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What's the biggest difference between Hillsboro Middle School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
472
Middle
DISTRICT 444 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBORO CITY·NCES 390441202576
Hillsboro Middle School
550 US Route 62, Hillsboro, OH 45133 · (937) 393-9877 · Highland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL472 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of Ohio 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.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- FThree-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 Ohio public middle schools
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
STATE 43%
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 6 | 164 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 161 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 147 | 31% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 54% · 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
Hillsboro Middle School→Hillsboro High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Hillsboro City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
63.5%
OH avg 59.8% . -7.8pp since 2021
Math
66.2%
OH avg 56.1% . -5.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.5% | 66.2% |
| 2023-24 | 65.5% | 67.2% |
| 2022-23 | 75.9% | 70.6% |
| 2021-22 | 71.3% | 71.6% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Hillsboro Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio |
|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #343 of 637 ▼ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #340 of 637 ▼ 70 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.6pp | #27 of 629 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 472 | #288 of 654 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #468 of 577 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.0% | #366 of 579 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.2% | #83 of 410 |
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
472
-25 (-5%) vs 2020
+14% since 2000-01, when it was 415
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 472 | 24 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 494 | 24 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 488 | 28 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 497 | 31 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 584 | 33 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 592 | 31 | 19.1:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 662 | 30 | 22.1:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 415 | 23 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hillsboro Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (584 to 472); teachers down 27% (33 to 24).
About Hillsboro Middle School
Hillsboro Middle School is a public middle-grades school run by Hillsboro City in Hillsboro, Ohio. The school offers grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 472 students.
Hillsboro Middle School is in Hillsboro City, a district with 2,218 students across 5 schools.
Of every 100 students at Hillsboro Middle School, about 87 are White. Other students are 8% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 23%.
Hillsboro Middle School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 19.7:1. The school's 19.7:1 compares with an average of 17.0:1 for middle schools in Ohio.
Hillsboro Middle School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 38% of Ohio public middle schools.
The school is in Highland County, where the median household earns about $65,785 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Highland County, 18 public schools serve about 6,468 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Hillsboro High School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles are 4 other public schools.
NCES describes the area around Hillsboro Middle School as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 5%. The ratio was 16.0:1 in 2020-21 and 19.7:1 in 2024-25.
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Highland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,517
Census ACS
Median income
$65,785
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
6,468 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hillsboro City
- Hillsboro High SchoolHigh · 638 students
- Hillsboro Early Childhood CenterElementary · 456 students
- Hillsboro Primary SchoolElementary · 344 students
- Hillsboro Intermediate SchoolElementary · 308 students
Other schools in Hillsboro
- Hillsboro High SchoolHigh · 638 students
- Hillsboro Early Childhood CenterElementary · 456 students
- Bright Elementary SchoolElementary · 432 students
- Hillsboro Primary SchoolElementary · 344 students
- Hillsboro Intermediate SchoolElementary · 308 students
Nearby schools
- Hillsboro High School0.0 mi · 638
- Hillsboro Early Childhood Center0.2 mi · 456
- Hillsboro Primary School0.2 mi · 344
- Hillsboro Intermediate School0.2 mi · 308
- Bright Elementary School8.3 mi · 432
- Lynchburg-Clay Middle School10.1 mi · 246
Frequently asked questions
About Hillsboro Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hillsboro Middle School?
Hillsboro Middle School enrolls approximately 472 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Hillsboro Middle School serve?
Hillsboro Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hillsboro Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hillsboro Middle School is approximately 19.7:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hillsboro Middle School?
At Hillsboro Middle School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Hillsboro Middle School public or private?
Hillsboro Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hillsboro City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.