Summary
Hillview Middle serves 846 students in grades 6–8 in Menlo Park, in a group of nearby schools that includes several other middle schools. In 2025–26, Hillview’s proficiency was 79% in English language arts (ELA), 75% in math and 72% in science—about 30, 37 and 36 percentage points above California, respectively. The central takeaway is that Hillview is a strong statewide performer, but its results are not at the top among comparable nearby schools.
Hillview was slightly below Menlo Park City Elementary in all three subjects: about 1 point below in ELA, 3 in math and 1 in science. ELA is Hillview’s closest result to its district, while math shows the largest district gap; compared with the state, math is its strongest subject. Among nearby schools serving only grades 6–8, Hillview ranks fourth of seven in ELA and math, and third of seven in science. For example, its ELA result is below those at Frank S. Greene Junior Middle, Ellen Fletcher Middle and Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle.
Across 2022–23 to 2025–26, Hillview’s scores changed little: ELA rose about 1 point, math was essentially unchanged and science fell about 1 point, while state results improved and Hillview’s advantage narrowed. SchoolDigger ranked Hillview 92nd of 2,703 California schools, in the 97th percentile with five stars; seven nearby schools ranked ahead of it and three behind. Its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 15.5, below the nearby-school average of about 17.6. Hillview reported that 11% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–25; five nearby schools had lower rates and five higher. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness percentile for Low Socio Economic Status Students was 60 in 2025–26, down 28 points from 2023–24, compared with Hillview’s overall percentile of 97. For Hispanic Students, it was 77, down 17 points over that period—showing that the school’s high overall ranking does not reflect the same standing for every group.
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