Hilltop Middle School is a two-year middle school serving grades 7-8. Named a California Distinguished School in 2001, Hilltop Middle now serves over 1,000 students in a variety of programs including ELD classes for English Learners, the Foreign Language and Global Studies magnet, health for adolescents, technology lab, an orchestra program, AVID, an extensive Special Education program, Accelerated Reader four days a week, credit recovery offerings, the Academic Enrichment Center (AEC for mandatory homework), and many electives.