Hillside Middle School

Summary:

Hillside Middle School is a public middle school located in Seven Hills, Ohio, serving grades 5-8 with a student population of 539. The school is part of the Parma City School District, which is ranked 400 out of 839 districts in Ohio and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hillside Middle School consistently outperforms the Parma City School District and the state of Ohio in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Hillside had 86.3% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 73.5% for the district and 70.6% for the state. The school has a relatively diverse student population, with 74.77% White, 5.57% African American, 11.13% Hispanic, and 2.6% Asian students in the 2022-2023 school year. Hillside Middle School also has strong performance across various student subgroups, including African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students.

Hillside Middle School has consistently ranked in the top 20-30% of Ohio middle schools over the past decade, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years. This indicates that the school is providing a high-quality education to its students and outperforming many nearby middle schools, such as Greenbriar Middle School, Shiloh Middle School, and Garfield Heights Middle School. However, the school has seen fluctuations in chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 10.0% in 2019-2020 to 41.1% in 2021-2022, which is an area the school may want to focus on to improve student attendance and further enhance its academic outcomes.


Detail:

Public 5-8

 1 Educational Park Dr
       Seven Hills, OH  44131-4439


(440) 885-2373

District: Parma City

SchoolDigger Rank:
328th of 1,046 Ohio Middle Schools


Students who attend Hillside Middle School usually attend:

High:    Normandy High School

Feeder schools for Hillside Middle School:

Elementary:    Dentzler Elementary School
    Green Valley Elementary School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.7 Help
Number of students:  539

Racial breakdown:

White:
74.8%
Hispanic:
11.1%
African American:
5.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  44.2% Help


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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
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Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hillside Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Hillside Middle School 328th of 1046 Ohio public middle schools. (See Hillside Middle School in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Parma City:

SchoolDigger ranks Parma City 400th of 839 Ohio school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Hillside Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Hillside Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2005 66.97 239th 692 65.5%
2006 68.94 250th 732 65.8%
2007 78.63 149th 837 82.2%
2008 76.40 181st 835 78.3%
2009 77.85 163rd 858 81.0%
2010 72.29 278th 895 68.9%
2011 75.46 217th 925 76.5%
2012 72.03 312th 989 68.5%
2013 67.34 435th 1001 56.5%
2014 71.52 315th 1008 68.8%
2015 83.14 131st 1035 87.3%
2016 75.55 235th 1050 77.6%
2017 71.50 298th 1038 71.3%
2018 78.68 189th 1010 81.3%
2019 78.51 204th 1050 80.6%
2021 76.10 244th 1037 76.5%
2022 78.00 205th 1017 79.8%
2023 79.42 201st 1048 80.8%
2024 70.06 328th 1046 68.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Hillside Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 62.62 78th 239 67.4%
2024 35.18 177th 254 30.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Hillside Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 75.54 27th 134 79.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Hillside Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 58.08 161st 590 72.7%
2024 44.00 265th 563 52.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hillside Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.99 68th 924 92.6%
2019 82.69 87th 945 90.8%
2021 85.95 69th 923 92.5%
2022 77.92 137th 947 85.5%
2023 78.29 149th 974 84.7%
2024 72.29 241st 989 75.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Hillside Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.51 166th 897 81.5%
2019 71.72 285th 917 68.9%
2021 67.04 309th 910 66.0%
2022 67.04 316th 925 65.8%
2023 75.08 216th 943 77.1%
2024 62.60 377th 942 60.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Hillside Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.37 152nd 643 76.4%
2019 70.19 99th 658 85.0%
2021 28.13 448th 576 22.2%
2022 68.15 94th 565 83.4%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Hillside Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.18 264th 521 49.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Hillside Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.17 209th 916 77.2%
2019 75.98 215th 933 77.0%
2021 74.40 221st 924 76.1%
2022 73.08 236th 946 75.1%
2023 72.78 249th 963 74.1%
2024 71.44 262nd 958 72.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Hillside Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 76.37 63rd 413 84.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hillside Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.20 57th 192 70.3%
2019 77.21 40th 222 82.0%
2021 69.48 63rd 228 72.4%
2022 64.74 76th 247 69.2%
2023 79.71 36th 249 85.5%
2024 77.34 41st 239 82.8%
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Rank History for White students at Hillside Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools OH State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.04 196th 781 74.9%
2019 69.06 251st 796 68.5%
2021 63.35 290th 781 62.9%
2022 67.61 249th 809 69.2%
2023 68.68 252nd 805 68.7%
2024 60.28 321st 795 59.6%
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Data source: test scores: Ohio Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Hillside Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 843 2 13 0 0 n/a n/a 0 858
1989 845 3 9 7 0 n/a n/a 0 864
1990 869 5 6 4 0 n/a n/a 0 884
1991 946 6 7 6 0 n/a n/a 0 965
1992 481 6 13 5 0 n/a n/a 0 505
1993 484 2 7 1 0 n/a n/a 0 494
1994 471 4 11 3 0 n/a n/a 0 489
1995 520 7 18 4 1 n/a n/a 0 550
1996 520 7 18 4 1 n/a n/a 0 550
1997 520 4 11 5 0 n/a n/a 0 540
1998 518 5 8 4 0 n/a n/a 0 535
1999 512 6 7 6 0 n/a n/a 0 531
2000 507 3 11 9 0 n/a n/a 0 530
2001 556 1 9 8 0 n/a n/a 0 574
2002 558 0 16 7 0 n/a n/a 2 583
2003 558 0 16 7 0 n/a n/a 2 583
2004 567 1 15 5 0 n/a n/a 4 592
2005 535 7 11 8 0 n/a n/a 7 568
2006 526 6 14 8 0 n/a n/a 4 558
2007 510 7 17 7 0 n/a n/a 3 544
2008 493 10 11 13 0 n/a n/a 3 530
2009 502 14 6 14 0 n/a n/a 8 544
2010 516 9 12 14 0 n/a n/a 4 555
2011 483 11 17 13 1 0 6 0 531
2012 410 8 15 11 0 0 7 0 451
2013 653 12 20 20 0 0 15 0 720
2014 616 12 16 21 1 0 19 0 685
2015 572 12 18 26 1 0 20 0 649
2016 548 15 14 35 1 0 18 0 631
2017 545 19 13 45 0 0 10 0 632
2018 531 25 16 49 0 0 11 0 632
2019 475 23 20 63 0 0 14 0 595
2020 461 27 27 81 0 0 17 0 613
2021 427 20 19 85 1 0 21 0 573
2022 414 31 19 74 0 0 27 0 565
2023 403 30 14 60 2 0 30 0 539

