Hilltop Baptist School was a private Baptist Christian school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. The school was a ministry of Hilltop Baptist Church and belonged to the Southern Baptist Association of Christian Schools (SBACS).
History The school was founded in 1979.
Enrollment at Hilltop Baptist School fell after a teacher sexually abused a student and administrators, some related to the teacher, did not report the assault to the state and fired a teacher and a coach who did. The school subsequently closed."Church Officials, Teacher Arrested In New Sex Assault Case", CBS Denver, November 17, 2011."Teacher Fired For Reporting Sexual Allegations At Hilltop Baptist", KRDO News, November 18, 2011.Lance Benzel, "Former Baptist school teacher sentenced in sex assault", The Gazette, April 25, 2013, updated August 5, 2019. In its final year of operation, 2010–11, it had 43 students.
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