for leading with heart, supporting our staff, encouraging our students, and always putting our school family first. We are so grateful to have two incredible leaders who make such a difference every single day!

We appreciate you both more than you know!

10/14/2026

Reminder that Report Cards go home today.

First Priority Kids meets every Wednesday to discuss the Fruits of the Spirit. October‘s theme is Joy. First priority th...
10/14/2026

First Priority Kids meets every Wednesday to discuss the Fruits of the Spirit. October‘s theme is Joy. First priority thought it would be nice to bring joy to our sweet student Courtney Warrick, who is currently battling cancer. 💛

10/14/2026
Thank you to all of our families that took time to meet with their child’s teacher today. We are grateful for the partne...
10/09/2026

Thank you to all of our families that took time to meet with their child’s teacher today. We are grateful for the partnership between our teachers and families as we continue helping our students grow, learn, and bloom!

🦈💡 Welcome to our Fifth Grade Shark Tank! 💡🦈Our fifth graders in Miss Perez and Mrs. Box’s classes put on their entrepre...
10/09/2026

🦈💡 Welcome to our Fifth Grade Shark Tank! 💡🦈

Our fifth graders in Miss Perez and Mrs. Box’s classes put on their entrepreneurial hats and brought their creativity to life! From brainstorming original inventions to presenting persuasive pitches, our students worked hard to convince their classmates that their ideas were the next BIG thing! 🎤✨

After hearing all the amazing pitches, the class voted for their favorite invention, and our winning entrepreneurs earned a prize and the title of SHARK TANK WINNERS! 🏆🎉

We are so proud of our students for thinking outside the box, building their confidence, and putting their creativity and persuasion skills to the test! Who knows? We might have some future CEOs in the making! 😉💼

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400 E Watts Street
Enterprise, AL
36330

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+13343476858

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