Hillwood's Profile

Hillwood
High School
400 Davidson Road
Nashville, Tennessee 37205
615-353-2025 (School)
615-353-2037 (Fax)

Executive Principal: Dr. Steve Chauncy

Assistant Principals: Mrs. Rhea Baker    SLC Site Coach: Ms. Emily Hughes

Mr, Chris Cameron
   Dean of Students:
Mr. Rick Smith

Ms. Lisa Sanders      School Counselors: Ms. Kelly Brown - Seniors

Mr. Ron Sparkman Ms. Rebecca Massey

Ms. Carla Robinson


Ms. Ashley Shaver

Graduation Coach:

Mr. Wayne Parker
   Guidance Clerk: Ms. Beck Biggs

Hillwood is located in the prestigious Belle Meade community of West Nashville and serves over 1,200 students from this area as well as neighboring urban communities. We are a diverse campus with over 30 nations represented. Hillwood continues to lead the district by being one of the first to establish the IB World School Program and the SLC (Small Learning Community) Educational Model. Every classroom is technologically equipped with the Smart Classroom, provided through the SLC Grant. This grant also supplies teachers, counselors, and administrators with a laptop computer and accessories.

Year School Built	1959
Square Footage	224,100
Major Renovation	1995 and 2008
Number of Students	1,150
Grades Served	9-12

CEEB Code: 431-683

Number in Senior Class: 250

Plans of Graduates:
    Attend Four-Year College = 77%
    Attend Two-Year College = 14%
    Enter Labor Market = 6%
    Enter Armed Forces = 3%

Scholastic Marking Code
2005-2006:

A = 93-100
B = 85-92
C = 77-84
D = 70-76
F = 0-69

                         GPA Distribution:
                         High = 3.97
                         Middle = 2.42
                         Low = 1.20

Number of Honors Courses: = 17

                         Number of IB/AP Courses: = 17


                         State Adopted Marking Code
                         as of 2006-2007:

A = 93-100
B = 85-92
C = 75-84
D = 70-74
F = 0-69

Class Ranking & Weighting of Grades

As of the 2005-2006 academic year, we no longer rank our students. Valedictorian and Salutatorian, as well as requirements for the Honors Diploma, are calculated by the cumulative numerical average at the end of the seventh semester. Participants in the Scholars Program with an unweighted GPA of 85 and above shall receive the Honors Diploma upon graduation.

In computing grades for IB/AP courses, five points are added to each nine week and semester exam grades. Three points are added to each nine week and semester exam grades for Honors courses.

Scholarships:

Our 2008 Hillwood graduates received over 1.9 million dollars in scholarship awards.

What Makes Our School Unique?

We are one of five high schools in Tennessee to receive recognition as an International Baccalaureate World School. Our AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) program is a college preparatory program that provides tutoring and classroom support for students who have the potential to go to college. Through AVID, students are encouraged, supported and prepared to tackle college preparatory work. These two programs in combination with our well established Advanced Placement program, give Hillwood another layer of academic excellence in our school community.

Our students represent a diverse population from over 30 nations around the world. Parental and community support, an outstanding faculty, a strong curriculum, and students that are willing to be challenged at the highest academic level, are daily reminders of how unique we are.