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Hillside Junior High School

Q: Is Hillside Junior High School a good school?

Hillside Junior High School ranks 88 th of 177 Idaho middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Hillside Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 561 students attended Hillside Junior High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Hillside Junior High School?

Students at Hillside Junior High School are 78% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Hillside Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Hillside Junior High School usually go on to attend Boise Senior High School

Public Grades 7-9

88^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 177 Idaho Middle Schools

Better than 50% of Idaho middle schools

Summary

Hillside Junior High School is a public 7–9 junior high in Boise, ID, serving 561 students within the Boise Independent District. It ranks 87th of 174 Idaho middle schools (50th percentile), placing it solidly in the middle of the pack overall and making it the second-highest-ranked junior high in the district — behind only North Junior High School (25th, 86th percentile) and ahead of West Junior High, South Junior High School, Riverglen Junior High School, and Fairmont Junior High School.

Hillside's clearest strength is math. Proficiency has climbed steadily from 36.0% in 2022-2023 to 45.9% in 2025-2026, essentially matching the district average and sitting above the 43.1% state average. Chronic absenteeism is also trending in the right direction, falling from 28.0% in 2021-2022 to 17.9% today — below the district's 22.5% rate, though still above Idaho's 13.8% statewide figure. Hillside also enjoys resource advantages over nearby high performers, with a 15.6 student-teacher ratio and $10,075 in per-student spending, compared with ratios above 21 and spending below $7,100 at Eagle Middle School and Lowell Scott Middle School.

The main concern is literacy. ELA proficiency slipped to 52.5% in 2025-2026, falling below the state average (54.0%) after two years above it. This is especially stark compared with nearby top-20 schools — Eagle (76.6%), Lowell Scott (74.9%), and North (67.8%) — all of which excel in reading and writing. Hillside also loses momentum between grade levels: 7th graders outscore 8th graders in both math and ELA, and 8th-grade science (40.9%) trails the state (42.9%). For parents, Hillside is a stable, average option with genuine momentum in math and attendance, but literacy and the 8th-grade drop-off are factors worth watching closely.

561

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,075

Per pupil spending ?

26.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3536 Hill Road
Boise, ID 83703-4717

(208) 854-5120

District: Boise Independent District

Students who attend Hillside Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Boise Senior High School

Feeder schools for Hillside Junior High School:

Elementary:	Collister Elementary School
	Cynthia Mann Elementary School
	Hidden Springs Elementary School
	Taft Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.3%

Hispanic:

7.3%

African American:

6.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 53rd percentile in 2016 → 50th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Idaho median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg48%

Idaho avg47%

88^th of 177

Idaho public middle schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 8Middle Schools in the Boise Independent District

41^st of 104Boise Independent District among Idaho 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	Idaho percentile	Rating
2026	45.5	88 of 177	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.9	80 of 166	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.8	79 of 164	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.8	58 of 107	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.0	29 of 53	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.0	18 of 42	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.5	27 of 43	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.9	55 of 100	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.8	95 of 131	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	46.3	46 of 98	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.7	40 of 100	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	31.2	131 of 173	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.7	142 of 171	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	56.0	74 of 169	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.1	43 of 166	74.1%	★★★★☆
2009	73.9	25 of 160	84.4%	★★★★☆
2008	72.6	28 of 158	82.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	40.2	45 of 72	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	32 of 51	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.3	15 of 24	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	33 of 60	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2021	9.5	7 of 7	0.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	33.1	48 of 72	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.6	38 of 51	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	49.1	13 of 24	45.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.8	35 of 60	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Idaho percentile	Rating
2024	57.0	27 of 81	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.4	10 of 18	44.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.3	22 of 35	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

White (2024)67th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2024)38th percentile-14 vs school

Male (2024)33rd percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)<1st percentile-57 vs school

By subject vs Idaho (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts52%~ state avg

