As part of the Academies of Nashville, students first select an Academy and then a Pathway within that Academy. Ninth-graders take their first Pathway course while part of the Freshman Academy. Freshman year at Hillsboro is also Year 4 of the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme (MYP).
Academy Principal: Beatriz Salgado
Counselor: Susan Vaughn
Dean of Students: Dr. Kevin Dudley