Hillside High School (Durham, North Carolina)

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Hillside High School
Hillside High School in 2008
Address
3727 Fayetteville St Durham, North Carolina 27707 United States
Coordinates	35°57′11″N 78°54′13″W / 35.95306°N 78.90361°W / 35.95306; -78.90361
Information
Former names	James A. Witted High School (1887–1921) Hillside Park High School (1922–1943)
Type	Public
Motto	"Rebuilding and Redefining Academic Excellence!"
Established	1887 (137 years ago) (1887)
School district	Durham Public Schools
CEEB code	341055
Principal	William T Logan
Faculty	94.85 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment	1,526 (2022–2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio	16.09[1]
Color(s)	Navy blue and white
Mascot	Hornet
Nickname	"The Hornet's Nest", HHS, The Hill
Website	hillside.dpsnc.net

Hillside High School (abbreviated HHS) is a four-year high school located in Durham, North Carolina. Hillside is one of seven high schools in the Durham Public Schools system. Of more than 300 historically black high schools that once operated in the state before desegregation, only five remain today, with Hillside being the oldest. Hillside is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.