Enrollment
83
Middle
DISTRICT 89 · STATE 495
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILL CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 271401004653
Hill City Middle School
500 IONE AVE, HILL CITY, MN 55748 · (218) 697-2394 · Aitkin County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL83 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of Minnesota public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Minnesota public middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 17.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
46 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 48%
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 25 | 30% |
| Grade 6 | 17 | 20% |
| Grade 7 | 24 | 29% |
| Grade 8 | 17 | 20% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 60% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Hill City Middle School→Hill City Senior High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Hill City Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MCA 2024-25 . % Meets or Exceeds StandardsEnglish Language Arts
29.5%
MN avg 49.7%
Math
17.9%
MN avg 45.3%
What this means: On the MCA, Minnesota's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Minnesota schools, those numbers are about 50 and 45.
Source: MCA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of MN schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
20.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on MN schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 35% typical for Minnesota schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Hill City Middle School
Hill City Middle School's state test result (20.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hill City Middle School this school | 83 | 55.4% | 20.9% |
| Laporte Middle School LAPORTE | 80 | 60.0% | 26.7% |
| Granada Huntley East Chain Middle S GRANADA | 81 | 48.1% | 21.7% |
| Lyle Middle LYLE | 99 | 57.6% | 18.3% |
| CHISHOLM ELEMENTARY CHISHOLM | 142 | 62.7% | 34.3% |
| LAC QUI PARLE VALLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL MADISON | 129 | 51.2% | 30.9% |
Matched among Minnesota 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 Hill City Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Minnesota |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 83 | #259 of 306 |
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
83
+14 (+20%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
was 23.0:1
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 | 83 | 4 | 20.6:1 | 55% (46) |
| 2023-24 | 67 | 6 | 11.1:1 | 55% (37) |
| 2022-23 | 67 | 5.2 | 12.9:1 | 66% (44) |
| 2020-21 | 69 | 3 | 23.0:1 | 49% (34) |
| 2017-18 | 89 | 6.6 | 13.4:1 | 56% (50) |
| 2015-16 | 98 | 7 | 14.0:1 | 67% (66) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hill City Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (89 to 83); teachers down 39% (6.6 to 4).
About Hill City Middle School
In HILL CITY, Minnesota, Hill City Middle School is a very small middle school. It had 83 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 5 through 8. Middle schools in Minnesota have about 495 students on average; enrollment here is 83% lower.
Hill City Middle School is among 3 schools run by Hill City Public School District, which serves 267 students.
Of every 100 students at Hill City Middle School, about 84 are White. The school is also 13% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. That is lower than the 93% White share among all Aitkin County residents. A diversity index of 27% means there is a 27% chance two randomly chosen students at Hill City Middle School are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at Hill City Middle School totals 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 20.6:1. The average for middle schools in Minnesota, 17.5:1, is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Hill City Middle School is about 55%.
Among Minnesota public middle schools, Hill City Middle School outscored 6%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Hill City Middle School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 20.9%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Minnesota are predicted to post 35.3%, so the school is 14.3 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
In Aitkin County, home to about 16,056 people, the median household earns about $60,833 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Aitkin County number 10, with about 1,670 students.
Measured in a straight line, Hill City Elementary is less than a tenth of a mile from Hill City Middle School. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 20.9% is below the 29.9% average for nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 69 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 83 by 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 23.0:1 in 2020-21, and 20.6:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Hill City Middle School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Aitkin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,056
Census ACS
Median income
$60,833
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,670 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hill City Public School District
- Hill City ElementaryElementary · 112 students
- Hill City Senior HighHigh · 72 students
Other schools in HILL CITY
- Hill City ElementaryElementary · 112 students
- Hill City Senior HighHigh · 72 students
Other Hill City Middle schools
One other US public school is named Hill City Middle. Hill City Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Hill City Middle School - 04Hill City, SD · 115 students
Nearby schools
- Hill City Elementary0.0 mi · 112
- Hill City Senior High0.0 mi · 72
- NORTHLAND SECONDARY15.1 mi · 149
- Northland Elementary15.1 mi · 185
- West Rapids Elementary16.0 mi · 612
- GRAND RAPIDS EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER16.4 mi · 63
Frequently asked questions
About Hill City Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hill City Middle School?
Hill City Middle School enrolls approximately 83 students in grades 05-08.
Is Hill City Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hill City Middle School is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hill City Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hill City Middle School is approximately 20.6:1 (4 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hill City Middle School?
At Hill City Middle School, the student body is approximately 84% White, 2% Hispanic, 13% Two or more.
Who oversees Hill City Middle School?
Hill City Middle School is overseen by Hill City Public School District in Aitkin County.
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