State/Public Middle Open

Hillside Junior High School

๐Ÿ“ 3536 Hill Road, Boise, Ada County, 83703

603
Pupils
16.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Hillside Junior High School is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Boise, Ada County. The school has 603 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Boise Independent District school district. It serves grades 7โ€“9 in an urban setting. The school employs 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 58% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Boise Independent District

Enrollment & staffing

Hillside Junior High School enrolls 603 students across grades 7โ€“9. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.

Male students
316 (52%)
Female students
287 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
37.2
Student-teacher ratio
16.2:1
Grade span
7โ€“9

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 10% Black or African American and 9% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White44373%
Black or African American6310%
Hispanic or Latino549%
Asian213.5%
Two or more races213.5%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

160 of the school's 603 students (27%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 133 qualify for free lunch and 27 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, MidsizeGrades 7โ€“9

Hillside Junior High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district ID-20, state senate district 19, state house district 19.

School district: BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT

Hillside Junior High School is one of 51 schools in BOISE INDEPENDENT DISTRICT, based in BOISE, Idaho. The district serves 22,134 students district-wide and employs 1,455 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 603 students, Hillside Junior High School is larger than the district average of about 434 students per school.

22,134
District students
51
Schools
1,455
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

58%
Reading proficient
40%
Math proficient
11%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment โญ Gifted program

Setting: City - Midsize

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