Middle Schools in Hillsboro City

Hillsboro City, Ohio is home to a single middle school, Hillsboro Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. This school stands out as a strong-performing institution, ranking in the top 31% of middle schools statewide and maintaining a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past two years.

Hillsboro Middle School consistently outperforms the state average on Ohio State Tests across multiple grade levels and subject areas, including 8th grade science proficiency, 6th-8th grade math and English language arts proficiency, and an impressive 97.8% proficiency rate on the Algebra I end-of-course exam. The school's student-teacher ratio of 17.4 to 1 and spending per student of $9,058 are in line with state averages, indicating the district is allocating resources effectively to support student learning.

While the student population at Hillsboro Middle School is predominantly White (88.52%), the school does have some racial diversity, with small percentages of African American, Hispanic, Asian, and Native American students, as well as students of two or more races. The school's chronic absenteeism rate of 33.2% is relatively high, suggesting there may be opportunities to improve student attendance and engagement, which could further enhance the school's already impressive academic outcomes.