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Enrollment
764
Elementary
DISTRICT 726 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIBERTY HILL ISD·NCES 482742011376
Bill Burden Elementary School
315 STONEWALL PKWY, LIBERTY HILL, TX 78642 · (512) 260-4400 · Williamson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL764 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
166 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 111 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 134 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 148 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 127 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 143 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (111) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (143).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
64.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +40.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
55.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +37.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 40 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 37 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 33.0% | 31.0% | 21.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 27.0% | 28.0% | 25.0% | 20.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 64.0% | 55.0% |
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 61.0% |
| 2022-23 | 72.0% | 67.0% |
| 2021-22 | 71.0% | 43.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 18.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bill Burden Elementary School
Bill Burden Elementary School's state test result (58.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Burden Elementary School this school | 764 | 21.7% | 58.5% |
| Henry Bauerschlag Elementary School LEAGUE CITY | 737 | 18.3% | 63.7% |
| Wylie West Elementary School ABILENE | 673 | 24.1% | N/A |
| Darwin L Gilmore Elementary School LEAGUE CITY | 676 | 19.5% | 65.6% |
| Barbers Hill El North MONT BELVIEU | 835 | 25.7% | 81.5% |
| Lubbock-Cooper Central Elementary School LUBBOCK | 763 | 17.2% | 68.7% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bill Burden Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Williamson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #845 of 4,401 | #24 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,328 of 4,466 ▼ 389 | #35 of 87 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #1,122 of 4,466 ▼ 379 | #41 of 87 ▼ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.0pp | #350 of 3,998 | #5 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 764 | #579 of 4,938 | #22 of 90 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,914 of 4,622 | #66 of 88 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.1% | #1,788 of 4,628 | #66 of 88 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.7% | #4,400 of 4,789 | #57 of 87 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.2% | #496 of 1,307 | #12 of 30 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
764
-9 (-1%) vs 2020
+31% since 2010-11, when it was 583
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 14.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 764 | 53 | 14.4:1 | 22% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 792 | 56.8 | 13.9:1 | 24% (191) |
| 2022-23 | 808 | 57 | 14.2:1 | 19% (156) |
| 2020-21 | 773 | 54 | 14.3:1 | 27% (212) |
| 2017-18 | 652 | 39.1 | 16.7:1 | 29% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 782 | 53 | 14.8:1 | 33% (259) |
| 2010-11 | 583 | 44 | 13.3:1 | 29% (168) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bill Burden Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (652 to 764); teachers up 36% (39.1 to 53).
About Bill Burden Elementary School
Bill Burden Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in LIBERTY HILL, Texas, under LIBERTY HILL ISD. It enrolls 764 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. It has 47% more students than the average for elementary schools in Texas (about 519).
Bill Burden Elementary School is part of a district of 11 schools: LIBERTY HILL ISD, with 9,836 students.
More than half of enrollment at Bill Burden Elementary School is White: 61%. Other groups make up 25% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 5% Asian. In Williamson County overall, the White share is about 60%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 56%.
Bill Burden Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1, with 53 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 22% at Bill Burden Elementary School.
On the allk12 Grade, Bill Burden Elementary School lands at B-, ahead of 51% of Texas public elementary schools.
In Texas, Bill Burden Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 58.5% actual against a predicted 64.4%.
For the population of Williamson County, median household income comes to about $111,340, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Williamson County's 208 public schools enroll about 126,147 students and include Bill Burden Elementary School.
Ki Charter Academy Liberty Hill is the nearest public school to Bill Burden Elementary School, about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 58.5% average proficiency ranks 1st among 7 nearby schools.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 773 to 764, a small change.
On allk12, people connected to Bill Burden Elementary School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Williamson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
672,688
Census ACS
Median income
$111,340
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
208
126,147 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LIBERTY HILL ISD
- Liberty Hill High SchoolHigh · 2,156 students
- Santa Rita Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,230 students
- Liberty Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,050 students
- Rancho Sienna Elementary SchoolElementary · 770 students
- Santa Rita Elementary SchoolElementary · 745 students
- Louine Noble Elementary SchoolElementary · 740 students
Other schools in LIBERTY HILL
- Liberty Hill High SchoolHigh · 2,156 students
- Santa Rita Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,230 students
- Liberty Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,050 students
- Santa Rita Elementary SchoolElementary · 745 students
- Louine Noble Elementary SchoolElementary · 740 students
- Liberty Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 736 students
Nearby schools
- Ki Charter Academy Liberty Hill0.4 mi · 125
- Liberty Hill Middle School0.8 mi · 1,050
- Louine Noble Elementary School1.1 mi · 740
- Legacy Ranch High School1.1 mi · 315
- Liberty Hill Elementary School2.2 mi · 736
- Santa Rita Elementary School2.8 mi · 745
Frequently asked questions
About Bill Burden Elementary SchoolHow large is Bill Burden Elementary School?
Bill Burden Elementary School enrolls approximately 764 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Bill Burden Elementary School serve?
Bill Burden Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Bill Burden Elementary School have?
Bill Burden Elementary School employs 53 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bill Burden Elementary School?
At Bill Burden Elementary School, the student body is approximately 61% White, 25% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Bill Burden Elementary School public or private?
Bill Burden Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by LIBERTY HILL ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.