Hillview Middle

Hillview Middle operates as a middle-of-the-pack junior high in Menlo Park, California, one of the schools within Menlo Park City Elementary. Current enrollment sits at 846 students spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, California's public schools average about 659 students each, so Hillview Middle sits 28% above that benchmark.

Across the 4 schools in Menlo Park City Elementary (2,682 students total), Hillview Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Hillview Middle records that the largest single group is White at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 20% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 10% multiracial. By comparison, San Mateo County as a whole is about 38% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, Hillview Middle records 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.5:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 11% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than San Mateo County's rate of about 34%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Hillview Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 72.8%; this one delivers 77.8%.

In the broader community, San Mateo County reports that median household income runs about $158,855, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, San Mateo County runs 176 public schools (combined enrollment of about 82,403 students), of which Hillview Middle is one.

The closest other public school is Oak Knoll Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Hillview Middle ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 68.0%.

Hillview Middle operates from a commuter-belt location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hillview Middle has shrank 12%, going from 959 students in 2018 to 846 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 62% to 50% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 today.

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