Rising Kindergarten Family Information

Ready-Set-Kindergarten! We are so excited to support your family as your child makes their leap into school! You may find the information below helpful. Be sure to browse through the information, especially the links for more support. We have additional resources at the bottom of this page as well! 

Hilburn PreK-8 Academy

• Address:  7100 Hilburn Drive, Raleigh NC 27603

• Main Phone Line:  919-571-6800

• Fax Number:  919-626-4450
• School Website:  http://wcpss.net/hilburnacademy
• Kindergarten Space: https://www.wcpss.net/domain/14385 

School Hours

• Students Arrive 7:45 – 8:10 AM
• School Day Start 8:15 AM
• Students Dismiss at 3:00 PM  
• After 2:30 PM, students must be picked up in carpool – no early checkouts.

Popsicles & Play Dates for Rising Kindergartners and their Families

• Our PTA is hosting Popsicles on the Playground! Stay tuned for more information!

Kindergarten “Meet the Teacher” 

• TBA

Bus Transportation

• Bus Schedule Link -Check the website in August for posted bus routes.  
• “Here Comes the Bus App:”  https://www.wcpss.net/herecomesthebus
• District Code:  67500

Health Information

• Immunization Information
• Kindergarten Health Assessment
• Immunization Forms and Kindergarten Health Assessments must be turned in by September 18th, 2023, or students will be excluded from school.  

PTA

• Hilburn PTA Information

Carpool Tags

• If your student will be using carpool throughout the year, please sign up for a carpool number.  (Carpool numbers will be available at the front office, but also at all of our Beginning of the Year Events, Including- Popsicles on the Playground, each day during Kindergarten Staggered Entry, and Kindergarten “Meet the Teacher.”)
• If your kindergarten student has an older sibling at Hilburn, the whole family will use the same carpool number already being used.  

Medications

• 1702 Medication Form
• A parent must bring the medication to school and sign the medication into the office (DO NOT send medication in with the child)
• Medications must be in their original containers with the prescription label

Cafeteria Information

• Monthly Cafeteria Menus
• Information on Establishing a WCPSS Lunch Account for Your Child
• Online School Lunch Link: www.myschoolbucks.com
• Free and Reduced Lunch Forms
• Lunch Prices:  **Breakfast: Elementary = $1.25    **Lunch: Elementary = $2.55 (subject to change)

Before School Care

• Hilburn does not offer Before School Care on campus.

After-School Program

• Click here to learn more about our in-house afterschool program!

Stay Connected with us Digitally and on Social Media

• Hilburn Pre-K8 STEAM Academy  
• Follow us on Twitter: @HilburnAcademy
• Like us on our PTA Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/HilburnAcademy

Like us on our PTA Twitter Page: https://twitter.com/hilburnpta