Hillsboro Jr. High

Public middle school, grades 7 to 8 · Hillsboro, Missouri

Hillsboro Jr. High in Hillsboro, Missouri enrolled 492 students in 2024-25 with 31.4 full-time teachers, 15.7 students per teacher against the Missouri middle-school median of 13.0. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 40% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Missouri: 43.2% and 40.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%

544 students in 2022-23, 500 students in 2023-24, 492 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 34.1 to 31.4.

Students enrolled at Hillsboro Jr. High by school year2022-23: 544, 2023-24: 500, 2024-25: 49202004006002022-235442023-245002024-25492
Students enrolled at Hillsboro Jr. High by school year2022-23: 544, 2023-24: 500, 2024-25: 49202004006002022-235442023-245002024-25492
Students enrolled at Hillsboro Jr. High by school year2022-23: 544, 2023-24: 500, 2024-25: 49202004006002022-235442023-245002024-25492
Students enrolled at Hillsboro Jr. High by school year2022-23: 544, 2023-24: 500, 2024-25: 49202004006002022-235442023-245002024-25492
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2354434.115.9
2023-2450031.116.1
2024-2549231.415.7

15.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 91 of every 100 Missouri middle schools

Among the 389 Missouri middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.0; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Missouri middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 20.0; Hillsboro Jr. High 15.7; state median 13.0.2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherHillsboro Jr. High 15.7state median 13.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 20.0; Hillsboro Jr. High 15.7; state median 13.0.2.557.51012.51517.520students per full-time teacherHillsboro Jr. High 15.7state median 13.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 20.0; Hillsboro Jr. High 15.7; state median 13.0.2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherHillsboro Jr. High 15.7state median 13.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Missouri middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.4 to 20.0; Hillsboro Jr. High 15.7; state median 13.0.2.57.512.517.520students per full-time teacherHillsboro Jr. High 15.7state median 13.0U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 282 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Hillsboro Jr. High enrolled 563 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 35 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 282 of the 563 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions35
  • Chronically absent21.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

92.9% of students were White, 3.5% of two or more races, 2.4% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White92.9%
  2. Two or more races3.5%
  3. Hispanic2.4%
  4. American Indian0.6%
  5. Asian0.4%
  6. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Hillsboro Jr. High scored proficient or above: 39% in reading in 2021-22 and 40% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Missouri, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMissouri
Reading and language arts, 2021-2239%44%43.2%
Math, 2022-2340%40% (2021-22)40.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Hillsboro

3 public middle schools in Hillsboro report 2024-25 enrollment; Hillsboro Jr. High is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Hillsboro Middle Elementary68214.628.9%
Hillsboro Jr. High49215.725.4%
Grandview Middle13812.333.3%

All public schools in Hillsboro →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Hillsboro Jr. High

  1. Hillsboro Middle ElementaryThe nearest public middle school, 0.3 miles away: 682 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
  2. Grandview MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 6.0 miles away: 138 students, 12.3 per teacher (2024-25).6.0 mi
  3. Compare Hillsboro Jr. High with Hillsboro Middle ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Hillsboro R-3 School District spends per student$10,582 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,582
  5. The largest public schools in MissouriHillsboro Jr. High is the number 169 by size of 390 Missouri middle schools open in 2024-25.#169 of 390
  6. Missouri schools by students per teacher15.7 students per teacher here against the Missouri median of 13.0 for middle schools.15.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Hillsboro Jr. High

  1. How many students attend Hillsboro Jr. High?
    492 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 544 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Hillsboro, MO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Hillsboro Jr. High?
    15.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Missouri median for middle schools is 13.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Hillsboro Jr. High a Title I school?
    Hillsboro Jr. High was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Hillsboro Jr. High do on state tests?
    The students tested at Hillsboro Jr. High scored proficient or above: 39% in reading in 2021-22 and 40% in math in 2022-23, against 43.2% in reading in 2021-22 and 40.3% in math in 2022-23 across Missouri. Missouri's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Hillsboro Jr. High in?
    Hillsboro R-3 School District, NCES district ID 2914430. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 291443002597 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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