Math46%+3 vs state

Science41%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, March 28, 2023

This school protects students who sexually assault other students. Close Quote

by a student
Sunday, December 17, 2017

I don’t like that It is the worst junior high school I got bullied and annoyed Iam sick of some the teachers I had Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				ISAT Math (2026)				ISAT Science (2026)	ISAT English Language Arts (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISAT Math 6th Grade	ISAT Math 7th Grade	ISAT Math 8th Grade	ISAT Math All Grades	ISAT Science 8th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISAT English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hillside Junior High School	Public	7-9	3536 Hill Road	Boise	83703	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-5120	561	36	15.6	26.2%	439 (78.3%)	36 (6.4%)	41 (7.3%)	13 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.3%)	45.5	88^th of 177 public middle schools	50.3%		48.9	80^th of 166 public middle schools	51.8%	8		48.5	43.6	45.9	40.9		54.7	50.6	52.5	$10,075	$866	$9,208
North Junior High School	Public	7-9	1105 North 13th Street	Boise	83702	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-5740	886	47	18.7	20.5%	690 (77.9%)	33 (3.7%)	102 (11.5%)	12 (1.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.0%)	81.5	25^th of 177 public middle schools	85.9%		66.7	41^st of 166 public middle schools	75.3%	16		65.5	65.1	65.3	53.3		68.3	67.2	67.8	$8,791	$618	$8,174
Riverglen Junior High School	Public	7-9	6801 North Gary Lane	Boise	83714	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-5910	497	36	13.6	37.8%	360 (72.4%)	19 (3.8%)	77 (15.5%)	12 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	25 (5.0%)	33	119^th of 177 public middle schools	32.8%		41.8	95^th of 166 public middle schools	42.8%	24		34.8	35.1	35.0	41.7		52.8	47.9	50.3	$11,760	$1,178	$10,582
Fairmont Junior High School	Public	7-9	2121 North Cole Road	Boise	83704	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-4790	659	43	15.4		336 (51.0%)	53 (8.0%)	216 (32.8%)	16 (2.4%)	4 (0.6%)	6 (0.9%)	28 (4.2%)	10.5	166^th of 177 public middle schools	6.2%					(n/a)		25.1	24.4	24.8	25.5		41.9	32.2	37.1	$10,023	$750	$9,273
South Junior High School	Public	7-9	3101 Cassia Street	Boise	83705	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-6110	533	37	14.5	97.0%	329 (61.7%)	44 (8.3%)	114 (21.4%)	12 (2.3%)	4 (0.8%)	3 (0.6%)	27 (5.1%)	27.2	138^th of 177 public middle schools	22.0%					(n/a)		27.4	41.8	34.7	33.1		38.9	52.8	45.8	$11,445	$758	$10,687
Lowell Scott Middle School	Public	6-8	13600 West McMillan Road	Boise	83713	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 350-4060	773	37	21.1	35.2%	606 (78.4%)	27 (3.5%)	66 (8.5%)	22 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	46 (6.0%)	86.7	20^th of 177 public middle schools	88.7%		87	15^th of 166 public middle schools	91.0%	5	51.5	69.6	63.3	61.4	68.4	70.7	78.1	75.8	74.9	$7,081	$609	$6,472
Lewis & Clark Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	4141 East Pine Street	Meridian	83642	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(208) 350-4270	898	42	21.2	40.9%	597 (66.5%)	28 (3.1%)	177 (19.7%)	32 (3.6%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.7%)	55 (6.1%)	60.2	58^th of 177 public middle schools	67.2%		59.1	56^th of 166 public middle schools	66.3%	2	45.7	45.1	44.4	45.1	49.5	66.8	62.7	62.5	63.9	$6,819	$655	$6,164
West Junior High	Public	7-9	8371 West Salt Creek Court	Boise	83709	Ada County	Boise Independent District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 854-6450	717	41	17.5	37.4%	525 (73.2%)	15 (2.1%)	117 (16.3%)	15 (2.1%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.6%)	32.9	120^th of 177 public middle schools	32.2%		28.4	127^th of 166 public middle schools	23.5%	7		47.4	34.6	40.7	32.2		52.1	45.3	48.5	$9,693	$868	$8,825
Pathways Middle School	Public	6-8	1870 East Heritage Park Lane	Meridian	83646	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(208) 350-4040	122	14	8.5	49.2%	98 (80.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (9.0%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.3%)	1 (0.8%)	7 (5.7%)	33.1	118^th of 177 public middle schools	33.3%		33.7	118^th of 166 public middle schools	28.9%		< 23%	< 22%	< 29%	19.8	33.3	28.6	48.9	63.6	47.4	$10,779	$837	$9,943
Eagle Middle School	Public	6-8	1000 West Floating Feather	Eagle	83616	Ada County	Joint School District No. 2	No	No	(n/a)	No	(208) 939-2216	836	37	22.8	16.0%	686 (82.1%)	7 (0.8%)	90 (10.8%)	12 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	38 (4.5%)	89.7	16^th of 177 public middle schools	91.0%		94	7^th of 166 public middle schools	95.8%	9	66.0	63.1	60.7	63.2	68.6	72.9	84.4	72.9	76.6	$6,822	$609	$6,213

Frequently Asked Questions about Hillside Junior High School

What is the racial makeup of Hillside Junior High School?

Students at Hillside Junior High School are 78% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Hillside Junior High School in?

Boise Independent District

What high school do graduates of Hillside Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Hillside Junior High School usually go on to attend Boise Senior High School

How many students attend Hillside Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 561 students attended Hillside Junior High School.

Is Hillside Junior High School a good school?

Hillside Junior High School ranks 88^th of 177 Idaho middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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