Hill Creek School in Santee serves approximately 690 students in grades K through 8 as part of the Santee School District on Jeremy Street. The campus shares its enrollment pipeline with early-childhood programs including Children's Choice Learning Connection on Cottonwood Avenue, receiving kindergartners who transition into its dual elementary and middle school structure. A Gifted and Talented track provides differentiated instruction for academically identified students across all grade bands. The K-8 math curriculum aligns with Smarter Balanced Assessment standards and feeds students who need acceleration or reinforcement toward programs such as Mathnasium on Mission Gorge Road. State assessment data shows 45 percent math proficiency and 53 percent reading proficiency across 32 full-time-equivalent teaching positions maintaining a 22-to-1 student-teacher ratio.