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Enrollment
624
Middle
DISTRICT 658 · STATE 763
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARKE COUNTY·NCES 130117000450
Hilsman Middle School
870 Gaines School Rd, Athens, GA 30605 · (706) 548-7281 · Clarke County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL624 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 14.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
624 students
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 74%
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 | 199 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 208 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 217 | 35% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 71% · 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
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
24.6%
GA avg 40.1% . +0.8pp since 2021
Math
24.4%
GA avg 44.6% . +2.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Georgia schools, those numbers are about 40 and 45. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2021, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.6% | 24.4% |
| 2023-24 | 26.3% | 24.3% |
| 2022-23 | 26.0% | 24.5% |
| 2021-22 | 23.8% | 22.0% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. 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
25.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Georgia 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 Georgia'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 Hilsman Middle School
Hilsman Middle School's state test result (25.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilsman Middle School this school | 624 | 100.0% | 25.1% |
| Cousins Middle School Covington | 563 | 100.0% | 20.3% |
| Cowan Road Middle School Griffin | 530 | 100.0% | 13.9% |
| Langston Chapel Middle School Statesboro | 718 | 100.0% | 27.1% |
| Huntington Middle School Warner Robins | 780 | 100.0% | 32.2% |
| Northside Middle School Warner Robins | 859 | 100.0% | 33.9% |
Matched among Georgia 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 Hilsman Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.1% | #353 of 470 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.4% | #357 of 474 ▼ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.6% | #366 of 474 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.6pp | #340 of 465 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 624 | #314 of 487 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #22 of 471 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.8% | #169 of 471 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #21 of 479 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.1% | #155 of 305 |
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
624
-23 (-4%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 858
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 624 | 56.7 | 11.0:1 | 100% (624) |
| 2023-24 | 606 | 56.8 | 10.7:1 | 94% (569) |
| 2022-23 | 628 | 58.8 | 10.7:1 | 83% (520) |
| 2020-21 | 647 | 62 | 10.4:1 | 82% (530) |
| 2017-18 | 694 | 57 | 12.2:1 | 92% (639) |
| 2015-16 | 699 | 61 | 11.5:1 | 92% (644) |
| 2010-11 | 705 | 58 | 12.2:1 | 72% (506) |
| 2000-01 | 594 | 47 | 12.6:1 | 65% (385) |
| 1990-91 | 858 | 53 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hilsman Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (694 to 624); teachers down 1% (57 to 56.7).
About Hilsman Middle School
Located in Athens, Georgia, Hilsman Middle School is a small middle school. It enrolled 624 students in grades 6 through 8 for the 2024-25 school year.
Besides Hilsman Middle School, Clarke County runs 20 other schools. The district enrolls 12,275 students.
Black students account for 57% of enrollment at Hilsman Middle School. Enrollment also includes 19% White, 18% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. The school's Black share is 31 points above the 26% share among Clarke County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Hilsman Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 61%.
Federal staffing data show 56.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Hilsman Middle School and a ratio of 11.0:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Georgia is 14.1:1, higher than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 100% of enrollment. The gap from the 91% average for public schools in Clarke County is 9 points.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 25.7% for Hilsman Middle School. The school posts 25.1%, within a point of the prediction.
Among Clarke County residents, median household income is about $53,625, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Hilsman Middle School is one of 22 public schools in Clarke County, which together enroll about 13,750 students.
Nearby, Gaines Elementary School is about 0.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 28.4%; Hilsman Middle School's is 25.1%, ranking 6th of 9.
Hilsman Middle School has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 647 to 624.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Hilsman Middle School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Clarke County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
129,609
Census ACS
Median income
$53,625
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
13,750 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clarke County
- Clarke Central High SchoolHigh · 1,907 students
- Cedar Shoals High SchoolHigh · 1,489 students
- Clarke Middle SchoolMiddle · 718 students
- Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle SchoolMiddle · 707 students
- Whitehead Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 632 students
- Coile Middle SchoolMiddle · 582 students
Other schools in Athens
- Clarke Central High SchoolHigh · 1,907 students
- Cedar Shoals High SchoolHigh · 1,489 students
- Foothills Regional High SchoolHigh · 1,475 students
- Clarke Middle SchoolMiddle · 718 students
- South Jackson Elementary SchoolElementary · 715 students
- Burney-Harris-Lyons Middle SchoolMiddle · 707 students
Nearby schools
- Gaines Elementary School0.1 mi · 568
- Cedar Shoals High School0.6 mi · 1,489
- Barnett Shoals Elementary School2.0 mi · 490
- Whit Davis Road Elementary School2.1 mi · 395
- Barrow Elementary School2.8 mi · 456
- Howard B. Stroud Elementary School3.2 mi · 350
Frequently asked questions
About Hilsman Middle SchoolHow large is Hilsman Middle School?
Hilsman Middle School enrolls approximately 624 students in grades 06-08.
Is Hilsman Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hilsman Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Hilsman Middle School?
Approximately 11.0:1 students per teacher at Hilsman Middle School.
How diverse is Hilsman Middle School?
Hilsman Middle School reports a student body of 19% White, 18% Hispanic, 57% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Hilsman Middle School in?
Hilsman Middle School is part of Clarke County.
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