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Schools in Hillsboro · Hillsboro School District

Hillsboro’s public schools score below 78% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 29% of Hillsboro’s students scored proficient, below the Wisconsin average (39%). The grade covers the public school district serving Hillsboro, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Wisconsin, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
34%
▼ 4 pts vs WI 38%
2021–22
Math proficiency
29%
▼ 10 pts vs WI 39%
2021–22
Spent per student
$19.6K
▲ 19% vs WI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.4
WI 13.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
472 students on the public path
In brief

Hillsboro’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 822 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Hillsboro’s, its schools beat 28%, higher than their 22% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 34% of tested students were proficient in reading and 29% in math, against 38% and 39% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $19,568 per student, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Hillsboro High. Enrollment is down 11% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Hillsboro’s grade

C Test scores

C−: better than 22% of Wisconsin school districts. Test scores are below the Wisconsin average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Wisconsin school districts we grade (441)Better than 22%
Lower resultsHigher results
Wisconsin towns with similar household incomes (822)Better than 28%
DC+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 242 test results could put Hillsboro anywhere from D to C+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Hillsboro’s students in the tested grades sat them (242 in math, 243 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Hillsboro, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Hillsboro ElementaryHillsboro School DistrictB−
6–12Hillsboro HighHillsboro School DistrictC

Hillsboro’s public schools are run by Hillsboro School District, which also serves Forest, Greenwood, Hillsboro and Union and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Hillsboro School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 472 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (WI 13.6)
$19,568WI $16,459 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading34%
State average 38.1% · 243 students tested
Math29%
State average 38.7% · 242 students tested

Hillsboro vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Hillsboro’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
HillsboroC−Hillsboro

Every school in Hillsboro

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Hillsboroby address
Hillsboro Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
220 students12:1Rate it →
Hillsboro High
High · Grades 6–12
C
252 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Hillsboro’s schools

Are Hillsboro’s schools good?

On Wisconsin’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Hillsboro children attend score below 78% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 28%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Hillsboro in?

Hillsboro School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 472 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Hillsboro spend per student?

$19,568 in Hillsboro School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Wisconsin. Stars are from neighbors.