HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM.

HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM., a reasonably sized middle school in HILLSBORO, Missouri, part of HILLSBORO R-III, educates 682 students, covering grades 4 through 6. Compared to the state average of about 461 students per school, that is 48% above typical.

Within HILLSBORO R-III, which oversees 6 schools and 3,117 students, HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM. is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM. reports that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest consists of 4% multiracial, 3% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Jefferson County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM. higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 36% of students at HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM. qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM. tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.2%.

In the broader community, Jefferson County reports that median household earnings sit near $82,851, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM. is one of 69 public schools in Jefferson County (combined enrollment of about 36,216 students).

The closest other public school is HILLSBORO ELEM., roughly 0.2 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM. ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 33.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM.'s enrollment has climbed 23% since 2018, when it stood at 553 (now 682). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 97% to 92% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.