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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLDALE·NCES 401452000683

Hilldale Middle School

400 East Smith Ferry Road, Muskogee, OK 74403 · (918) 683-0763 · Muskogee County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL430 STUDENTS
Enrollment
430
Middle
DISTRICT 669 · STATE 388
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 15.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
305 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 68%
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 614534%
Grade 714935%
Grade 813632%
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 73% · US 70%
White
16338%
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 43% · US 43%
Hispanic
4410%
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 21% · US 30%
Black
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 8% · US 15%
Asian
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
8019%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 14% · US 5%
Native American
13331%
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 11% · US 1%
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
Male
22552%
Female
20447%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Hilldale Middle School→Hilldale High School
Feeds from
Hilldale Lower Elementary SchoolPK–05
Based on grade levels within HILLDALE. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

OSTP / CCRA 2024-25 . % Proficient + Advanced
English Language Arts
29.7%
OK avg 30.6%
Math
24.1%
OK avg 32.6%

What this means: On the OSTP / CCRA, Oklahoma's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oklahoma schools, those numbers are about 31 and 33.

Source: OSTP / CCRA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
29.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.3%
based on OK schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% typical for Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma'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 →

Where Hilldale Middle School ranks

Among middle schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Oklahoma
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
29.6%#120 of 222
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
24.1%#131 of 223
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
29.7%#69 of 211
Enrollment
ranked largest first
430#126 of 356
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.8:1#116 of 237
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
71.4%#49 of 237
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
70.9%#125 of 308
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+9.7%#50 of 89
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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
430
-30 (-7%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 366
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 17.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2543027.215.8:171% (305)
2023-2444425.317.6:170% (312)
2022-2347328.416.6:170% (329)
2020-214602717.0:165% (300)
2017-1839225.115.6:147% (185)
2015-164142417.3:153% (220)
2010-114112516.4:147% (194)
2000-013722316.2:133% (123)
1990-913662018.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hilldale Middle School.

About Hilldale Middle School

Hilldale Middle School is a medium-sized middle-grades school in Oklahoma, with an address in Muskogee. A federal count lists 430 students at the school, in grades 6 through 8.

HILLDALE has 2,008 students spread across 3 schools.

At Hilldale Middle School, the largest share of students is White, at 38%. It is also 31% Native American, 19% multiracial, and 10% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Muskogee County is roughly 56% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 71% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Teachers at the school number 27.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.8:1. That matches the 15.7:1 average for middle schools in Oklahoma fairly closely. The school's lunch program data list 71% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Muskogee County average 73%.

Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Hilldale Middle School would score about 31.3%. It scores 29.6%, 1.7 points below that figure.

Federal survey data for Muskogee County show that the median household income is $53,619, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. Muskogee County is home to 36 public schools and about 11,911 public school students.

The next-closest public school is Hilldale High School, about 0.1 miles away. Hilldale Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Hilldale Middle School ranks 3rd of 4 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 29.6% against a local average of 25.2%.

Hilldale Middle School is coded as Town: Distant in federal locale data.

2024-25 enrollment was 430, a 7% decrease from 460 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 17.0 to 15.8 over 4 years.

To ask about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes, start a discussion on this page. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Muskogee County at a glance

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Population
66,444
Census ACS
Median income
$53,619
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
36
11,911 students

Quick facts

School name
Hilldale Middle School
District
HILLDALE
Address
400 East Smith Ferry Road, Muskogee, OK 74403
Phone
(918) 683-0763
County
Muskogee County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
430
Teachers (FTE)
27
Student–teacher ratio
15.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
305 (71%)
Locale
32-Town: Distant
NCES ID
401452000683
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in HILLDALE
Other schools in Muskogee
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Hilldale Middle School
How large is Hilldale Middle School?
Hilldale Middle School enrolls approximately 430 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Hilldale Middle School serve?
Hilldale Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hilldale Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hilldale Middle School is approximately 15.8:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Hilldale Middle School?
Hilldale Middle School reports a student body of 38% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 19% Two or more.
What district is Hilldale Middle School in?
Hilldale Middle School is part of HILLDALE.
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