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What's one thing HILL EL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
557
Elementary
DISTRICT 539 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARLINGTON ISD·NCES 480870000248
Hill Elementary School
2020 W TUCKER BLVD, ARLINGTON, TX 76013 · (682) 867-2300 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL557 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
262 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 | 40 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 75 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 19% smaller than its 6th grade class (75).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
60.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 28.0% | 32.0% | 21.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 26.0% | 24.0% | 32.0% |
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 | 60.0% | 44.0% |
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 48.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 52.0% | 61.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
48.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Hill Elementary School
Hill Elementary School's state test result (48.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Elementary School this school | 557 | 47.0% | 48.4% |
| O'Bryant Primary School BELLVILLE | 563 | 49.4% | 42.5% |
| Duff Elementary School ARLINGTON | 618 | 45.3% | 62.1% |
| Frazier Elementary School BURLESON | 552 | 44.0% | 51.3% |
| Highland Park Elementary School NEDERLAND | 547 | 50.1% | 59.5% |
| James H Ross Elementary School LEAGUE CITY | 510 | 48.2% | 53.0% |
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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #1,588 of 4,401 | #97 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #2,368 of 4,466 ▲ 160 | #152 of 339 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #1,417 of 4,466 ▲ 243 | #89 of 339 ▲ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.5pp | #599 of 3,998 | #35 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 557 | #1,972 of 4,938 | #125 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #1,657 of 4,622 | #113 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.7% | #1,165 of 4,628 | #154 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.0% | #3,699 of 4,789 | #264 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.5% | #960 of 1,307 | #50 of 72 |
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
557
+99 (+22%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 547
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 557 | 39.4 | 14.1:1 | 47% (262) |
| 2023-24 | 533 | 36.6 | 14.6:1 | 52% (278) |
| 2022-23 | 531 | 34.7 | 15.3:1 | 49% (262) |
| 2020-21 | 458 | 33 | 13.9:1 | 43% (199) |
| 2017-18 | 528 | 37.9 | 13.9:1 | 37% (194) |
| 2015-16 | 575 | 37 | 15.5:1 | 34% (194) |
| 2010-11 | 625 | 38 | 16.4:1 | 28% (178) |
| 2000-01 | 664 | 39 | 17.0:1 | 14% (96) |
| 1990-91 | 547 | 33 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (528 to 557); teachers up 4% (37.9 to 39.4).
About Hill Elementary School
Hill Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in ARLINGTON, Texas. It reports enrollment of 557 students in pre-K through 6.
Enrollment across the 75 schools in ARLINGTON ISD totals 53,394 students.
White students are 51% of those enrolled at Hill Elementary School. Beyond that, enrollment is 32% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 7% multiracial. That is in line with Tarrant County, where about 48% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 63, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A total of 262 students, or 47%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Tarrant County is 63%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Hill Elementary School is 53.6%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 48.4%.
The school is in Tarrant County, where the median household earns about $84,207 a year, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Across Tarrant County, 639 public schools serve about 385,835 students.
Bailey Junior High School is about 0.6 miles from Hill Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Hill Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 48.4% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 8 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 557, compared with 458 in 2020-21.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Hill Elementary School. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Tarrant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,167,390
Census ACS
Median income
$84,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
639
385,835 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ARLINGTON ISD
- Martin High SchoolHigh · 3,535 students
- Sam Houston High SchoolHigh · 3,208 students
- Arlington High SchoolHigh · 2,580 students
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,457 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,140 students
- Seguin High SchoolHigh · 1,554 students
Other schools in ARLINGTON
- Martin High SchoolHigh · 3,535 students
- Sam Houston High SchoolHigh · 3,208 students
- Arlington High SchoolHigh · 2,580 students
- Lamar High SchoolHigh · 2,457 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,140 students
- Mansfield Timberview High SchoolHigh · 1,788 students
Other Hill Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 4 states are named Hill Elementary. Hill Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 7.
- Hill Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 811 students
- Hill Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 646 students
- Hill Elementary SchoolAurora, IL · 511 students
- HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLINCOLN, NE · 402 students
- Hill Elementary SchoolTROY, MI · 363 students
Nearby schools
- Bailey Junior High School0.6 mi · 754
- Newman International Academy of Arlington0.7 mi · 663
- Arlington Classics Academy - Arkansas Campus0.9 mi · 473
- Arlington Classics Academy -Intermediate0.9 mi · 524
- Swift Elementary School1.0 mi · 517
- Short Elementary School1.0 mi · 406
Frequently asked questions
About Hill Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Hill Elementary School?
Hill Elementary School enrolls approximately 557 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Hill Elementary School serve?
Hill Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Hill Elementary School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Hill Elementary School.
How diverse is Hill Elementary School?
Hill Elementary School reports a student body of 51% White, 32% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Hill Elementary School?
Hill Elementary School is overseen by ARLINGTON ISD in Tarrant County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.