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Enrollment
811
Elementary
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUSTIN ISD·NCES 480894000321
HILL EL
8601 TALLWOOD DR, AUSTIN, TX 78759 · (512) 414-2369 · Travis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL811 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
127 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
81.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +37.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
62.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +22.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 37 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 22 points.
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
70.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
811
-143 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 16.0:1
% White
59%
was 67%
% Hispanic
23%
was 16%
% Black
3%
was 3%
% Asian
8%
was 8%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About HILL EL
As a high-enrollment elementary-level community in AUSTIN, Texas, HILL EL works with 811 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by AUSTIN ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so HILL EL sits 56% larger than that benchmark.
HILL EL is one of 123 schools operated by AUSTIN ISD, a district that caters to 72,272 students overall.
In terms of who attends, HILL EL logs that 59% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 7% multiracial, 3% Black.
On the resource side, On paper, HILL EL has 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 16% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Travis County's rate of about 54%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HILL EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 67.0%, the actual is 70.4%, a residual of +3.4 points.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Travis County put median household income runs about $99,611, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Travis County runs 333 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,706 students), of which HILL EL is one.
ANDERSON H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, HILL EL comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 42.2%.
The campus sits in an urban setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 15%: 954 students in 2018 compared to 811 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 67% to 59% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.
On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Travis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,330,015
Census ACS
Median income
$99,611
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
333
191,706 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in AUSTIN ISD
- BOWIE H SHigh · 2,876 students
- AKINS EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 2,421 students
- AUSTIN H SHigh · 2,323 students
- ANDERSON H SHigh · 2,223 students
- MCCALLUM H SHigh · 1,897 students
- NAVARRO EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,633 students
Other schools in AUSTIN
- LAKE TRAVIS H SHigh · 3,569 students
- BOWIE H SHigh · 2,876 students
- WESTWOOD H SHigh · 2,858 students
- WESTLAKE H SHigh · 2,854 students
- MCNEIL H SHigh · 2,660 students
- VANDEGRIFT H SHigh · 2,437 students
Nearby schools
- ANDERSON H S0.3 mi · 2,223
- PILLOW EL1.1 mi · 356
- BURNET MIDDLE1.6 mi · 821
- DOSS EL1.6 mi · 930
- MURCHISON MIDDLE1.7 mi · 1,209
- PADRON EL1.7 mi · 625
Frequently asked questions
About HILL ELWhat is the total enrollment at HILL EL?
HILL EL enrolls approximately 811 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does HILL EL serve?
HILL EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does HILL EL have?
HILL EL employs 56 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the student diversity at HILL EL?
Student demographics at HILL EL are roughly 59% White, 23% Hispanic, 3% Black, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is HILL EL in?
HILL EL is part of AUSTIN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.