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Hillside Middle

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Hillside Middle ranks 982 nd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

982^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 64% of California middle schools

Summary

Hillside Middle is a public school serving about 1,140 students in grades 6-8 within the Simi Valley Unified School District, representing a solid, mid-performing option in the region.

Within its own district, Hillside Middle stands out as a leader, particularly in mathematics where it outperforms its local counterparts, Valley View Middle and Sinaloa Middle. The school also does an excellent job managing student attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate better than the district and state averages and significantly better than Sinaloa. Furthermore, it maintains a more favorable student-to-teacher ratio than some nearby schools like Mesa Verde Middle.

When compared to schools in neighboring, more affluent districts like Oak Park Unified or Las Virgenes Unified, a noticeable academic performance gap exists. However, Hillside achieves its strong district standing while serving a population with a relatively high level of economic need, suggesting efficient use of resources. The school shows remarkable strengths with specific student groups, such as those experiencing homelessness and those in special education, though performance for English Learners has been inconsistent in recent years.

1,138

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,032

Per pupil spending ?

45.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2222 East Fitzgerald Rd.
Simi Valley, CA 93065-4936

(805) 520-6810

District: Simi Valley Unified

Students who attend Hillside Middle usually attend:

High:

Royal High

Feeder schools for Hillside Middle:

Elementary:	Atherwood Elementary
	Crestview Elementary
	Mountain View Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.7%

White:

31.6%

Asian:

16.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg42%

California avg41%

982^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Middle Schools in the Simi Valley Unified

682^nd of 1,543Simi Valley 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	56.7	982 of 2761	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.6	848 of 2783	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.3	862 of 2781	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	992 of 2740	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.5	355 of 894	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.7	873 of 2715	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.3	683 of 2480	72.5%	★★★★☆
2017	71.0	647 of 2508	74.2%	★★★★☆
2016	70.6	642 of 2497	74.3%	★★★★☆
2015	57.5	910 of 2477	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.8	753 of 2379	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	69.1	592 of 2259	73.8%	★★★★☆
2011	69.0	584 of 2236	73.9%	★★★★☆
2010	70.7	535 of 2179	75.4%	★★★★☆
2009	75.8	380 of 2063	81.6%	★★★★☆
2008	70.2	484 of 2005	75.9%	★★★★☆
2007	74.4	398 of 1999	80.1%	★★★★☆
2006	70.8	448 of 1804	75.2%	★★★★☆
2005	68.0	474 of 1777	73.3%	★★★★☆
2004	67.1	484 of 1769	72.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.8	361 of 739	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.0	256 of 743	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.3	189 of 715	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	61.2	331 of 733	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.2	307 of 745	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.3	301 of 700	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	36.2	872 of 1531	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.5	189 of 354	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.4	1072 of 1491	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	56.4	400 of 1369	70.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.1	1000 of 1478	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.2	278 of 1521	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	30.8	1212 of 1540	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.2	133 of 363	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.0	1174 of 1442	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	1038 of 1364	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	996 of 2533	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.5	832 of 2551	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.6	693 of 2531	72.6%	★★★★☆
2022	59.1	832 of 2509	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.9	297 of 738	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.2	724 of 2380	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.5	683 of 2262	69.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	1531 of 2395	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	1473 of 2388	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	1420 of 2374	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	1419 of 2359	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	1183 of 2213	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.9	854 of 2072	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.8	80 of 477	83.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	1235 of 2542	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.7	1317 of 2579	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.0	1116 of 2531	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.7	1210 of 2458	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.3	368 of 721	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.9	1188 of 2369	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.5	851 of 2230	61.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	916 of 2534	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.1	799 of 2552	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	1016 of 2538	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	1020 of 2527	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.9	296 of 763	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.9	961 of 2407	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.5	620 of 2273	72.7%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.8	388 of 726	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.5	400 of 701	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	391 of 677	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.2	309 of 665	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.5	112 of 462	75.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.3	587 of 1566	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	584 of 1552	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.4	1197 of 1531	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	772 of 1520	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.6	780 of 1537	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.4	684 of 1543	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.5	816 of 1555	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.4	668 of 1602	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.4	566 of 1496	62.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)83rd percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)64th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)61st percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)51st percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)49th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)47th percentile-18 vs school

Disabled (2022)43rd percentile-21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile-28 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)32nd percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy50%~ state avg

