Home > Pennsylvania > Delaware County > Hill Top Preparatory School

Hill Top Preparatory School

737 South Ithan Avenue, Rosemont, PA, 19010-0190 -

School Notes Overview:

Hill Top Preparatory School is dedicated to preparing students in grades six through twelve with diagnosed learning disabilities for higher education and successful futures. Hill Top is a co-educational day school that offers an individually structured, rigorous curriculum that is complemented by a dynamic counseling support and mentoring program. ...

...read more

School Overview:

	Hill Top Preparatory School
School Type	Special Education School
School Membership(s)	Council of Bilingual Education Council for Exceptional Children National Association of Private Special Education Centers Institute for Independent Education
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades 6 - 12
Programs for Learning Differences	Yes
Learning Differences Supported	diagnosed learning disability, including ADHD
Year Founded	1971
County	Delaware County, PA
Student Body
Total Students	78 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(PA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	12%	16%
Students by Grade
	Grade 6 - 3 students
	Grade 7 - 6 students
	Grade 8 - 9 students
	Grade 9 - 16 students
	Grade 10 - 25 students
	Grade 11 - 7 students
	Grade 12 - 12 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	25 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree	60%
Average Class Size	5
List of Courses Offered	Link to List of Courses
	This School	(PA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:3	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	172 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	6 hours	6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	None / Rolling
Yearly Tuition Cost	$27,600
Tuition Notes	www.hilltopprep.org/tuition
% on Financial Aid	12%
Average Financial Aid Grant	$12,300
Head of School	Thomas W. Needham
Admissions Director	Tara Reeves
Admissions Associate	Trevor Waddington
Sport
Total Sports Offered	7
	Sports
	Basketball	Golf
	Mountain Biking	Mountaineering
	Soccer	Tennis
	Wrestling
Extracurricular
Total Extracurricular Organizations	4
	Extracurriculars
	House Band	International Trips
	National Honors Society	School Newspaper

School Notes:

Hill Top Preparatory School is dedicated to preparing students in grades six through twelve with diagnosed learning disabilities for higher education and successful futures. Hill Top is a co-educational day school that offers an individually structured, rigorous curriculum that is complemented by a dynamic counseling support and mentoring program.
Profile last updated: 02/11/2008

In the News:

Bu$ine$$ Brief$ (Main Line Suburban Life)
posted on September 15, 2009 at 06:47:10 am
Main Line Chamber Foundation awards $16,000 in scholarships to high-school students
Victims of fraud overlooked free state background checks (BizJournals)
posted on July 27, 2009 at 04:36:28 am
Surveying the financial mess left behind by Joseph Forte is still painful for Dr. Michael Weiss, even six months later.

View all past news stories

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (19010)	School Zip (19010)	(PA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	21,485 people	12,280,267 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	68%	22%
Population Average Age	37 years old	37 years old
Average Household size	2.4 persons	2.4 persons
Median Household Income	$71,753	$43,232
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	6.4 rooms	5.9 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	52 years old	51 years old
	View housing listings in this area
Median Value of Housing Unit Zipcode (19010) What's a Zindex? Subject to Zillow Terms of Use
% Owning / % Renting	64% / 36%	68% / 32%