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If you had an hour of school board time for Hillside High, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
1,433
High
DISTRICT 890 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DURHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 370126000385
Hillside High
3727 Fayetteville St, Durham, NC 27707 · (919) 560-3925 · Durham County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,433 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% of North Carolina public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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 North Carolina public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
82 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,430 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 82%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 445 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 328 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 352 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 308 | 21% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
38.7%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
17.3%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
29.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for North Carolina 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 Hillside High
Hillside High's state test result (29.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillside High this school | 1,433 | 99.8% | 29.0% |
| Southeast Raleigh High Raleigh | 1,438 | 99.8% | 24.3% |
| Phillip O Berry Academy of Technology Charlotte | 1,533 | 98.9% | 50.8% |
| North Mecklenburg High School Huntersville | 1,854 | 99.8% | 42.4% |
| Rocky River High School Mint Hill | 1,562 | 99.8% | 26.0% |
| Harding University High School Charlotte | 1,204 | 99.8% | 19.4% |
Matched among North Carolina high 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 Hillside High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina | In Durham County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #404 of 468 | #9 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.3% | #406 of 464 | #9 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #383 of 448 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,433 | #100 of 598 | #4 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #169 of 473 | #6 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.5% | #324 of 474 | #11 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.8% | #24 of 527 | #3 of 12 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.6% | #117 of 164 | #3 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,433
-23 (-2%) vs 2020
+38% since 2000-01, when it was 1,037
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 1,433 | 82.4 | 17.4:1 | 100% (1,430) |
| 2023-24 | 1,454 | 95.3 | 15.3:1 | 100% (1,451) |
| 2022-23 | 1,526 | 94.9 | 16.1:1 | 100% (1,523) |
| 2020-21 | 1,456 | 96 | 15.2:1 | 100% (1,453) |
| 2017-18 | 1,370 | 90 | 15.2:1 | 56% (765) |
| 2015-16 | 1,305 | 89 | 14.7:1 | 59% (775) |
| 2010-11 | 1,251 | 83 | 15.1:1 | 62% (770) |
| 2000-01 | 1,037 | 111 | 9.3:1 | 14% (144) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hillside High.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (1,370 to 1,433); teachers down 8% (90 to 82.4).
About Hillside High
Hillside High is a large high school based in Durham, North Carolina. It enrolled 1,433 students in grades 9 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 88% higher than the average for high schools in North Carolina, which is about 761.
Durham Public Schools is responsible for 55 schools, Hillside High included, with 31,797 students in all.
Black students make up a majority at Hillside High, at 60%. Next come 32% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 32% Black among all Durham County residents. The school's diversity index is 54%, meaning two students picked at random have a 54% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 17.4:1 comes from the school's 82.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. The lunch program counts 100% of students at Hillside High as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for Hillside High is D. Compared with North Carolina public high schools, the school scored higher than 14% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Hillside High falls short of its prediction by 19.3 points. The model expects 48.4% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in North Carolina; the school's rate is 29.0%.
Federal survey data for Durham County show that the median household income is $82,316, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 55% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Durham County is home to 74 public schools and about 46,109 public school students.
The school nearest to Hillside High is Durham School of Technology, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. On average proficiency, Hillside High is 9th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The NCES locale for Hillside High is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show 1,456 students in 2020-21 and 1,433 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. Students per teacher rose from 15.2 in 2020-21 to 17.4 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Hillside High may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Durham County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
332,353
Census ACS
Median income
$82,316
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
55%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
74
46,109 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Durham Public Schools
- C E Jordan HighHigh · 2,189 students
- Riverside HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Durham School of the ArtsHigh · 1,764 students
- Southern School of Energy and SustainabiHigh · 1,384 students
- Northern HighHigh · 1,281 students
- Sherwood Githens MiddleMiddle · 878 students
Other schools in Durham
- NC Virtual AcademyCombined · 3,482 students
- North Carolina Cyber AcademyCombined · 2,461 students
- C E Jordan HighHigh · 2,189 students
- Riverside HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Durham School of the ArtsHigh · 1,764 students
- Southern School of Energy and SustainabiHigh · 1,384 students
Other Hillside High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Hillside High. Hillside High is the largest of the 3.
- Hillside High SchoolHILLSIDE, NJ · 911 students
- Hillside HighUpland, CA · 119 students
Nearby schools
- Durham School of Technology0.0 mi · 219
- W G Pearson Elementary0.4 mi · 319
- Fayetteville Street Elementary0.8 mi · 261
- James E Shepard Middle0.9 mi · 423
- Murray-Massenburg Elementary1.4 mi · 517
- Pearsontown Elementary1.5 mi · 765
Frequently asked questions
About Hillside HighWhat is the total enrollment at Hillside High?
Hillside High enrolls approximately 1,433 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Hillside High serve?
Hillside High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Hillside High have?
Hillside High employs 82 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Hillside High?
Student demographics at Hillside High are roughly 2% White, 32% Hispanic, 60% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Hillside High?
Hillside High is overseen by Durham Public Schools in Durham County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.