Mathematics37%~ state avg

Science32%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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
Hillside Middle	Public	6-8	2222 East Fitzgerald Rd.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6810	1,138	50	22.7	45.5%	360 (31.6%)	16 (1.4%)	509 (44.7%)	190 (16.7%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	55 (4.8%)	56.7	982^nd of 2761 public middle schools	64.4%		61.6	848^th of 2783 public middle schools	69.5%	134	31.8	31.8	47.9	54.1	47.8	50.1	35.8	40.3	33.7	36.7	$18,032	$17,128	$904
Sinaloa Middle	Public	6-8	601 Royal Ave.	Simi Valley	93065	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6830	843	38	22.1	60.5%	301 (35.7%)	12 (1.4%)	441 (52.3%)	47 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (4.7%)	37.8	1551^st of 2761 public middle schools	43.8%		40.2	1451^st of 2783 public middle schools	47.9%	100	20.4	20.4	43.4	42.4	36.6	40.9	38.1	22.8	19.7	27.0	$18,555	$17,614	$941
Valley View Middle	Public	6-8	3347 Tapo St.	Simi Valley	93063	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6820	1,329	54	24.7	41.2%	572 (43.0%)	20 (1.5%)	527 (39.7%)	123 (9.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (6.5%)	49.4	1192^nd of 2761 public middle schools	56.8%		47.8	1222^nd of 2783 public middle schools	56.1%	30	33.2	33.2	46.1	52.5	45.7	48.0	34.5	28.1	25.6	29.4	$17,035	$16,172	$863
Medea Creek Middle	Public	6-8	1002 Doubletree Rd.	Oak Park	91377	Ventura County	Oak Park Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 707-7922	1,090	45	24.4	14.4%	581 (53.3%)	11 (1.0%)	119 (10.9%)	289 (26.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	85 (7.8%)	96.4	106^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.2%		97.1	88^th of 2783 public middle schools	96.8%	18	69.9	69.9	78.5	84.2	79.0	80.6	71.4	78.6	63.9	71.4	$17,933	$17,374	$559
Los Cerritos Middle	Public	6-8	2100 Avenida de las Flores	Thousand Oaks	91362	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 492-3538	725	34	21.5	20.0%	335 (46.2%)	8 (1.1%)	243 (33.5%)	82 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (7.6%)	89.7	283^rd of 2761 public middle schools	89.8%		88.3	315^th of 2783 public middle schools	88.7%	32	52.5	52.5	77.3	67.1	66.0	70.2	61.3	60.2	65.3	62.2	$20,536	$19,768	$768
Mesa Verde Middle	Public	6-8	14000 Peach Hill Rd.	Moorpark	93021	Ventura County	Moorpark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 378-6309	574	22	25.5	32.1%	236 (41.1%)	4 (0.7%)	259 (45.1%)	50 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.2%)	61.3	873^rd of 2761 public middle schools	68.4%		61.5	853^rd of 2783 public middle schools	69.3%	20	29.7	29.7	57.3	54.4	50.3	54.0	44.1	40.4	33.3	39.3	$18,891	$18,098	$793
Lindero Canyon Middle	Public	6-8	5844 Larboard Ln.	Agoura	91301	Los Angeles County	Las Virgenes Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 889-2134	795	33	24.2	28.8%	544 (68.4%)	8 (1.0%)	143 (18.0%)	45 (5.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.8%)	83.3	405^th of 2761 public middle schools	85.3%		90.2	272^nd of 2783 public middle schools	90.2%	133	44.6	44.6	69.4	67.1	57.6	64.8	56.3	54.5	57.1	56.0	$17,735	$16,890	$845
Colina Middle	Public	6-8	1500 East Hillcrest Dr.	Thousand Oaks	91362	Ventura County	Conejo Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 495-7429	832	38	21.7	26.2%	406 (48.8%)	12 (1.4%)	295 (35.5%)	56 (6.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	57 (6.9%)	76.5	553^rd of 2761 public middle schools	80.0%		81.1	457^th of 2783 public middle schools	83.6%	96	49.4	49.4	56.7	61.7	59.2	59.1	49.3	44.7	49.8	48.0	$20,954	$20,172	$782
Chaparral Middle	Public	6-8	280 Poindexter Rd.	Moorpark	93021	Ventura County	Moorpark Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 378-6302	542	25	22.0	41.9%	163 (30.1%)	11 (2.0%)	317 (58.5%)	31 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	58	951^st of 2761 public middle schools	65.6%		55	1014^th of 2783 public middle schools	63.6%	63	32.4	32.4	61.4	50.3	49.2	53.9	40.2	34.4	29.2	34.6	$21,731	$20,586	$1,145
George Ellery Hale Charter Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	23830 Califa St.	Woodland Hills	91367	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 313-7400	1,693	71	23.7	51.0%	645 (38.1%)	88 (5.2%)	560 (33.1%)	280 (16.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	118 (7.0%)	82.3	433^rd of 2761 public middle schools	84.3%		82.2	438^th of 2783 public middle schools	84.3%	5	45.9	45.9	64.1	65.9	65.5	65.2	50.0	51.0	56.7	52.6	$26,687	$25,618	$1,069

Frequently Asked Questions about Hillside Middle

What high school do graduates of Hillside Middle attend?

Students who attend Hillside Middle usually go on to attend Royal High

How many students attend Hillside Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,138 students attended Hillside Middle.

Is Hillside Middle a good school?

Hillside Middle ranks 982^nd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Hillside Middle in?

Simi Valley Unified

What is the racial makeup of Hillside Middle?

Students at Hillside Middle are 45% Hispanic, 32% White, 17% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.

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