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Hillsboro Junior High

Q: Is Hillsboro Junior High a good school?

Hillsboro Junior High ranks 140 th of 438 Missouri middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

140^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 438 Missouri Middle Schools

Better than 68% of Missouri middle schools

Summary

Hillsboro Junior High is a public middle school serving around 500 students in grades 7-8 in Hillsboro, Missouri, which is part of the Hillsboro R-III school district. The school has consistently ranked in the middle range of Missouri middle schools over the past 10 years, typically between 140-200 out of around 450-550 schools, and maintains a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hillsboro Junior High stands out for its strong academic performance, particularly in mathematics, science, and English language arts, where it exceeds the state averages. The school also ranks highly for its work with special education and low-income students, placing 53rd and 74th respectively out of Missouri middle schools in 2024-2025. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 21.0% in 2023-2024, while improving, is still higher than nearby top-performing schools like Festus Middle (16.3%) and Danby-Rush Tower Middle (14.1%).

Compared to nearby schools, Hillsboro Junior High outperforms Grandview Middle on most metrics, but lags behind the higher-ranked Festus Middle, which ranks 34th out of 438 Missouri middle schools. Overall, Hillsboro Junior High appears to be a solid middle school with room for improvement, particularly in addressing chronic absenteeism and closing the gap with the top-performing schools in the region.

492

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,778

Per pupil spending ?

30.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12 Hawk Dr
Hillsboro, MO 63050-5200

(636) 789-0020

District: Hillsboro R-III

Students who attend Hillsboro Junior High usually attend:

High:

Hillsboro High

Feeder schools for Hillsboro Junior High:

Elementary:	Hillsboro Elementary
	Hillsboro Primary

Racial breakdown:

White:

92.9%

Two or more races:

3.5%

Hispanic:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 56th percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Missouri average (46% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Missouri median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg42%

Missouri avg41%

140^th of 438

Missouri public middle schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Missouri Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	140 of 438	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	155 of 451	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.7	196 of 459	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.2	167 of 459	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.3	200 of 454	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.5	188 of 587	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.6	277 of 552	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	46.2	326 of 568	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	50.5	224 of 435	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.0	255 of 585	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	68.4	170 of 633	73.1%	★★★★☆
2013	55.5	282 of 649	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.5	223 of 623	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.3	292 of 625	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.2	275 of 614	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.1	332 of 601	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.0	290 of 624	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	51.9	315 of 624	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	64.0	155 of 619	75.0%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2022	34.0	126 of 187	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.2	166 of 195	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.8	93 of 162	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2023	40.8	37 of 48	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.3	28 of 44	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.2	96 of 121	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.4	78 of 104	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	74 of 369	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	60.2	114 of 378	69.8%	★★★★☆
2023	56.4	138 of 382	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.0	46 of 365	87.4%	★★★★☆
2021	40.9	240 of 371	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.0	160 of 482	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.8	257 of 422	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	53 of 196	73.0%	★★★★☆
2024	29.7	146 of 194	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	56.4	56 of 192	70.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Missouri percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	128 of 358	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.4	164 of 379	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.9	214 of 385	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.1	192 of 381	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.6	212 of 376	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.6	213 of 527	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.8	293 of 479	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)73rd percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)64th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2022)33rd percentile-31 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)23rd percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Missouri (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I97%+51 vs state

