📍 210 e Walnut St, Hillsboro, Hill County, 76645
Hillsboro J H is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Hillsboro, Hill County. The school has 272 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jamie Stepp. It is part of the Hillsboro Isd school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hillsboro J H enrolls 272 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Hispanic or Latino, 28% White and 9.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 149 | 55% |
| White | 76 | 28% |
| Black or African American | 27 | 9.9% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 4.4% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
196 of the school's 272 students (72%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 181 qualify for free lunch and 15 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hillsboro J H is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX-60, state senate district 22, state house district 8.
Hillsboro J H is one of 5 schools in HILLSBORO ISD, based in HILLSBORO, Texas. The district serves 1,984 students district-wide and employs 144 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 272 students, Hillsboro J H is smaller than the district average of about 397 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant