FAQs

Hill Top Prep is licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Education as a private school, and we are fully accredited by both PAIS and Middle States.

At Hill Top Preparatory School, we support students with a wide range of learning differences, including Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, non-verbal learning disorders (NLD), auditory processing disorders, and challenges with reading, writing, and math. Many of our students have a combination of these learning differences.

Each student is unique, and our flexible educational approach is designed to meet the diverse needs of all learners. If you’d like to discuss your child's specific learning profile and explore whether Hill Top would be a good fit, please feel free to reach out. We’re here to assist you in any way we can.

One thing that makes Hill Top Prep unique is the emphasis on educating the whole student. Each student has an academic “point” person in the form of a mentor and a social/emotional “point” person in the form of a counselor. Hill Top Prep operates as a community where communication is essential to each student’s success. The student’s mentor makes sure each student is staying on top of their academics and serves as the liaison between each student’s teachers and the parents. The counselor works with each student to help them understand their learning issues, learn self-advocacy skills to help them become independent, and to develop positive self-esteem and confidence. Through the group counseling program, students can bring up and discuss adolescent issues relating to family, peers, or personal things in a forum that helps them learn self-expression and to respect the opinions of others. At Hill Top Prep, we acknowledge that a person’s ability to function as a part of the social environment is as critical as their ability to handle the intellectual demands of higher education and the workplace. 

Approximately 95% of our students are accepted to either two-year or four-year programs after graduation from Hill Top Prep. Our college counselor works closely with students, and we host an annual college fair in November that is open to the entire community.

Homework is very individualized due to the varied range of learning issues among our students. Each student at Hill Top has a Personalized Education Plan, and homework will vary depending upon each student’s abilities, class placement and phase. The goal of our faculty is to make each student an independent learner who will be able to succeed at the college or university of their choice.

Hill Top Prep has a dress code policy that is outlined in our Parent/Student Handbook. Formal school uniforms are not required.

Hill Top Prep runs a daily shuttle before and after school to the Bryn Mawr Train Station. Some districts provide busing for our students. Otherwise, parents are responsible for transporting students to and from Hill Top Prep’s campus. 

We use a lunch service called Ordo. Parents create an account, pre-order meals, and pay directly on the Ordo website. Orders are due at the beginning of each week. 

Yes, Hill Top Prep offers competitive teams in soccer, basketball, cross country, and golf. All sports teams are co-ed, and there is a no-cut policy.

Activities are built into the end of the school day and include the visual arts, sports, performing arts, outdoors club, music and audio/visual production clubs, Student Council, and several student-generated clubs focused on topics such as strength training, robotics, 3D modeling, cooking, etc.