HILLSBORO INT

Located at 1000 OLD BYNUM RD, in HILLSBORO, Texas, HILLSBORO INT is a tight-knit junior high that serves 428 students (grades 4 through 6), overseen by HILLSBORO ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 33% below the state mean of about 643.

HILLSBORO ISD comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,984 students; HILLSBORO INT is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HILLSBORO INT reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 61% of enrollment. Other groups include 25% White, 10% Black, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 23%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting HILLSBORO INT tighter than the state norm the norm. About 75% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Hill County (around 64%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HILLSBORO INT tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.0%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Hill County put median household earnings sit near $64,591, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. HILLSBORO INT is one of 34 public schools in Hill County (combined enrollment of about 6,430 students).

Nearest neighbor: HILLSBORO J H, around 1.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around HILLSBORO INT. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HILLSBORO INT at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 51.8%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Looking at the recent track record. HILLSBORO INT's enrollment has contracted 3% since 2018, when it stood at 442 (now 428). The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 10.9:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

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