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Enrollment
446
Elementary
DISTRICT 510 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BANDERA ISD·NCES 480936005863
Hill Country Elementary School
6346 FM 1283, PIPE CREEK, TX 78063 · (830) 460-3901 · Bandera County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL446 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 7% of Texas public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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
13.1:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
255 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 43 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within BANDERA ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +7.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 7 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 32.0% | 25.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 30.0% | 29.0% | 28.0% |
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 | 51.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 70.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 44.0% | 44.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
31.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 49% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Hill Country Elementary School
Hill Country Elementary School's state test result (31.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Country Elementary School this school | 446 | 57.2% | 31.9% |
| Magnolia Elementary School MAGNOLIA | 502 | 55.8% | 52.5% |
| Rj Richey Elementary School BURNET | 510 | 56.3% | 33.6% |
| Young Elementary School DECATUR | 445 | 57.1% | 56.8% |
| Edna Bigham Mays Elementary School TROY | 443 | 57.1% | N/A |
| Blooming Grove Elementary School BLOOMING GROVE | 449 | 58.6% | 33.2% |
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 Hill Country Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #3,489 of 4,401 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #2,474 of 4,466 ▲ 755 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #2,350 of 4,466 ▲ 542 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #828 of 3,998 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 446 | #3,052 of 4,938 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #886 of 4,622 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.3% | #2,484 of 4,628 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.2% | #3,259 of 4,789 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.9% | #1,695 of 2,838 |
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
446
-15 (-3%) vs 2020
-18% since 2000-01, when it was 546
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 446 | 34 | 13.1:1 | 57% (255) |
| 2023-24 | 487 | 36.4 | 13.4:1 | 61% (299) |
| 2022-23 | 483 | 33.7 | 14.3:1 | 62% (301) |
| 2020-21 | 461 | 34 | 13.6:1 | 56% (260) |
| 2017-18 | 518 | 31.5 | 16.4:1 | 54% (281) |
| 2015-16 | 513 | 29 | 17.7:1 | 53% (272) |
| 2010-11 | 491 | 40 | 12.3:1 | 47% (232) |
| 2000-01 | 546 | 44 | 12.4:1 | 40% (219) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hill Country Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (518 to 446); teachers up 8% (31.5 to 34).
About Hill Country Elementary School
Located in PIPE CREEK, Texas, Hill Country Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. Federal data show 446 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
BANDERA ISD has a total of 4 schools and 2,218 students, Hill Country Elementary School among them.
About 64% of the student body at Hill Country Elementary School is White. Smaller groups are 31% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 77% of Bandera County residents are White. A diversity index of 49% means there is a 49% chance two randomly chosen students at Hill Country Elementary School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.1:1. The school has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 13.1:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for elementary schools in Texas. Federal data show 57% of students (255) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Hill Country Elementary School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 7% of Texas public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 49.3% for Hill Country Elementary School, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 31.9%. The 17.3-point gap ranks in the bottom 10% of Texas schools.
The county, Bandera County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $75,813 a year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Bandera County has 5 public schools with about 2,461 students, including Hill Country Elementary School.
Among nearby public schools, Alkek Elementary School is closest at about 8.0 miles. In all, 3 other public schools sit within ten miles of Hill Country Elementary School. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Hill Country Elementary School ranks 9th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Hill Country Elementary School had a net loss of 15 students, or 3%.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Hill Country Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Bandera County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,021
Census ACS
Median income
$75,813
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
2,461 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BANDERA ISD
- Bandera High SchoolHigh · 664 students
- Alkek Elementary SchoolElementary · 574 students
- Bandera Middle SchoolMiddle · 534 students
Nearby schools
- Alkek Elementary School8.0 mi · 574
- Bandera High School9.4 mi · 664
- Bandera Middle School9.7 mi · 534
- Henderson Elementary School12.8 mi · 819
- Harlan High School13.3 mi · 2,778
- Straus Middle School13.6 mi · 1,363
Frequently asked questions
About Hill Country Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hill Country Elementary School?
Hill Country Elementary School enrolls approximately 446 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Hill Country Elementary School serve?
Hill Country Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Hill Country Elementary School?
Approximately 13.1:1 students per teacher at Hill Country Elementary School.
How diverse is Hill Country Elementary School?
Hill Country Elementary School reports a student body of 64% White, 31% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Hill Country Elementary School?
Hill Country Elementary School is overseen by BANDERA ISD in Bandera County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.