Hillsboro High School
Hillsboro, IL · Hillsboro CUSD 3
Regular public school · Grades 9 - 12 · Town, distant
372nd of 601 Illinois high schools statewide · better than 38%▼ Declining
522 E Tremont St, Hillsboro, IL 62049
(217)532-2841NCES ID 171920002206Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Hillsboro High School 372nd of 601 Illinois high schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 38% of high schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 44th in 2019 to 38th in 2025 — declining.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 436 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 95.2% | 92.9% | ▼ 2.3 pts | |
| Hispanic | 0.7% | 3.4% | ▲ 2.7 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.2% | 2.3% | ▲ 2.1 pts | |
| Black | 2.4% | 1.4% | ▼ 1.0 pts | |
| Asian | 0.9% | 0.0% | ▼ 0.9 pts | |
| Pacific Islander | 0.6% | 0.0% | ▼ 0.6 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $139K in zip 62049 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2002
Data Provided by Zillow Group
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What school district is Hillsboro High School in?
Hillsboro High School is part of the Hillsboro CUSD 3 district in Hillsboro, Illinois.
Is Hillsboro High School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Hillsboro High School 372nd of 601 Illinois high schools (better than 38% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Hillsboro High School?
White 93%, Hispanic 3%, Two or more races 2%, Black 1% (436 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Hillsboro High School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 62049 is $139K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.