Science47%+8 vs state

English Language Arts46%+5 vs state

Mathematics38%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Mathematics (2025)					MAP Science (2025)		MAP English Language Arts (2025)					MAP Algebra I (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	MAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MAP Mathematics 6th Grade	MAP Mathematics 7th Grade	MAP Mathematics 8th Grade	MAP Science 5th Grade	MAP Science 8th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 6th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 7th Grade	MAP English Language Arts 8th Grade	MAP Algebra I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Hillsboro Junior High	Public	7-8	12 Hawk Dr	Hillsboro	63050	Jefferson County	Hillsboro R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 789-0020	492	31	15.6	30.1%	457 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.5%)	64.4	140^th of 438 public middle schools	68.0%		61.2	155^th of 451 public middle schools	65.6%	15				49.3	22.5		47.4				44.4	46.9	96.6	$10,778	$539	$10,239
Hillsboro Middle Elementary	Public	4-6	10478 Business 21	Hillsboro	63050	Jefferson County	Hillsboro R-III	No	No	No	No	(636) 789-0030	682	47	14.5	36.1%	629 (92.2%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	27 (4.0%)								(n/a)	45.4	38.9	63.2			52.0		40.4	47.1	45.2				$10,075	$34	$10,040
Grandview Middle	Public	5-8	11470 Hwy C	Hillsboro	63050	Jefferson County	Grandview R-II	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 944-3931	138	11	12.2	44.9%	133 (96.4%)	2 (1.4%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48.7	215^th of 438 public middle schools	50.9%		39	282^nd of 451 public middle schools	37.5%	67		39.3	48.4		35.7		23.8			27.4	46.1			$9,601	$577	$9,024
Desoto Junior High	Public	7-8	731 Amvets Dr	De Soto	63020	Jefferson County	Desoto 73	No	No	No	No	(636) 586-1030	338	29	11.8	47.9%	313 (92.6%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.0%)	64.4	142^nd of 438 public middle schools	67.6%		66.2	129^th of 451 public middle schools	71.4%	13				49.2	32.8		39.0				43.7	50.2		$13,923	$1,259	$12,664
Festus Middle	Public	7-8	1717 W Main	Festus	63028	Jefferson County	Festus R-VI	No	No	No	No	(636) 937-5417	486	32	15.2	33.1%	436 (89.7%)	11 (2.3%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.8%)	89.3	34^th of 438 public middle schools	92.2%		89.2	34^th of 451 public middle schools	92.5%					78.6	45.2		55.8				58.1	57.5		$11,204	$351	$10,853
Festus Intermediate	Public	4-6	1501 Mid-Meadow Ln	Festus	63028	Jefferson County	Festus R-VI	No	No	No	Yes	(636) 937-4750	804	42	19.0	38.3%	710 (88.3%)	17 (2.1%)	15 (1.9%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (6.7%)								(n/a)	67.8	51.4	60.6			55.8		62.8	62.9	57.3				$8,811	$408	$8,403
Senn-Thomas Middle	Public	6-8	200 Senn Thomas Dr	Herculaneum	63048	Jefferson County	Dunklin R-V	No	No	No	No	(636) 479-5200	347	22	16.1	44.7%	300 (86.5%)	10 (2.9%)	12 (3.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.1%)	41	267^th of 438 public middle schools	39.0%		62	152^nd of 451 public middle schools	66.3%	115			24.7	27.4	12.3		45.4			31.1	35.2	45.4	73.8	$12,861	$557	$12,304
Antonia Middle School	Public	6-8	6798 St. Luke's Church Road	Barnhart	63012	Jefferson County	Fox C-6	No	No	No	No	(636) 282-6970	535	41	13.1	30.3%	488 (91.2%)	4 (0.7%)	20 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.4%)	71.2	101^st of 438 public middle schools	76.9%		80.6	63^rd of 451 public middle schools	86.0%	38			56.5	55.7	23.3		50.1			48.7	37.5	58.9	96.6	$12,130	$376	$11,755
Northwest Valley School	Public	6-8	4300 Gravois Rd	House Springs	63051	Jefferson County	Northwest R-I	No	No	No	No	(636) 671-3470	686	51	13.4	45.6%	627 (91.4%)	5 (0.7%)	16 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.2%)	42.3	256^th of 438 public middle schools	41.6%		46.2	243^rd of 451 public middle schools	46.1%	13			37.3	36.8	30.1		35.8			35.9	30.3	30.6		$13,703	$809	$12,894
Danby-Rush Tower Middle	Public	6-8	1250 Dooling Hollow Rd	Festus	63028	Jefferson County	Jefferson County R-Vii	No	No	No	No	(636) 937-9188	246	19	13.0	27.6%	227 (92.3%)	3 (1.2%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.7%)	69.5	110^th of 438 public middle schools	74.9%		73	98^th of 451 public middle schools	78.3%	12			67.4		7.6		43.8			43.2	55.0			$14,360	$546	$13,814

Frequently Asked Questions about Hillsboro Junior High

What is the racial makeup of Hillsboro Junior High?

Students at Hillsboro Junior High are 93% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% Hispanic.

How many students attend Hillsboro Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 492 students attended Hillsboro Junior High.

Is Hillsboro Junior High a good school?

Hillsboro Junior High ranks 140^th of 438 Missouri middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Hillsboro Junior High attend?

Students who attend Hillsboro Junior High usually go on to attend Hillsboro High

What district is Hillsboro Junior High in?

Hillsboro R-III

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