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Enrollment
682
Middle
DISTRICT 587 · STATE 461
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBORO R-III·NCES 291443000674
HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM.
10478 BUSINESS 21, HILLSBORO, MO 63050 · (636) 789-0030 · Jefferson County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL682 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of Missouri public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-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 Missouri public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
246 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 54%
Community
1
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 4 | 218 | 32% |
| Grade 5 | 245 | 36% |
| Grade 6 | 219 | 32% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 52% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within HILLSBORO R-III. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
44.9%
MO avg 44.9% . -1.0pp since 2021
Math
49.4%
MO avg 43.8% . +5.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the MAP, Missouri's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Missouri schools, those numbers are about 45 and 44. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Advanced | Proficient | Basic | Below Basic |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 19.8% | 25.1% | 45.8% | 9.1% |
| Math | 21.2% | 28.2% | 33.0% | 17.4% |
Share of tested students at each MAP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
MAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.9% | 49.4% |
| 2023-24 | 48.4% | 50.2% |
| 2022-23 | 48.1% | 42.8% |
| 2021-22 | 45.9% | 44.4% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: MAP. 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
47.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.4%
based on MO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for Missouri 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 Missouri'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 HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM.
HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM.'s state test result (47.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM. this school | 682 | 36.1% | 47.9% |
| WINDSOR MIDDLE Imperial | 608 | 34.9% | 39.5% |
| LOGAN-ROGERSVILLE UPPER ELEM. ROGERSVILLE | 538 | 34.6% | 55.0% |
| MARSHFIELD JR. HIGH MARSHFIELD | 659 | 39.3% | 50.0% |
| TROY MIDDLE TROY | 732 | 34.2% | 44.8% |
| FESTUS INTERMEDIATE FESTUS | 804 | 38.3% | 60.1% |
Matched among Missouri 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 HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM. ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Missouri | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #115 of 379 | #7 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.4% | #139 of 380 ▼ 24 | #8 of 15 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #138 of 380 ▼ 53 | #10 of 15 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #194 of 364 | #11 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 682 | #85 of 397 | #4 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #249 of 321 | #10 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.7% | #272 of 321 | #11 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.1% | #275 of 379 | #8 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.3% | #15 of 91 | N/A |
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
682
+158 (+30%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 532
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 682 | 46.8 | 14.6:1 | 36% (246) |
| 2023-24 | 447 | 29.4 | 15.2:1 | 34% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 483 | 33.8 | 14.3:1 | 33% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 524 | 35 | 15.0:1 | 22% (113) |
| 2017-18 | 553 | 35.5 | 15.6:1 | 29% (158) |
| 2015-16 | 513 | 35 | 14.7:1 | 38% (194) |
| 2010-11 | 560 | 36 | 15.6:1 | 30% (169) |
| 2000-01 | 559 | 32 | 17.5:1 | 26% (147) |
| 1990-91 | 532 | 27 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM..
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (553 to 682); teachers up 32% (35.5 to 46.8).
About HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM.
HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM. is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle school in HILLSBORO, Missouri. Enrollment stands at 682 students, covering grades 4 through 6. The school is 48% above the average for middle schools in Missouri.
HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM. is run by HILLSBORO R-III, whose 6 schools enroll 3,117 students.
White students are 92% of those enrolled at HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM.. Other reported shares: 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. That is in line with Jefferson County, where about 89% of residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 15%.
The school has 46.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 14.6 students per teacher. Statewide, middle schools in Missouri average 13.0:1. Of all students at HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM., 36% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Jefferson County is close, at 38%.
HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM. earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 67% of Missouri public middle schools.
HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM. sits between the top and bottom 10% of Missouri schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 47.9% and a predicted 46.4%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Jefferson County show that median household income comes to about $82,851, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Jefferson County counts 69 public schools with about 36,216 students.
HILLSBORO ELEM., about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 7 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM. is 2nd on average proficiency.
HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM. is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 158 students, from 524 to 682.
The discussion board for HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM. is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
229,458
Census ACS
Median income
$82,851
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
69
36,216 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HILLSBORO R-III
- HILLSBORO HIGHHigh · 1,050 students
- HILLSBORO JR. HIGHMiddle · 492 students
- HILLSBORO ELEM.Elementary · 459 students
- HILLSBORO PRIMARYElementary · 429 students
- JUVENILE DETENTION CTR.Combined · 5 students
Other schools in HILLSBORO
- Missouri Virtual AcademyCombined · 3,895 students
- HILLSBORO HIGHHigh · 1,050 students
- HILLSBORO JR. HIGHMiddle · 492 students
- HILLSBORO ELEM.Elementary · 459 students
- HILLSBORO PRIMARYElementary · 429 students
- GRANDVIEW HIGHHigh · 237 students
Nearby schools
- HILLSBORO ELEM.0.2 mi · 459
- HILLSBORO PRIMARY0.3 mi · 429
- HILLSBORO JR. HIGH0.3 mi · 492
- HILLSBORO HIGH0.6 mi · 1,050
- JUVENILE DETENTION CTR.0.7 mi · 5
- NEW DAY - DAY TREATMENT0.7 mi · 22
Frequently asked questions
About HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM.What is the total enrollment at HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM.?
HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM. enrolls approximately 682 students in grades 04-06.
What grades does HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM. serve?
HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM. serves grades 04-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM.?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM. is approximately 14.6:1 (47 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM.?
At HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM., the student body is approximately 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM. in?
HILLSBORO MIDDLE ELEM. is part of HILLSBORO R-III.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.