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Hilmar Middle

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Hilmar Middle ranks 1707 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1707^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 38% of California middle schools

Summary

Hilmar Middle is a public school serving 542 students in grades 6-8 in the Hilmar Unified school district, which serves a community where economic challenges for families have been increasing significantly in recent years.

When looking at test scores, Hilmar Middle performs below the state average, but it is important to compare it to similar schools in the area. The school does a notably better job than several nearby middle schools with comparable or higher levels of student need, such as Gustine Middle, Livingston Middle, and Delhi Middle, in both English and math. The school shows a particular strength in helping students improve in English Language Arts from 6th to 8th grade, with 8th graders scoring above the state average. However, math scores are lower and dip in 8th grade after a 7th-grade peak, indicating an area for focus.

Some of the school's biggest strengths are in student engagement and supporting specific groups. Hilmar Middle has a much lower rate of chronic absenteeism than the state average and most nearby schools, including Turlock Junior High and Denair Middle. The school has also shown historically strong results for English Language Learners and made dramatic, recent improvements in outcomes for students in Special Education. While the school operates with efficient spending compared to peers, its rapid increase in students needing economic support will be a key challenge moving forward.

542

Students ?

19.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,737

Per pupil spending ?

66.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7528 North Scholar Way
Hilmar, CA 95324-9655

(209) 632-8847

District: Hilmar Unified

Students who attend Hilmar Middle usually attend:

High:

Hilmar High

Feeder schools for Hilmar Middle:

Elementary:	Elim Elementary
	Merquin Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.9%

Hispanic:

46.1%

Two or more races:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2013 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 16 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

California avg41%

1,707^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1160^th of 1,543Hilmar Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	1707 of 2761	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	1617 of 2783	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	1768 of 2781	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	1733 of 2740	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	1635 of 2715	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.4	1947 of 2480	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	28.1	1727 of 2508	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.1	1394 of 2497	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.2	1496 of 2477	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	29.2	1733 of 2379	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	36.1	1475 of 2259	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.0	1006 of 2236	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	45.6	1148 of 2179	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	52.0	924 of 2063	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	43.4	1077 of 2005	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.6	986 of 1999	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	42.6	954 of 1804	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	43.2	931 of 1777	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	48.0	817 of 1769	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	30.7	1039 of 1531	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.7	1218 of 1491	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	1012 of 1369	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.8	575 of 1478	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.6	948 of 1521	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	654 of 1540	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.3	946 of 1442	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.6	1172 of 1364	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	1410 of 2533	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	1385 of 2551	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	1570 of 2531	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	1623 of 2509	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	1467 of 2380	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.8	1715 of 2262	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.5	1857 of 2395	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.6	1811 of 2388	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	2063 of 2374	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	1920 of 2359	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	1232 of 2213	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.2	1729 of 2072	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	20.1	351 of 394	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	1834 of 2542	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	1887 of 2579	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	2030 of 2531	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.4	1879 of 2458	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	1473 of 2369	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.1	1987 of 2230	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	1723 of 2534	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	1628 of 2552	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	1656 of 2538	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.2	1606 of 2527	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.7	1501 of 2407	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.9	1902 of 2273	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	960 of 1566	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.1	1531 of 1552	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	1453 of 1531	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	1140 of 1520	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	1119 of 1537	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	1161 of 1543	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	1211 of 1555	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	1326 of 1602	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	1370 of 1496	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)61st percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)32nd percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)25th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile-16 vs school

Homeless (2024)11th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy37%-11 vs state