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Hillside Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 858 49.0 17.5 0
1989 864 52.0 16.6 n/a
1990 884 54.0 16.3 n/a
1991 965 60.6 15.9 n/a
1992 505 34.0 14.8 4.6
1993 494 33.6 14.7 6.3
1994 489 35.6 13.7 9.6
1995 550 35.6 15.4 8.5
1996 550 35.6 15.4 8.5
1997 540 37.6 14.4 8.7
1998 535 37.6 14.2 8.6
1999 531 37.0 14.4 14.3
2000 530 34.1 15.5 9.6
2001 574 36.1 15.9 12.7
2002 583 37.5 15.5 11.2
2003 583 37.5 15.5 11.2
2004 592 37.0 16.0 17
2005 568 36.2 15.7 15.5
2006 558 37.5 14.9 18.6
2007 544 38.8 14.0 18.5
2008 530 37.8 14.0 n/a
2009 544 38.6 14.1 24.8
2010 555 40.2 13.7 27.6
2011 531 36.1 14.7 32.6
2012 451 38.0 11.8 35.3
2013 720 52.3 13.7 39.6
2014 685 41.5 16.5 41.6
2015 649 n/a n/a 47.3
2016 631 40.0 15.7 48.8
2017 632 38.1 16.5 47
2018 632 37.0 17.0 42.6
2019 595 33.5 17.7 45.2
2020 613 34.0 18.0 45
2021 573 34.0 16.8 n/a
2022 565 29.8 18.9 n/a
2023 539 30.3 17.7 44.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Hillside Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 858 49.0 17.5 0
1989 864 52.0 16.6 n/a
1990 884 54.0 16.3 n/a
1991 965 60.6 15.9 n/a
1992 505 34.0 14.8 4.6
1993 494 33.6 14.7 6.3
1994 489 35.6 13.7 9.6
1995 550 35.6 15.4 8.5
1996 550 35.6 15.4 8.5
1997 540 37.6 14.4 8.7
1998 535 37.6 14.2 8.6
1999 531 37.0 14.4 14.3
2000 530 34.1 15.5 9.6
2001 574 36.1 15.9 12.7
2002 583 37.5 15.5 11.2
2003 583 37.5 15.5 11.2
2004 592 37.0 16.0 17
2005 568 36.2 15.7 15.5
2006 558 37.5 14.9 18.6
2007 544 38.8 14.0 18.5
2008 530 37.8 14.0 n/a
2009 544 38.6 14.1 24.8
2010 555 40.2 13.7 27.6
2011 531 36.1 14.7 32.6
2012 451 38.0 11.8 35.3
2013 720 52.3 13.7 39.6
2014 685 41.5 16.5 41.6
2015 649 n/a n/a 47.3
2016 631 40.0 15.7 48.8
2017 632 38.1 16.5 47
2018 632 37.0 17.0 42.6
2019 595 33.5 17.7 45.2
2020 613 34.0 18.0 45
2021 573 34.0 16.8 n/a
2022 565 29.8 18.9 n/a
2023 539 30.3 17.7 44.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Hillside Middle School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $10,897
2022 $14,207
2023 $14,571

Data source: Ohio Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Hillside Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 204th of 1050 Middle schoolsRanks 201st of 1048 Middle schools
 0.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
5th Grade Science (Hillside Middle School)82.380.1
 2.2%
   5th Grade Science (Parma City)69.562.1
 7.4%
   5th Grade Science (Ohio)6563.9
 1.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (Hillside Middle School)85.176.1
 9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Parma City)63.154.5
 8.6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)62.556.6
 5.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Hillside Middle School)76.879.5
 2.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Parma City)67.566.9
 0.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)69.867.4
 2.4%
6th Grade Mathematics (Hillside Middle School)81.867.1
 14.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Parma City)6053.8
 6.2%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)60.150
 10.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Hillside Middle School)7766.7
 10.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Parma City)57.357.1
 0.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)56.155
 1.1%
7th Grade Mathematics (Hillside Middle School)60.258.9
 1.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Parma City)4945.3
 3.7%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)57.547.6
 9.9%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Hillside Middle School)69.772.7
 3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Parma City)62.566.5
 4%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Ohio)67.764.8
 2.9%
8th Grade Mathematics (Hillside Middle School)100100
   8th Grade Mathematics (Parma City)58.541.3
 17.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Ohio)57.346.4
 10.9%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students595539
 9.4%
African American2330
 30.4%
American Indian02
Asian2014
 30%
Hispanic6360
 4.8%
Pacific Islander00
White475403
 15.2%
Two or More Races1430
 114.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients45.2%44.2%
 1.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Hillside Middle School

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

Hillside Middle School ranks 328th of 1046 Ohio middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 539 students attended Hillside Middle School.

Students at Hillside Middle School are 75% White, 11% Hispanic, 6% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.


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