Hillcrest Middle School

The Gravenstein Union School District is home to two public schools located in a safe and rural setting and has its office in Sebastopol, Calif. Gravenstein Elementary School enrolls more than 300 children and offers an academic program that includes music and technology. Its campus also operates a licensed prekindergarten program with before and after-school care facilities. Hillcrest Middle School, a California Distinguished School, offers advanced mathematics courses, a two-year laboratory science program, regular Spanish instruction for all students and a music and performing arts program. The district board of education prepares comprehensive policies and plans for the administration and improvemnent of the schools in the district. It also encourages and supports student participation in extracurricular activities.