Top Rankings
Hillsdale Independent School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Michigan for:
Category
Attribute
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 39 students in Hillsdale Independent School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Michigan.
Public Middle School in Hillsdale Independent School District have an average math proficiency score of 30% (versus the Michigan public middle school average of 30%), and reading proficiency score of 50% (versus the 44% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 10% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Michigan public middle school average of 41% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (MI)
# Schools
2 Schools
1,359 Schools
# Students
39 Students
539,456 Students
# Teachers
26 Teachers
31,429 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
2:1
2:1
District Rank
Hillsdale Independent School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 860 school districts in Michigan (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#339 out of 866 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
21-39%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-59%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
≥50%
38%
Graduation Rate
(18-19)<50%
85%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.19
0.60
# American Indian Students
n/a
5,388 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
18,565 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
3 Students
46,928 Students
% Hispanic Students
8%
9%
# Black Students
n/a
123,990 Students
% Black Students
n/a
23%
# White Students
35 Students
317,045 Students
% White Students
90%
59%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
444 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
1 Student
26,282 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
-
# Students in K Grade:
1
18,326
# Students in 1st Grade:
2
17,662
# Students in 2nd Grade:
1
17,210
# Students in 3rd Grade:
1
17,790
# Students in 4th Grade:
2
19,133
# Students in 5th Grade:
1
26,521
# Students in 6th Grade:
3
87,703
# Students in 7th Grade:
1
102,702
# Students in 8th Grade:
4
104,492
# Students in 9th Grade:
3
34,388
# Students in 10th Grade:
1
31,836
# Students in 11th Grade:
4
29,419
# Students in 12th Grade:
6
30,134
# Ungraded Students:
9
2,140
District Revenue and Spending
Total Revenue
$16 MM
$25,476 MM
Spending
$14 MM
$24,351 MM
Revenue / Student (19-20)
$276,500
$14,589
Spending / Student (19-20)
$257,000
$14,302
Best Hillsdale Independent School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Greenfield School
Special Education School
Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 21-39% | Reading: 40-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
3471 Beck Rd
Hillsdale, MI 49242
(517) 689-1812
Hillsdale, MI 49242
(517) 689-1812
Grades: PK-12
| 39 students
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