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If you could change one rule at ROBERT T HILL MIDDLE, what would it be?
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Enrollment
762
Middle
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS ISD·NCES 481623001276
Robert T Hill Middle School
505 EASTON RD, DALLAS, TX 75218 · (972) 502-5700 · Dallas County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL762 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% of Texas public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 266 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 240 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 256 | 34% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 63% · US 70%
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Robert T Hill Middle School→Bryan Adams H S Leadership Academy
Feeds from
Based on published attendance-zone data from DALLAS ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
57.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +34.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
52.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +32.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 34 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 32 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 26.0% | 31.0% | 22.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 36.0% | 28.0% | 20.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 57.0% | 52.0% |
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 39.0% |
| 2021-22 | 34.0% | 26.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 20.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% 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 →
Schools most like Robert T Hill Middle School
Robert T Hill Middle School's state test result (41.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert T Hill Middle School this school | 762 | 92.4% | 41.7% |
| William James Middle School FORT WORTH | 710 | 94.9% | 11.3% |
| Carter Junior High School ARLINGTON | 735 | 92.8% | 19.0% |
| Sam Houston Middle School GARLAND | 775 | 89.8% | 30.5% |
| Crockett Middle School IRVING | 754 | 87.4% | 30.5% |
| John P Ojeda Middle School AUSTIN | 759 | 90.6% | 24.2% |
Matched among Texas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Robert T Hill Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #855 of 1,635 | #32 of 118 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #489 of 1,670 ▲ 336 | #27 of 123 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #690 of 1,670 ▲ 46 | #30 of 123 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.0pp | #550 of 1,570 | #23 of 121 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 762 | #638 of 1,749 | #41 of 126 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #807 of 1,542 | #56 of 123 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.9% | #1,166 of 1,543 | #89 of 123 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.4% | #182 of 1,648 | #35 of 121 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #491 of 942 | #56 of 80 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
762
-110 (-13%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 794
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 762 | 51.6 | 14.8:1 | 92% (704) |
| 2023-24 | 786 | 52 | 15.1:1 | 86% (676) |
| 2022-23 | 803 | 54.9 | 14.6:1 | 87% (700) |
| 2020-21 | 872 | 60 | 14.5:1 | 86% (752) |
| 2017-18 | 894 | 62.3 | 14.3:1 | 94% (844) |
| 2015-16 | 1,039 | 64 | 16.2:1 | 93% (962) |
| 2010-11 | 818 | 66 | 12.4:1 | 91% (748) |
| 2000-01 | 822 | 57 | 14.4:1 | 52% (424) |
| 1990-91 | 794 | 49 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Robert T Hill Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (894 to 762); teachers down 17% (62.3 to 51.6).
About Robert T Hill Middle School
Robert T Hill Middle School is a middle school with a street address in DALLAS, Texas. The school teaches grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 762 students.
The 240 schools of DALLAS ISD, including Robert T Hill Middle School, enroll 140,630 students.
At Robert T Hill Middle School, 80% of students are Hispanic. It is also 9% White, 8% Black, and 2% Asian. For comparison, the population of Dallas County is roughly 41% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Robert T Hill Middle School scores 34%.
There are about 14.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Robert T Hill Middle School, which has 51.6. That is in line with the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Robert T Hill Middle School is about 92%. The rate at public schools in Dallas County averages 77%, lower than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Robert T Hill Middle School lands at B+, ahead of 66% of Texas public middle schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 41.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 34.2%.
In Dallas County, the median household earns about $76,547 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Dallas County has 771 public schools with about 459,645 students, including Robert T Hill Middle School.
Measured in a straight line, Victor H Hexter Elementary School is about 0.6 miles from Robert T Hill Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 52.0%, higher than Robert T Hill Middle School's 41.7%.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Robert T Hill Middle School had a net loss of 110 students, or 13%.
The allk12 page for Robert T Hill Middle School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in DALLAS ISD
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 3,837 students
- Bryan Adams H S Leadership AcademyHigh · 2,208 students
- W T White High SchoolHigh · 2,204 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 2,164 students
- Moises E Molina High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- Woodrow Wilson High SchoolHigh · 1,832 students
Other schools in DALLAS
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 3,837 students
- Lake Highlands High SchoolHigh · 2,972 students
- Oak Cliff Faith Family AcademyCombined · 2,670 students
- Bryan Adams H S Leadership AcademyHigh · 2,208 students
- W T White High SchoolHigh · 2,204 students
- Sunset High SchoolHigh · 2,164 students
Nearby schools
- Victor H Hexter Elementary School0.6 mi · 481
- Martha Turner Reilly Elementary School0.9 mi · 547
- Lake Highlands Elementary School1.4 mi · 704
- Personalized Learning Academy at Highland Meadows1.4 mi · 676
- Reinhardt Elementary School1.5 mi · 431
- Lake Highlands Middle School1.6 mi · 1,114
Frequently asked questions
About Robert T Hill Middle SchoolHow large is Robert T Hill Middle School?
Robert T Hill Middle School enrolls approximately 762 students in grades 06-08.
Is Robert T Hill Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Robert T Hill Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Robert T Hill Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Robert T Hill Middle School is approximately 14.8:1 (52 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Robert T Hill Middle School?
Robert T Hill Middle School reports a student body of 9% White, 80% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Robert T Hill Middle School?
Robert T Hill Middle School is overseen by DALLAS ISD in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.