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Enrollment
616
High
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBORO ISD·NCES 482328002363
HILLSBORO H S
1600 ABBOTT AVE, HILLSBORO, TX 76645 · (254) 582-4100 · Hill County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL616 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
434 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 65%
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within HILLSBORO ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
58.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +37.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 37 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
58.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 43% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
616
+79 (+15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 11.2:1
% White
22%
was 23%
% Hispanic
65%
was 60%
% Black
8%
was 15%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About HILLSBORO H S
HILLSBORO H S is a four-year high school of close-knit scale in HILLSBORO, Texas, overseen by HILLSBORO ISD, instructing 616 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 23% smaller than the state mean of about 796.
HILLSBORO H S is one of 5 schools operated by HILLSBORO ISD, a district that serves 1,984 students overall.
In terms of who attends, HILLSBORO H S records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 65% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 22% White, 8% Black, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting HILLSBORO H S tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
With demographic context factored in, HILLSBORO H S sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 43.1%; actual is 58.0%, +14.9 points clear of the demographic baseline.
In the surrounding community, census data for Hill County shows the typical household earns roughly $64,591 per year, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. HILLSBORO H S is one of 34 public schools in Hill County (combined enrollment of about 6,430 students).
HILLSBORO EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, HILLSBORO H S comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 55.4%.
Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.
Trend over the last 7 years. HILLSBORO H S's enrollment has edged up 15% since 2018, when it stood at 537 (now 616). Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 15% to 8%. Class-load math has rose: from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Hill County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,328
Census ACS
Median income
$64,591
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
6,430 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HILLSBORO ISD
- HILLSBORO ELElementary · 649 students
- HILLSBORO INTMiddle · 428 students
- HILLSBORO J HMiddle · 290 students
- HILL CO J J A E PMiddle · 1 students
Other schools in HILLSBORO
- HILLSBORO ELElementary · 649 students
- HILLSBORO INTMiddle · 428 students
- HILLSBORO J HMiddle · 290 students
- HILL CO J J A E PMiddle · 1 students
- HILL CO J J A E PElementary
- HILL CO J J A E PElementary
Nearby schools
- HILLSBORO EL0.2 mi · 649
- HILLSBORO INT1.6 mi · 428
- HILLSBORO J H1.8 mi · 290
- HILL CO J J A E P1.8 mi · 1
- HILL CO J J A E P1.8 mi · 1
- ABBOTT SCHOOL7.5 mi · 284
Frequently asked questions
About HILLSBORO H SHow large is HILLSBORO H S?
HILLSBORO H S enrolls approximately 616 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does HILLSBORO H S serve?
HILLSBORO H S serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at HILLSBORO H S?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at HILLSBORO H S.
How diverse is HILLSBORO H S?
HILLSBORO H S reports a student body of 22% White, 65% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees HILLSBORO H S?
HILLSBORO H S is overseen by HILLSBORO ISD in Hill County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.