Hilmar Middle

Summary:

Hilmar Middle is a public middle school located in Hilmar, CA, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 504 students. The school is part of the Hilmar Unified School District, which is ranked 1074 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hilmar Middle's academic performance, as measured by standardized test scores, is generally below the state average. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in Smarter Balanced Assessments/English Language Arts/Literacy ranged from 27.84% to 43.16% across different grade levels, compared to the state average of 45.82% to 47.19%. Similarly, in Smarter Balanced Assessments/Mathematics, Hilmar Middle's proficiency rates ranged from 20.54% to 24.21%, compared to the state average of 31.57% to 34.31%. The school has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.9% in 2017-2018 to 27.8% in 2021-2022, which is well above the state average.

When compared to nearby middle schools, Gustine Middle is the lowest-performing school in the group, while Winton Middle, Barbara Spratling Middle, and Turlock Junior High outperform Hilmar Middle in terms of academic achievement and other key metrics. Hilmar Middle's high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 50.4% to 60.12% over the past few years, suggests a potential correlation between socioeconomic status and student achievement that the school and Hilmar Unified School District may need to address.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 7528 North Scholar Way
       Hilmar, CA  95324-9655


(209) 632-8847

District: Hilmar Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1613th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,892 Help


Students who attend Hilmar Middle usually attend:

High:    Hilmar High

Feeder schools for Hilmar Middle:

Elementary:    Elim Elementary
    Merquin Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  19.5 Help
Number of students:  504

Racial breakdown:

White:
52.4%
Hispanic:
45.2%
Two or more races:
1.4%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  50.4% Help


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Compare Details Hilmar Middle ranks worse than 58.1% of middle schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.13. (See more...)
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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.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (52.4%), Hispanic (45.2%), two or more races (1.4%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 50.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hilmar Middle is 19.5. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hilmar Middle is $10,892.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hilmar Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Hilmar Middle 1613th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Hilmar Middle in the ranking list.)

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Hilmar Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Hilmar Unified 1074th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Hilmar Middle

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Rank History for all students at Hilmar Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 47.99 817th 1769 53.8%
2005 43.25 931st 1777 47.6%
2006 42.57 954th 1804 47.1%
2007 45.64 986th 1999 50.7%
2008 43.44 1077th 2005 46.3%
2009 52.05 924th 2063 55.2%
2010 45.57 1148th 2179 47.3%
2011 53.03 1006th 2236 55.0%
2012 36.10 1475th 2259 34.7%
2013 29.24 1733rd 2379 27.2%
2015 34.19 1496th 2477 39.6%
2016 39.07 1394th 2497 44.2%
2017 28.11 1727th 2508 31.1%
2018 21.42 1947th 2480 21.5%
2019 34.60 1635th 2715 39.8%
2022 31.05 1733rd 2740 36.8%
2023 31.06 1782nd 2802 36.4%
2024 35.13 1613th 2777 41.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Hilmar Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.63 1172nd 1364 14.1%
2019 33.35 946th 1442 34.4%
2022 43.26 654th 1540 57.5%
2023 35.59 951st 1529 37.8%
2024 44.76 575th 1477 61.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Hilmar Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 19.75 1460th 1538 5.1%
2024 17.11 1529th 1550 1.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hilmar Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.15 1987th 2230 10.9%
2019 35.54 1473rd 2369 37.8%
2022 25.45 1879th 2458 23.6%
2023 23.28 2042nd 2549 19.9%
2024 27.31 1884th 2575 26.8%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Hilmar Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 20.07 351st 394 10.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Hilmar Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.76 1715th 2262 24.2%
2019 34.39 1467th 2380 38.4%
2022 31.37 1623rd 2509 35.3%
2023 32.29 1575th 2547 38.2%
2024 38.54 1381st 2546 45.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Hilmar Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.93 1012th 1369 26.1%
2019 24.73 1218th 1491 18.3%
2022 30.65 1039th 1531 32.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Hilmar Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.87 1902nd 2273 16.3%
2019 33.67 1501st 2407 37.6%
2022 31.21 1606th 2527 36.4%
2023 29.88 1667th 2558 34.8%
2024 31.55 1624th 2547 36.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hilmar Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.23 1729th 2072 16.6%
2019 40.66 1232nd 2213 44.3%
2022 22.46 1920th 2359 18.6%
2023 18.79 2075th 2391 13.2%
2024 25.64 1807th 2383 24.2%
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Rank History for White students at Hilmar Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.40 1370th 1496 8.4%
2019 18.66 1326th 1602 17.2%
2022 23.35 1211th 1555 22.1%
2023 25.52 1166th 1552 24.9%
2024 27.10 1117th 1535 27.2%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Hilmar Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1991 262 5 1 39 0 n/a n/a 0 307
1992 247 9 1 35 0 n/a n/a 0 292
1993 293 1 2 42 0 n/a n/a 0 338
1994 310 4 2 54 0 n/a n/a 0 370
1995 330 2 7 48 1 n/a n/a 0 388
1996 330 2 7 48 1 n/a n/a 0 388
1997 334 2 5 54 0 n/a n/a 0 395
1998 324 1 1 45 0 n/a n/a 0 371
1999 329 3 2 49 0 n/a n/a 0 383
2000 307 3 2 57 0 n/a n/a 1 370
2001 302 2 2 47 0 n/a n/a 1 354
2002 294 0 9 81 2 n/a n/a 0 386
2003 294 0 9 81 2 n/a n/a 0 386
2004 431 1 16 133 1 n/a n/a 1 583
2005 434 3 16 157 1 n/a n/a 12 623
2006 394 2 18 160 1 n/a n/a 6 581
2007 368 6 11 167 1 n/a n/a 6 559
2008 339 5 8 179 3 n/a n/a 0 534
2009 336 6 7 176 2 0 8 0 535
2010 326 7 5 176 2 0 1 0 517
2011 340 4 5 162 1 0 3 0 515
2012 327 3 6 173 0 1 3 0 513
2013 322 1 3 183 2 0 4 0 515
2014 298 1 6 197 3 0 2 0 507
2015 306 2 5 210 4 0 2 0 529
2016 308 2 7 232 2 0 3 0 554
2017 305 3 6 248 3 0 4 0 569
2018 300 2 6 249 4 0 6 0 567
2019 283 1 4 243 5 0 4 0 540
2020 268 2 6 249 4 0 4 0 533
2021 248 1 2 232 3 0 3 0 489
2022 260 1 3 246 3 0 4 0 517
2023 264 0 4 228 1 0 7 0 504

