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Enrollment
846
Middle
DISTRICT 671 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MENLO PARK CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 062457003683
Hillview Middle
1100 Elder Ave., Menlo Park, CA 94025 · (650) 326-4341 · San Mateo County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL846 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of California public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
95 students
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 272 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 280 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 294 | 35% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Menlo Park City Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
78.7%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.3pp since 2014
Math
74.9%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 46.1% | 32.6% | 12.3% | 9.0% |
| Math | 58.4% | 16.5% | 13.8% | 11.4% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.7% | 74.9% |
| 2023-24 | 79.8% | 75.7% |
| 2022-23 | 77.7% | 75.3% |
| 2021-22 | 80.0% | 73.1% |
| 2018-19 | 85.2% | 82.4% |
| 2017-18 | 84.8% | 81.8% |
| 2016-17 | 81.7% | 79.9% |
| 2015-16 | 83.0% | 80.0% |
| 2014-15 | 81.0% | 76.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
77.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Hillview Middle
Hillview Middle's state test result (77.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillview Middle this school | 846 | 11.2% | 77.3% |
| Rolling Hills Middle El Dorado Hills | 778 | 10.2% | 73.2% |
| Walnut Creek Intermediate Walnut Creek | 940 | 15.3% | 66.3% |
| William Mendenhall Middle Livermore | 876 | 6.7% | 60.6% |
| Foothill Middle Walnut Creek | 1,005 | 8.4% | 66.3% |
| Parras (Nick G.) Middle Redondo Beach | 1,031 | 13.0% | 68.5% |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Hillview Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Mateo County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #56 of 1,224 | #8 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.9% | #58 of 1,227 ▼ 10 | #8 of 26 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.7% | #85 of 1,227 ▼ 21 | #8 of 26 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.2pp | #829 of 1,214 | #13 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 846 | #369 of 1,377 | #5 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #39 of 1,279 | #4 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.3% | #247 of 1,278 | #8 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.2% | #1,282 of 1,329 | #19 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.8% | #600 of 930 | #12 of 20 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
846
-57 (-6%) vs 2020
+107% since 1990-91, when it was 409
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 846 | 54.5 | 15.5:1 | 11% (95) |
| 2023-24 | 858 | 53.2 | 16.1:1 | 12% (106) |
| 2022-23 | 867 | 56.6 | 15.3:1 | 10% (83) |
| 2020-21 | 903 | 57 | 15.8:1 | 8% (69) |
| 2017-18 | 959 | 55.4 | 17.3:1 | 9% (83) |
| 2015-16 | 895 | 50 | 17.9:1 | 6% (53) |
| 2010-11 | 697 | N/A | N/A | 4% (30) |
| 2000-01 | 605 | 34 | 17.8:1 | 2% (10) |
| 1990-91 | 409 | 25 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hillview Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (959 to 846); teachers down 1% (55.4 to 54.5).
About Hillview Middle
Hillview Middle is a medium-sized middle school in Menlo Park, California. It educates 846 students in grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 28% above the 659 average for middle schools in California.
The 4 schools of Menlo Park City Elementary, including Hillview Middle, enroll 2,682 students.
White students are the majority at Hillview Middle, with 50% of enrollment. Other groups make up 20% Hispanic, 18% Asian, and 10% multiracial. San Mateo County as a whole is about 38% White, so the school's share is higher. The school's diversity index is 66%, meaning two students picked at random have a 66% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 54.5 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.5:1. That is 5.2 students per teacher below the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Hillview Middle reports 11% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in San Mateo County average 34%.
Measured against California public middle schools, Hillview Middle receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
In California, Hillview Middle is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 77.3% actual against a predicted 73.0%.
Census estimates describe San Mateo County this way: the median household income is $158,855, 54% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Hillview Middle, San Mateo County has 175 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Oak Knoll Elementary is the closest, at about 0.6 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Hillview Middle. On proficiency, Hillview Middle is ahead of the 68.3% nearby average, ranking 4th of 8.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school enrolled 846 students in 2024-25, 57 fewer than the 903 it had in 2020-21.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Hillview Middle. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
San Mateo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
742,340
Census ACS
Median income
$158,855
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
176
82,403 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Menlo Park City Elementary
- Laurel ElementaryElementary · 658 students
- Encinal ElementaryElementary · 604 students
- Oak Knoll ElementaryElementary · 574 students
Other schools in Menlo Park
- La Entrada MiddleMiddle · 612 students
- KIPP Valiant Community PrepElementary · 587 students
- Oak Knoll ElementaryElementary · 574 students
- Belle Haven ElementaryElementary · 312 students
- Garfield ElementaryElementary · 280 students
- Tide AcademyHigh · 212 students
Other Hillview Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 1 state are named Hillview Middle. Hillview Middle is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Hillview MiddlePalmdale, CA · 1,100 students
- Hillview MiddleWhittier, CA · 643 students
Nearby schools
- Oak Knoll Elementary0.6 mi · 574
- La Entrada Middle0.9 mi · 612
- Las Lomitas Elementary1.0 mi · 522
- Packard Children's Hospital/Stanford1.2 mi · 15
- Encinal Elementary1.8 mi · 604
- Menlo-Atherton High1.9 mi · 2,158
Frequently asked questions
About Hillview MiddleHow large is Hillview Middle?
Hillview Middle enrolls approximately 846 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Hillview Middle serve?
Hillview Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Hillview Middle have?
Hillview Middle employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
How diverse is Hillview Middle?
Hillview Middle reports a student body of 50% White, 20% Hispanic, 1% Black, 18% Asian, 10% Two or more.
What district is Hillview Middle in?
Hillview Middle is part of Menlo Park City Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.