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ROBERT T HILL MIDDLE

505 EASTON RD, DALLAS, TX 75218 · (972) 502-5700 · Dallas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL762 STUDENTS
Enrollment
762
Middle
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 643
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
704 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65%
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
Grade 6
266
Grade 7
240
Grade 8
256
Student demographics
White
659%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
61380%
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 54%
Black
608%
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 13%
Asian
172%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6%
Two+
51%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0%
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
Male
40854%
Female
35446%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
ROBERT T HILL MIDDLEBRYAN ADAMS H S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
Feeds from
CASA VIEW ELPK05CHARLES A GILL ELPK05MARTHA TURNER REILLY ELPK05VICTOR H HEXTER ELPK05
Based on published attendance-zone data from DALLAS ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
50.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +16.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.

Source: STAAR. 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
39.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
762
-132 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.3:1
% White
9%
was 4%
% Hispanic
80%
was 77%
% Black
8%
was 14%
% Asian
2%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About ROBERT T HILL MIDDLE

Located at 505 EASTON RD, in DALLAS, Texas, ROBERT T HILL MIDDLE is a moderately sized middle school that caters to 762 students (grades 6 through 8), run under DALLAS ISD.

DALLAS ISD comprises 240 schools with combined enrollment of 140,630 students; ROBERT T HILL MIDDLE is among them.

On demographics, ROBERT T HILL MIDDLE records that 80% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest consists of 9% White, 8% Black, 2% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 41%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 92% of students at ROBERT T HILL MIDDLE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Dallas County (around 77%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, ROBERT T HILL MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.5%; this one delivers 39.4%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Dallas County put the typical household earns roughly $76,547 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Dallas County runs 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), of which ROBERT T HILL MIDDLE is one.

Nearest neighbor: VICTOR H HEXTER EL, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ROBERT T HILL MIDDLE. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ROBERT T HILL MIDDLE ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 49.0%.

ROBERT T HILL MIDDLE operates from a city-core location.

Looking at the recent track record. ROBERT T HILL MIDDLE's enrollment has ticked down 15% since 2018, when it stood at 894 (now 762). The Black share of enrollment edged down from 14% to 8% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Dallas County at a glance

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Population
2,621,179
Census ACS
Median income
$76,547
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
771
459,645 students

Quick facts

School name
ROBERT T HILL MIDDLE
District
DALLAS ISD
Address
505 EASTON RD, DALLAS, TX 75218
Phone
(972) 502-5700
County
Dallas County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
762
Teachers (FTE)
52
Student–teacher ratio
14.8:1
Free/Reduced lunch
704 (92%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
481623001276
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About ROBERT T HILL MIDDLE
How large is ROBERT T HILL MIDDLE?
ROBERT T HILL MIDDLE enrolls approximately 762 students in grades 06-08.
Is ROBERT T HILL MIDDLE an elementary, middle, or high school?
ROBERT T HILL MIDDLE is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ROBERT T HILL MIDDLE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ROBERT T HILL MIDDLE is approximately 14.8:1 (52 FTE teachers).
How diverse is ROBERT T HILL MIDDLE?
ROBERT T HILL MIDDLE reports a student body of 9% White, 80% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees ROBERT T HILL MIDDLE?
ROBERT T HILL MIDDLE is overseen by DALLAS ISD in Dallas County.
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