Enrollment
319
Middle
DISTRICT 380 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBORO CUSD 3·NCES 171920002207
Hillsboro Jr High School
909 Rountree St, Hillsboro, IL 62049 · (217) 532-3742 · Montgomery County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL319 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
149 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 56%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Hillsboro Jr High School→Hillsboro High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Hillsboro CUSD 3. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
76.3%
IL avg 51.0% . +5.6pp since 2023
Math
37.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +12.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Source: IAR + ISA. 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
53.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Illinois 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 Illinois'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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
319
-22 (-6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 14.4:1
% White
92%
was 94%
% Hispanic
5%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Hillsboro Jr High School
Hillsboro Jr High School, a compact middle school in Hillsboro, Illinois, one of the schools within Hillsboro CUSD 3, teaches 319 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 31% smaller than the state mean of about 462.
Within Hillsboro CUSD 3, which oversees 4 schools and 1,518 students, Hillsboro Jr High School is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, Hillsboro Jr High School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). Other groups include 5% Hispanic. Compared to Montgomery County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at school resources, Hillsboro Jr High School lists 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.8:1. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
With demographic context factored in, Hillsboro Jr High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.5%; this one delivers 53.8%.
Around the school, census data for Montgomery County shows median household income runs about $63,620, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hillsboro Jr High School is one of 19 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 3,835 students).
Hillsboro High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Hillsboro Jr High School comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 44.3%.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Hillsboro Jr High School's enrollment has edged down 6% since 2018, when it stood at 341 (now 319). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 today.
On this page, the feed for Hillsboro Jr High School typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
27,942
Census ACS
Median income
$63,620
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
3,835 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hillsboro CUSD 3
- Beckemeyer Elem SchoolElementary · 641 students
- Hillsboro High SchoolHigh · 419 students
- Coffeen Early Childhood CenterElementary · 139 students
Other schools in Hillsboro
- Beckemeyer Elem SchoolElementary · 641 students
- Hillsboro High SchoolHigh · 419 students
Nearby schools
- Hillsboro High School0.2 mi · 419
- Beckemeyer Elem School0.5 mi · 641
- Coffeen Early Childhood Center7.0 mi · 139
- Litchfield Early Childhood Center8.5 mi · 160
- Prekindergarten at LECC8.5 mi · 100
- Litchfield Elem School9.0 mi · 355
Frequently asked questions
About Hillsboro Jr High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hillsboro Jr High School?
Hillsboro Jr High School enrolls approximately 319 students in grades 06-08.
Is Hillsboro Jr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hillsboro Jr High School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Hillsboro Jr High School have?
Hillsboro Jr High School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Hillsboro Jr High School?
Student demographics at Hillsboro Jr High School are roughly 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Hillsboro Jr High School in?
Hillsboro Jr High School is part of Hillsboro CUSD 3.
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