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Enrollment
811
Elementary
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUSTIN ISD·NCES 480894000321
Hill Elementary School
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 37 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 117 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 110 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 127 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 134 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 143 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 143 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (117) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (143).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
78.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +34.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
72.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +32.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 34 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 32 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 59.0% | 19.0% | 15.0% | 7.0% |
| Mathematics | 43.0% | 29.0% | 17.0% | 11.0% |
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 | 78.0% | 72.0% |
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 81.0% | 62.0% |
| 2022-23 | 70.0% | 62.0% |
| 2021-22 | 71.0% | 68.0% |
| 2020-21 | 44.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
70.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% 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 →
Schools most like Hill Elementary School
Hill Elementary School's state test result (70.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Elementary School this school | 811 | 15.7% | 70.6% |
| Bush Elementary School THE WOODLANDS | 881 | 17.4% | 77.7% |
| Sandra Mossman Elementary School LEAGUE CITY | 789 | 16.3% | 58.4% |
| Swenke Elementary School CYPRESS | 892 | 14.0% | 72.8% |
| Henry Bauerschlag Elementary School LEAGUE CITY | 737 | 18.3% | 63.7% |
| Buckalew Elementary School THE WOODLANDS | 823 | 18.1% | 84.3% |
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 Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.6% | #295 of 4,401 | #18 of 166 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #344 of 4,466 ▲ 198 | #30 of 176 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #321 of 4,466 ▼ 29 | #34 of 176 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #1,563 of 3,998 | #61 of 166 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 811 | #406 of 4,938 | #8 of 183 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #1,979 of 4,622 | #110 of 174 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.6% | #1,538 of 4,628 | #56 of 174 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.7% | #4,535 of 4,789 | #142 of 170 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.0% | #1,591 of 2,838 | #77 of 120 |
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
811
-60 (-7%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 650
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 811 | 56 | 14.5:1 | 16% (127) |
| 2023-24 | 862 | 54.7 | 15.8:1 | 19% (162) |
| 2022-23 | 842 | 52 | 16.2:1 | 15% (128) |
| 2020-21 | 871 | 60 | 14.5:1 | 13% (111) |
| 2017-18 | 954 | 59.6 | 16.0:1 | 7% (66) |
| 2015-16 | 970 | 57 | 17.0:1 | 10% (95) |
| 2010-11 | 737 | 46 | 16.0:1 | 14% (101) |
| 2000-01 | 682 | 42 | 16.2:1 | 3% (19) |
| 1990-91 | 650 | 28 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (954 to 811); teachers down 6% (59.6 to 56).
About Hill Elementary School
Hill Elementary School, a large elementary school, is located in AUSTIN, Texas. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 811 students. Against the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas, enrollment here is 56% higher.
AUSTIN ISD enrolls 72,272 students in 123 schools, including Hill Elementary School.
Hill Elementary School is 59% White by enrollment. The remaining students are 23% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 3% Black. Hill Elementary School's diversity index is 59%, against a US figure of 70%.
Hill Elementary School employs 56 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 14.5:1. That matches the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas fairly closely. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 16%. The 54% average for public schools in Travis County is 38 points higher.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Hill Elementary School, the prediction is 67.0% and the result is 70.6%.
Hill Elementary School is located in Travis County, where the median household income is $99,611, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Hill Elementary School is one of 333 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, Anderson High School, is about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Hill Elementary School is 2nd of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Hill Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Enrollment is down 7% from 2020-21, when Hill Elementary School had 871 students, to 2024-25, when it had 811.
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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 High SchoolHigh · 2,876 students
- Akins Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,421 students
- Austin High SchoolHigh · 2,323 students
- Anderson High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- McCallum High SchoolHigh · 1,897 students
- Navarro Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,633 students
Other schools in AUSTIN
- Lake Travis High SchoolHigh · 3,569 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,876 students
- Westwood High SchoolHigh · 2,858 students
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 2,854 students
- McNeil High SchoolHigh · 2,660 students
- Vandegrift High SchoolHigh · 2,437 students
Other Hill Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 4 states are named Hill Elementary. Hill Elementary School is the largest of the 7.
- Hill Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 646 students
- Hill Elementary SchoolARLINGTON, TX · 557 students
- Hill Elementary SchoolAurora, IL · 511 students
- HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLINCOLN, NE · 402 students
- Hill Elementary SchoolTROY, MI · 363 students
Nearby schools
- Anderson High School0.3 mi · 2,223
- Pillow Elementary School1.1 mi · 356
- Burnet Middle School1.6 mi · 821
- Doss Elementary School1.6 mi · 930
- Murchison Middle School1.7 mi · 1,209
- Padron Elementary School1.7 mi · 625
Frequently asked questions
About Hill Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hill Elementary School?
Hill Elementary School enrolls approximately 811 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Hill Elementary School serve?
Hill Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Hill Elementary School have?
Hill Elementary School employs 56 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Hill Elementary School?
Student demographics at Hill Elementary School are roughly 59% White, 23% Hispanic, 3% Black, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Hill Elementary School in?
Hill Elementary School is part of AUSTIN ISD.
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