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 Hilmar Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 307 13.0 23.6 n/a
1992 292 13.2 22.1 35.3
1993 338 13.0 26.0 41.4
1994 370 14.6 25.3 33
1995 388 15.7 24.7 32.2
1996 388 15.7 24.7 32.2
1997 395 17.6 22.4 23.3
1998 371 17.7 21.0 27.5
1999 383 18.2 21.0 38.4
2000 370 18.0 20.6 49.6
2001 354 18.0 19.7 42.8
2002 386 18.0 21.4 42.5
2003 386 18.0 21.4 42.5
2004 583 25.2 23.1 45.2
2005 623 25.0 24.9 48.9
2006 581 25.2 23.1 49.6
2007 559 25.2 22.2 53.2
2008 534 28.3 18.9 49.3
2009 535 26.1 19.0 53.5
2010 517 26.0 19.8 57.8
2011 515 n/a n/a 57.7
2012 513 23.7 21.6 56.7
2013 515 23.7 21.6 58.8
2014 507 23.5 21.4 58.2
2015 529 24.0 22.0 58.6
2016 554 24.0 23.0 57.8
2017 569 25.5 22.2 56.4
2018 567 25.6 22.0 59.1
2019 540 24.7 21.8 59.4
2020 533 n/a n/a 56.5
2021 489 26.0 18.8 60.1
2022 517 26.3 19.6 59.2
2023 504 25.7 19.5 50.4

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 Hilmar Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1991 307 13.0 23.6 n/a
1992 292 13.2 22.1 35.3
1993 338 13.0 26.0 41.4
1994 370 14.6 25.3 33
1995 388 15.7 24.7 32.2
1996 388 15.7 24.7 32.2
1997 395 17.6 22.4 23.3
1998 371 17.7 21.0 27.5
1999 383 18.2 21.0 38.4
2000 370 18.0 20.6 49.6
2001 354 18.0 19.7 42.8
2002 386 18.0 21.4 42.5
2003 386 18.0 21.4 42.5
2004 583 25.2 23.1 45.2
2005 623 25.0 24.9 48.9
2006 581 25.2 23.1 49.6
2007 559 25.2 22.2 53.2
2008 534 28.3 18.9 49.3
2009 535 26.1 19.0 53.5
2010 517 26.0 19.8 57.8
2011 515 n/a n/a 57.7
2012 513 23.7 21.6 56.7
2013 515 23.7 21.6 58.8
2014 507 23.5 21.4 58.2
2015 529 24.0 22.0 58.6
2016 554 24.0 23.0 57.8
2017 569 25.5 22.2 56.4
2018 567 25.6 22.0 59.1
2019 540 24.7 21.8 59.4
2020 533 n/a n/a 56.5
2021 489 26.0 18.8 60.1
2022 517 26.3 19.6 59.2
2023 504 25.7 19.5 50.4

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 Hilmar Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $10,892

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Hilmar Middle

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 1635th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 1782nd of 2802 Middle schools
 3.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Hilmar Middle)33.133.7
 0.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Hilmar Unified)33.133.7
 0.6%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Hilmar Middle)2018.4
 1.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Hilmar Unified)2018.4
 1.6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Hilmar Middle)38.731.6
 7.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Hilmar Unified)38.731.6
 7.2%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Hilmar Middle)24.624.7
 0.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Hilmar Unified)24.624.7
 0.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Hilmar Middle)47.136.4
 10.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Hilmar Unified)47.136.4
 10.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Hilmar Middle)27.816.5
 11.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Hilmar Unified)27.816.5
 11.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Hilmar Middle)27.318
 9.3%
   8th Grade Science (Hilmar Unified)27.318
 9.3%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students540504
 6.7%
African American10
 100%
American Indian51
 80%
Asian44
Hispanic243228
 6.2%
Pacific Islander00
White283264
 6.7%
Two or More Races47
 75%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients59.4%50.4%
 9%


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Hilmar Middle ranks 1613th of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Hilmar Middle usually go on to attend Hilmar High

Students at Hilmar Middle are 52% White, 45% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 504 students attended Hilmar Middle.


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