HILLSBORO J H

HILLSBORO J H is a small middle school in HILLSBORO, Texas, one of the schools within HILLSBORO ISD. The school serves 290 students in grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 55% smaller than typical.

Within HILLSBORO ISD, which oversees 5 schools and 1,984 students, HILLSBORO J H is one campus in the system.

Demographically, HILLSBORO J H records that 64% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 20% White, 10% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 73% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Hill County runs at roughly 64%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HILLSBORO J H is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 42.0%; this one delivers 61.0%, a residual of +19.0 points.

In the area at large, census data for Hill County shows median household income runs about $64,591, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hill County's 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,430 students), HILLSBORO J H is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is HILL CO J J An E P, roughly 0.6 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HILLSBORO J H ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 50.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 35%: 445 students in 2018 compared to 290 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 59% to 64% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.