HILLCREST EL

HILLCREST EL is an intimate elementary campus in AUSTIN, Texas, part of DEL VALLE ISD. The school works with 376 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 28% smaller than typical.

Across the 15 schools in DEL VALLE ISD (11,715 students total), HILLCREST EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, HILLCREST EL reports that 87% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 6% White, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 33% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, HILLCREST EL has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting HILLCREST EL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 89% 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 higher than Travis County's rate of about 54%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HILLCREST EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.1%, the actual is 26.0%, a residual of -9.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Travis County put median household earnings sit near $99,611, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Travis County's 333 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,706 students), HILLCREST EL is one campus in the mix.

LANGFORD EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HILLCREST EL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 28.0%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 33%: 563 students in 2018 compared to 376 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment declined from 91% to 87% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the HILLCREST EL community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.