Hilsman Middle School
870 Gaines School Rd
Athens GA, 30605, Clarke County
Phone: 706-548-7281
Ranking: 
(1,530 out of 1,747, bottom 12%)*
(1,530 out of 1,747, bottom 12%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Clarke County School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 57 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 65 | 59 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 674 | 680 | 662 | 705 | 692 | 677 | 701 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 208 | 30.9% | 239 | 35.1% | 239 | 36.1% | 238 | 33.8% | 209 | 30.2% | 234 | 34.6% | 250 | 35.7% |
| Grade 7: | 234 | 34.7% | 231 | 34.0% | 217 | 32.8% | 218 | 30.9% | 253 | 36.6% | 222 | 32.8% | 221 | 31.5% |
| Grade 8: | 232 | 34.4% | 210 | 30.9% | 206 | 31.1% | 249 | 35.3% | 230 | 33.2% | 221 | 32.6% | 230 | 32.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 368 | 54.6% | 368 | 54.1% | 351 | 53.0% | 368 | 52.2% | 356 | 51.4% | 333 | 49.2% | 347 | 49.5% |
| Female: | 306 | 45.4% | 312 | 45.9% | 311 | 47.0% | 337 | 47.8% | 336 | 48.6% | 304 | 44.9% | 319 | 45.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 13 | 1.9% | 24 | 3.5% | 34 | 5.1% | 29 | 4.1% | 30 | 4.3% | 16 | 2.4% | 17 | 2.4% |
| Hispanic: | 73 | 10.8% | 73 | 10.7% | 60 | 9.1% | 48 | 6.8% | 46 | 6.6% | 44 | 6.5% | 46 | 6.6% |
| Black: | 411 | 61.0% | 407 | 59.9% | 389 | 58.8% | 420 | 59.6% | 417 | 60.3% | 395 | 58.3% | 441 | 62.9% |
| White: | 149 | 22.1% | 134 | 19.7% | 144 | 21.8% | 171 | 24.3% | 167 | 24.1% | 187 | 27.6% | 164 | 23.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 26 | 3.9% | 41 | 6.0% | 34 | 5.1% | 37 | 5.2% | 30 | 4.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 515 | 76.4% | 510 | 75.0% | 460 | 69.5% | 474 | 67.2% | 445 | 64.3% | 392 | 57.9% | 430 | 61.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 27 | 4.0% | 41 | 6.0% | 39 | 5.9% | 32 | 4.5% | 47 | 6.8% | 52 | 7.7% | 42 | 6.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 11.93 | 11.81 | 11.32 | 12.01 | 11.31 | 10.40 | 11.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| CRCT | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 74.2% | 84% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 75.5% | 86.3% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 74.3% | 87.4% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 85.2% | 90.5% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.2% | 88% | 92% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 84.1% | 91.2% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 90.1% | 92% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.5% | 92.4% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 50.3% | 48.1% | 62% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 45.9% | 64.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 49.8% | 52.2% | 69.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.5% | 63.4% | 74.9% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 64% | 75% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 62% | 60.6% | 76.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76.2% | 80% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 71.5% | 82.7% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 78.7% | 86% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 81% | 89.3% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 81.6% | 91.4% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 84.9% | 89.9% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 86.5% | 91% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.5% | 90.7% | 93.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 95.1% | 96% |
| 2013 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.0% | 92.9% | 96.0% |
| 2006 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 46.4% | 61% |
| 2007 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | 44.5% | 59.5% |
| 2008 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 52.3% | 48.4% | 66.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 61.9% | 68.5% |
| 2010 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 62.6% | 70% |
| 2011 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 59.2% | 70.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 67.8% | 73% |
| 2013 | Science | 6th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 61.7% | 74.0% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 75.8% | 85% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 71.1% | 83.1% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 64.7% | 64% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 71.3% | 71.6% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 76.8% | 73% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 71.8% | 77.5% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.5% | 71.6% | 84% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 82.4% | 89.2% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 85% | 79% | 89.7% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 76.6% | 89.4% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 87.8% | 91% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.8% | 88% | 93% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 88.8% | 94% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 86.8% | 93.0% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 68% | 80% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 64.5% | 73.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 65.5% | 79.8% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 68.3% | 83.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 79.2% | 86% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 82% | 89.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 86.8% | 91% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 82.4% | 89.9% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.8% | 66.6% | 80% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 73% | 84.9% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 77.2% | 88% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 73.7% | 89.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89% | 84.9% | 89% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.3% | 83.2% | 90.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.4% | 88% | 94% |
| 2013 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.0% | 89.7% | 94.7% |
| 2006 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | 44.1% | 63% |
| 2007 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 47.7% | 70% |
| 2008 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.8% | 54.7% | 75.1% |
| 2009 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.2% | 53.7% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 70.5% | 80% |
| 2011 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 64.6% | 82.2% |
| 2012 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 72.2% | 85% |
| 2013 | Science | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 76.4% | 85.2% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.8% | 76.5% | 86% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 77.7% | 85.8% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 68.9% | 71% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 72% | 66.8% | 74.9% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 76% | 73.5% | 78% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.0% | 80.9% | 82.7% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 76.4% | 87% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 76.5% | 88.3% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 81.9% | 89.3% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 83.6% | 91.8% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 81.4% | 92% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 87.7% | 92.8% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.7% | 92.2% | 95% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 92.1% | 94.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.4% | 60.7% | 77% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 68.8% | 81.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.4% | 55.6% | 62.1% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 57.3% | 70.1% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 56.1% | 74% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 69.7% | 77.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 71.4% | 77% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 75.1% | 83.0% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.1% | 79.8% | 89% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 77.8% | 88.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 81.1% | 90.5% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 86.8% | 92.7% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 89.7% | 95% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 94.1% | 96% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 94.9% | 96% |
| 2013 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.0% | 94.3% | 96.8% |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.7% | 61.3% | 76% |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 56.1% | 74% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 38.7% | 43% | 59.6% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 48% | 45.2% | 64.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.1% | 47.8% | 66% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 62.2% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 63.9% | 74% |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 62.5% | 74.0% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 76.7% | 87% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 70.2% | 85.1% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.9% | 39.1% | 58.9% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 51.9% | 62.5% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.1% | 64% | 70% |
| 2011 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 71.2% | 72.5% |
| 2012 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 70.1% | 77% |
| 2013 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.6% | 69.2% | 77.9% |
| EOCT | ||||||
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 65% | 64% |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | % met std | 98% | 76% | 65% |
| 2012 | Mathematics I | End of course | % met std | 100% | 46.4% | 65.2% |
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* Hilsman Middle School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.