Hillsboro Int, Hillsboro TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Hillsboro Int

Hillsboro Intermediate is a regular public school serving grades four through six in Hillsboro, a rural small town at the I-35 split between Dallas-Fort Worth and Waco in Hill County. The school draws from a town anchored by a historic downtown square and a mix of residential neighborhoods with a sparse suburban character.

The enrollment is around mid-size for an intermediate school, with roughly equal numbers across each grade. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is majority Hispanic, with a significant white population and a smaller Black enrollment. The school does not report counts for special education or English learner populations, so the scope and scale of those services are not visible in the available data.

On state testing, the school shows a mixed profile. English language arts performance is a relative strength: proficiency in grades four and five sits around the midpoint or slightly above, and sixth grade reaches into the upper half. Math proficiency is notably weaker, particularly in sixth grade where it falls into the lower-middle range. Science proficiency in fifth grade is a soft spot, landing below most grade-level and subject benchmarks at Hillsboro INT. When aggregated across tested grades and subjects, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile relative to districts in Hill County, a position grounded primarily in stronger ELA results offsetting lower math and science performance. Only one year of test data is available, so trends cannot be assessed.

Data on chronic absenteeism, discipline, course access, and staffing were not available, leaving gaps in the picture of school environment and day-to-day experience. The school operates as part of Hillsboro ISD, which publicly reported an accountability rating jump from a low B in 2023 to an A in 2025, attributed by the district to a renewed focus on classroom learning. That recent district-level uptick may signal momentum worth noting if you are considering this area, though it does not yet tell the full story of where this particular intermediate school is headed.

A parent may want to look into the school's approach to math and science instruction further with the school directly, given the gap between ELA and those subjects. Questions about how the school is addressing that gap and what supports are available for students working below proficiency would be worth asking. The lack of visible data on special populations and support services also warrants a direct conversation with the school about what is available for students who need additional help.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 652%

School 52% · District 52%

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 460%

School 60% · District 20% · ▲ 40 pts above district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Grade 561%

School 61% · District 17% · ▲ 44 pts above district

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

Grade 664%

School 64% · District 64%

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Science

Grade 530%

School 30% · District 30%

▲ 7 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

This schoolHILLSBORO ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income31%Higher-income44%13 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income54%Higher-income78%24 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income61%Higher-income72%11 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income33%Higher-income41%8 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income45%Higher-income77%32 pp gap