Hilltop High School

• Former Name — Hilltop Senior High • Name — Hilltop High School • Motto — "The Focus at Hilltop is Academics" • Fundingtype — Public • Schooltype — high school • District — Sweetwater Union High School District • Superintendent — Moisés G. Aguirre • Grades — 9–12 • Principal — Bill Walsh • Athletic Conference — Metropolitan - Mesa League • Student Union — ASB • Colors — Kelly Green White White black Black • Mascot — Lancer • Nickname — Lancers • Yearbook — The Idyll • Newspaper — The Lance • Campus — Suburban • Address — 555 Claire Avenue • City — Chula Vista, California • Postal Code — 91910 • Country — U.S.

In the 2006–07 school year, the graduation rate was 93.3%. Hilltop has the highest number of AP courses available to all students and the highest AP pass rate out of the entire SUHSD at 72.8%. Since the 1999–2000 school year, there has been a 25% increase in exams taken, a 7% increase in the overall pass rate, and a 30% increase in the total number of students testing.

The school colors are kelly green, white, and black. Its mascot is the "Lancer". Hilltop is a member of the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) San Diego Section and the Mesa League of the Metro Conference. Hilltop competes in the following sports: • Fall — Winter — Spring • * Boys Water Polo * Cross Country * Football * Girls Field hockey * Girls Flag Football * Girls Golf * Girls Tennis * Girls Volleyball — * Basketball * Cheer * Girls Water Polo * Roller Hockey * Soccer * Wrestling — * Baseball * Beach Volleyball * Boys Golf * Boys Tennis * Boys Volleyball * Girls & Boys Swimming * Softball * Lacrosse * Track & Field

• Name — Grad Class — Category — Best Known For • Joan D. Vinge — 1965 — Literature — Hugo Award-winning Science Fiction Author of The Snow Queen series • Cheryl Cox — 1966 — Politics — Mayor of Chula Vista • John Tschogl — 1968 — Sports — NBA player for the Atlanta Hawks and the Philadelphia 76ers • Tom Waits — 1968 — Entertainment — American singer-songwriter, composer and actor • Kyle Foggo — 1972 — Crime — Pleaded guilty to fraud associated with the Duke Cunningham scandal • Brent R. Wilkes — 1972 — Crime — Convicted of conspiracy, bribery, fraud, and money laundering associated with the Duke Cunningham scandal • Erich Anderson — 1974 — Entertainment — American actor (1957–2024) • Bryan Wagner — 1980 — Sports — Former NFL punter for multiple teams • Tommy Hinzo — 1982 — Sports — Former MLB player • Bob Natal — 1983 — Sports — Former MLB player and World Series champion • Tami Bruce — 1985 — Sports — Olympic swimmer • Todd Pratt — 1985 — Sports — Major League Baseball player from 1992–2006 primarily with Philadelphia and the New York Mets • Charles Adair — 1989 — Sports — College soccer coach and former professional player • José Silva — 1991 — Sports — Former MLB player • Jorge Munoz — 1992 — Sports — Football coach and former player • Mike Jacobs — 1998 — Sports — Former MLB player • Desiree Linden — 2001 — Sports — Winner of the 2018 Boston Marathon • Charlotte Mayorkas — 2001 — Sports — LPGA Golfer, Three-time First Team All-American for UCLA • Brittni De La Mora — 2005 — Entertainment — Pornographic actress turned Christian speaker • Greg Allen — 2011 — Sports — Professional baseball player • Calvin Faucher — 2013 — Sports — Professional baseball player • Bianca Mora — 2014 — Sports — Professional soccer player