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Hillside Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

22^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 890 Michigan Middle Schools

Better than 98% of Michigan middle schools

Summary

Hillside Middle School is a highly-regarded public middle school in Northville, Michigan, serving 981 students in grades 6-8 and part of the Northville Public Schools district, which is ranked 8th out of 613 districts in the state.

Hillside Middle School consistently outperforms state and district averages in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Hillside's 6th-grade students scored 71.5% proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 69.5% for the Northville Public Schools district and 38.6% for the state of Michigan. Similarly, Hillside's 7th-grade students scored 79.5% proficient or better in Math, compared to 77.2% for the district and 33.3% for the state. The school also demonstrates strong performance across different student subgroups, with its Hispanic and English Language Learner students ranking among the top in the state for English Language Arts proficiency.

Hillside Middle School's excellence extends beyond academics. The school has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state average, and it spends more per student than the state average, suggesting a focus on providing a well-resourced and personalized learning environment. When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Pioneer Middle School and West Middle School, Hillside Middle School outperforms them in academic proficiency, further solidifying its status as one of the top-performing middle schools in Michigan.

1,024

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,208

Per pupil spending ?

5.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

775 N Center St
Northville, MI 48167-2762

(248) 344-3600

District: Northville Public Schools

Students who attend Hillside Middle School usually attend:

High:

Northville High School

Feeder schools for Hillside Middle School:

Elementary:	Amerman Elementary School
	Moraine Elementary School
	Ridge Wood Elementary School
	Thornton Creek Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.6%

Asian:

27.1%

Hispanic:

3.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 98th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Michigan average (74% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 2% of Michigan middle schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg74%

Michigan avg41%

22^nd of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Top 2%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Northville Public Schools

8^th of 613Northville Public Schools among Michigan 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	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	96.5	22 of 890	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	13 of 897	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.0	11 of 883	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	97.4	15 of 776	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	95.8	24 of 675	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	96.9	11 of 792	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	97.3	14 of 838	98.3%	★★★★★
2017	96.5	19 of 821	97.7%	★★★★★
2016	96.7	16 of 894	98.2%	★★★★★
2015	97.4	12 of 919	98.7%	★★★★★
2014	94.8	21 of 921	97.7%	★★★★★
2013	93.1	41 of 919	95.5%	★★★★★
2012	92.8	38 of 900	95.8%	★★★★★
2011	87.6	20 of 858	97.7%	★★★★★
2010	86.4	22 of 851	97.4%	★★★★★
2009	88.8	18 of 847	97.9%	★★★★★
2008	87.7	28 of 839	96.7%	★★★★★
2007	86.1	41 of 823	95.0%	★★★★★
2006	88.3	31 of 806	96.2%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	85.7	29 of 310	90.6%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	82.5	16 of 85	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	82.1	13 of 88	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	90.8	2 of 87	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	87.0	6 of 57	89.5%	★★★★★
2021	80.3	8 of 39	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	85.0	9 of 48	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	83.4	10 of 104	90.4%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	26 of 106	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	87.3	4 of 88	95.5%	★★★★★
2023	81.6	8 of 72	88.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	95.1	23 of 789	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	97.6	7 of 771	99.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.0	12 of 770	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	18 of 657	97.3%	★★★★★
2021	92.3	32 of 521	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	94.8	18 of 658	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	19 of 794	97.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	97.0	3 of 265	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	99.4	1 of 257	99.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	6 of 246	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	81.0	9 of 69	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	84.5	15 of 137	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	87.8	22 of 266	91.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	199 of 832	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	91.9	25 of 836	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	81.3	82 of 825	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	88.9	36 of 691	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	84.3	35 of 523	93.3%	★★★★★
2019	90.6	23 of 672	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	86.9	44 of 815	94.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	96.8	15 of 798	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	17 of 786	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.9	7 of 776	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	97.7	8 of 658	98.8%	★★★★★
2021	96.4	13 of 540	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	97.1	12 of 639	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	97.5	13 of 797	98.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2024	89.7	10 of 176	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	75.6	28 of 163	82.8%	★★★★☆
2018	97.0	2 of 156	98.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	80.2	19 of 244	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	86.7	11 of 201	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	76.8	23 of 199	88.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.9	22 of 70	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	88.7	13 of 377	96.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	92.5	37 of 696	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	29 of 701	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	21 of 688	96.9%	★★★★★
2022	93.4	26 of 638	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	91.4	35 of 577	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.8	33 of 624	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.8	43 of 678	93.7%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)94th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile-5 vs school

African American (2023)91st percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)81st percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile-21 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)75th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Math76%+44 vs state

