Summary:
The Hillsboro School District area in Wisconsin includes one high school, Hillsboro High, a 6–12 school with 252 students that combines middle and high school grades. Its completion and attendance picture is a strength: graduation is 92.5% at the school and district vs. 92.0% statewide, dropout is 0.4% vs. 1.1% statewide, and chronic absenteeism is 7.6% vs. 17.3% statewide, though it is above the district’s 5.2%. Even so, Hillsboro School District is ranked 304 of 432 (30th percentile, 1 star), and Hillsboro High’s current school rank is 292 of 533 (45th percentile, 2 stars).
Academics are uneven. In 2025–26, the simple ACT 10th-grade average is 46.43% vs. 44.87% state, helped by ACT Math at 50% vs. 42.93%. But the Forward Exam average is 40.96% vs. 54.70%, and Forward Math is far below state in every tested grade: 6th 27.27% vs. 53.6%, 7th 24.14% vs. 55.67%, and 8th 29.41% vs. 53.67%. 8th grade is the standout: Social Studies 70.59% vs. 64.63% state, Science 52.94% vs. 51.86%, and ELA 50% vs. 54.38%; 8th math rose from 13.51% to 29.41% but remains 24.26 points below state.
Performance and ratings have been volatile. School rank moved from 49th percentile/2 stars in 2023–24 to 70th percentile/4 stars in 2024–25, then to 45th percentile/2 stars in 2025–26. In 10th grade, ACT Math improved from 38.89% to 50%, but ACT ELA fell from 66.67% to 46.43%, ACT Science fell from 58.33% to 42.86%, and Forward Social Studies dropped from 48.15% to 32.26% vs. 48.25% state. Context: 252 students, grades 6–12, 37.3% free/reduced lunch, $18,260 per-student spending, and a 13.1 student-teacher ratio. Parents should read Forward results as middle-grade indicators, while graduation, dropout, and ACT results are more directly high-school-facing.
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