Science27%-5 vs state

Mathematics21%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hilmar Middle	Public	6-8	7528 North Scholar Way	Hilmar	95324	Merced County	Hilmar Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 632-8847	542	28	19.6	66.4%	276 (50.9%)	1 (0.2%)	250 (46.1%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	33.2	1707^th of 2761 public middle schools	38.2%		35.1	1617^th of 2783 public middle schools	41.9%	90																	27.2	27.2	26.1	38.6	48.0	37.4	14.1	27.0	22.5	21.3	$16,737	$15,746	$991
Delhi Middle	Public	7-8	16881 West Schendel Ave.	Delhi	95315	Merced County	Delhi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 656-2050	367	21	17.5	86.6%	15 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	340 (92.6%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	18	2311^th of 2761 public middle schools	16.3%		22.1	2168^th of 2783 public middle schools	22.1%	143		5.8	9.2	7.5		13.0	13.9	13.4		15.9	7.7	11.9		1.5	12.3	6.7	14.8	14.8		25.1	25.3	25.2		13.1	18.1	15.6	$21,875	$20,730	$1,145
Livingston Middle	Public	6-8	101 F St.	Livingston	95334	Merced County	Livingston Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 394-5450	809	36	22.7	76.3%	26 (3.2%)	4 (0.5%)	676 (83.6%)	98 (12.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22.5	2130^th of 2761 public middle schools	22.9%		22.3	2160^th of 2783 public middle schools	22.4%	30	0.0	4.5	2.8	2.6	7.0	19.4	11.1	12.8	5.3	17.9	2.8	8.7	0.0	3.0	8.3	4.1	22.6	22.6	29.1	21.8	33.1	28.1	17.3	18.2	16.1	17.2	$21,642	$21,130	$512
Marvin A. Dutcher Middle	Public	6-8	1441 Colorado Ave.	Turlock	95380	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 667-8817	810	37	21.7	63.6%	150 (18.5%)	3 (0.4%)	620 (76.5%)	18 (2.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.0%)	46.6	1279^th of 2761 public middle schools	53.7%		40	1461^st of 2783 public middle schools	47.5%	182																	30.3	30.3	39.2	50.6	55.6	50.3	19.7	27.1	24.0	24.5	$16,826	$15,918	$908
Turlock Junior High	Public	7-8	3951 North Walnut Rd.	Turlock	95382	Stanislaus County	Turlock Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 667-0881	1,294	60	21.5	72.4%	404 (31.2%)	34 (2.6%)	674 (52.1%)	120 (9.3%)	9 (0.7%)	13 (1.0%)	40 (3.1%)	41.4	1453^rd of 2761 public middle schools	47.4%		33.9	1674^th of 2783 public middle schools	39.8%	221																	25.0	25.0		43.2	43.4	43.3		28.3	26.9	27.6	$16,041	$15,260	$781
Denair Middle	Public	6-8	3701 Lester Rd.	Denair	95316	Stanislaus County	Denair Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 632-2510	298	16	18.1	68.5%	112 (37.6%)	3 (1.0%)	161 (54.0%)	4 (1.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.7%)	31.7	1766^th of 2761 public middle schools	36.0%		20.4	2249^th of 2783 public middle schools	19.2%	483	7.7	3.6	13.0	7.8	7.7	21.4	13.0	14.3	23.1	14.3	17.4	18.2	7.7	3.6	34.8	14.3	28.1	28.1	34.0	39.1	39.8	37.7	18.1	20.7	19.4	19.4	$19,078	$17,000	$2,078
Mountain View Middle	Public	6-8	10001 Crows Landing Rd.	Turlock	95313	Stanislaus County	Chatom Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 664-8515	166	7	23.3	72.3%	47 (28.3%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (69.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	43.4	1386^th of 2761 public middle schools	49.8%		33.5	1690^th of 2783 public middle schools	39.3%	304																	27.4	27.4	46.3	38.9	50.0	45.3	29.1	14.8	33.9	26.3	$20,016	$18,622	$1,394
Barbara Spratling Middle	Public	6-8	5277 Washington Rd.	Hughson	95326	Stanislaus County	Keyes Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 664-3833	239	11	21.0	90.0%	13 (5.4%)	1 (0.4%)	204 (85.4%)	17 (7.1%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	37.4	1560^th of 2761 public middle schools	43.5%		28.7	1872^nd of 2783 public middle schools	32.7%	312																	26.8	26.8	21.9	33.8	52.4	36.6	18.4	15.6	43.9	26.4	$26,872	$25,464	$1,408
Yolo Junior High	Public	6-8	901 Hoyer Rd.	Newman	95360	Stanislaus County	Newman-Crows Landing Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 862-2984	738	38	19.4	74.3%	77 (10.4%)	12 (1.6%)	607 (82.2%)	15 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (3.3%)	27.2	1922^nd of 2761 public middle schools	30.4%		26.1	1992^nd of 2783 public middle schools	28.4%	70	5.4	4.6	0.0	3.3	5.4	6.8	12.2	8.2	8.1	18.2	7.3	11.5	5.4	2.3	4.9	4.1	18.2	18.2	35.2	37.1	32.7	35.1	28.9	21.1	6.2	18.9	$22,408	$20,082	$2,326
Gustine Middle	Public	6-8	28075 Sullivan Rd.	Gustine	95322	Merced County	Gustine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 854-5030	370	19	18.9	84.6%	25 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	336 (90.8%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	14.1	2474^th of 2761 public middle schools	10.4%		12.7	2561^st of 2783 public middle schools	8.0%	87																	19.7	19.7	15.8	19.1	20.5	18.5	9.2	14.8	9.9	11.2	$21,762	$19,944	$1,818

Frequently Asked Questions about Hilmar Middle

How many students attend Hilmar Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 542 students attended Hilmar Middle.

What district is Hilmar Middle in?

Hilmar Unified

What high school do graduates of Hilmar Middle attend?

Students who attend Hilmar Middle usually go on to attend Hilmar High

What is the racial makeup of Hilmar Middle?

Students at Hilmar Middle are 51% White, 46% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

Is Hilmar Middle a good school?

Hilmar Middle ranks 1707^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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