English Language Arts72%+33 vs state

Mathematics70%+40 vs state

Science69%+28 vs state

Social Studies68%+20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)			M-Step Math (2025)			M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hillside Middle School	Public	6-8	775 N Center St	Northville	48167	Oakland County	Northville Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(248) 344-3600	1,024	53	19.4	5.5%	661 (64.6%)	12 (1.2%)	40 (3.9%)	277 (27.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.2%)	96.5	22^nd of 890 public middle schools	97.5%		97.4	13^th of 897 public middle schools	98.6%	9	88.0	70.1		71.5	73.2		73.2	79.5		68.7		67.5	$16,208	$1,149	$15,060
Meads Mill Middle School	Public	6-8	16700 Franklin Rd	Northville	48168	Wayne County	Northville Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(248) 344-3700	615	31	20.0	7.2%	407 (66.2%)	19 (3.1%)	33 (5.4%)	133 (21.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.3%)	97.3	13^th of 890 public middle schools	98.5%		96.2	25^th of 897 public middle schools	97.2%	12	88.5	67.0		66.2	73.1		75.1	73.1		80.5		75.7	$16,068	$1,516	$14,552
Novi Meadows School	Public	5-7	25549 Taft Rd	Novi	48374	Oakland County	Novi Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 449-1250	1,048	62	16.9	9.9%	338 (32.3%)	81 (7.7%)	51 (4.9%)	529 (50.5%)	14 (1.3%)	2 (0.2%)	33 (3.1%)								(n/a)			70.7	63.5		72.5	65.5		62.8		54.8		$16,073	$706	$15,367
Novi Middle School	Public	5-8	49000 W 11 Mile Rd	Novi	48374	Oakland County	Novi Community School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 449-1600	1,086	57	19.0	10.0%	341 (31.4%)	72 (6.6%)	47 (4.3%)	563 (51.8%)	11 (1.0%)	3 (0.3%)	49 (4.5%)	96.1	28^th of 890 public middle schools	96.9%		96.3	24^th of 897 public middle schools	97.3%	4	84.9	63.3			69.4			71.5		72.0		76.0	$14,988	$706	$14,283
Holmes Middle School	Public	7-8	16200 Newburgh Rd	Livonia	48154	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 744-2675	670	32	20.9	16.4%	552 (82.4%)	31 (4.6%)	39 (5.8%)	17 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.6%)	89.4	78^th of 890 public middle schools	91.2%		88.4	82^nd of 897 public middle schools	90.9%	4	84.5	44.4			59.0			53.1		65.8		70.2	$15,458	$938	$14,520
West Middle School	Public	6-8	44401 W Ann Arbor Trl	Plymouth	48170	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 416-7599	667	35	18.8	13.8%	533 (79.9%)	46 (6.9%)	40 (6.0%)	21 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.9%)	88.8	82^nd of 890 public middle schools	90.8%		90.7	69^th of 897 public middle schools	92.3%	13	85.6	50.4		48.6	63.9		41.4	55.3		71.9		74.4	$15,386	$1,152	$14,235
Power Middle School	Public	5-8	34740 Rhonswood St	Farmington Hills	48335	Oakland County	Farmington Public School District	No	No	No	No	(248) 489-3622	621	41	15.0	22.2%	305 (49.1%)	142 (22.9%)	31 (5.0%)	110 (17.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.0%)	72.8	190^th of 890 public middle schools	78.7%		72	191^st of 897 public middle schools	78.7%	1	72.5	39.7		47.5	46.5		41.2	39.7		53.4		50.2	$19,519	$1,514	$18,005
East Middle School	Public, Magnet	6-8	1042 S Mill St	Plymouth	48170	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(734) 416-4955	725	37	19.8	16.1%	384 (53.0%)	67 (9.2%)	27 (3.7%)	212 (29.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.6%)	97.1	15^th of 890 public middle schools	98.3%		97.5	10^th of 897 public middle schools	98.9%	5	86.8	66.9		75.2	71.9		69.5	72.3		67.4		78.0	$15,369	$1,041	$14,328
Pioneer Middle School	Public	6-8	46081 Ann Arbor Rd W	Plymouth	48170	Wayne County	Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(734) 416-2770	827	41	20.3	16.3%	558 (67.5%)	75 (9.1%)	43 (5.2%)	108 (13.1%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.5%)	37 (4.5%)	93.8	49^th of 890 public middle schools	94.5%		92.6	55^th of 897 public middle schools	93.9%	6	86.1	54.9		66.3	61.8		69.4	62.1		61.2		71.1	$14,650	$994	$13,656
Frost Middle School	Public	6-8	14041 Stark Rd	Livonia	48154	Wayne County	Livonia Public Schools School District	No	No	No	No	(734) 744-2670	641	41	15.7	25.3%	429 (66.9%)	88 (13.7%)	39 (6.1%)	47 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (5.8%)	87.3	92^nd of 890 public middle schools	89.7%		89	78^th of 897 public middle schools	91.3%	14	75.7	49.6			64.8			53.9		57.6		61.3	$17,553	$1,559	$15,994

Frequently Asked Questions about Hillside Middle School

Is Hillside Middle School a good school?

Yes! Hillside Middle School is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 22^nd of 890 Michigan middle schools.

What district is Hillside Middle School in?

Northville Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Hillside Middle School?

Students at Hillside Middle School are 65% White, 27% Asian, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What high school do graduates of Hillside Middle School attend?

Students who attend Hillside Middle School usually go on to attend Northville High School

How many students attend Hillside Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,024 students attended Hillside Middle School.

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