Enrollment
376
Elementary
DISTRICT 603 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEL VALLE ISD·NCES 481662005695
Hillcrest Elementary School
6910 E WILLIAM CANNON DR, AUSTIN, TX 78744 · (512) 386-3550 · Travis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL376 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
334 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 56 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
50.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +42.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
48.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +41.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 42 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 41 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 31.0% | 21.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 33.0% | 24.0% | 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 | 50.0% | 48.0% |
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 28.0% | 20.0% |
| 2020-21 | 8.0% | 7.0% |
% 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
29.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Hillcrest Elementary School
Hillcrest Elementary School's state test result (29.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillcrest Elementary School this school | 376 | 88.8% | 29.9% |
| Kostoryz Elementary School CORPUS CHRISTI | 371 | 89.2% | 38.6% |
| Perez Elementary School KINGSVILLE | 364 | 86.0% | 29.4% |
| Galindo Elementary School AUSTIN | 418 | 90.4% | 33.6% |
| George Clarke Elementary School FORT WORTH | 388 | 88.1% | 32.1% |
| Cisneros Pre-K Center GARLAND | 355 | 87.9% | N/A |
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 Hillcrest Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #3,669 of 4,401 | #115 of 166 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,942 of 4,466 ▲ 752 | #71 of 176 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #2,495 of 4,466 ▲ 908 | #86 of 176 ▲ 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +20.5pp | #469 of 3,998 | #24 of 166 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 376 | #3,693 of 4,938 | #134 of 183 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #133 of 4,622 | #19 of 174 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.2% | #3,626 of 4,628 | #150 of 174 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.8% | #1,198 of 4,789 | #48 of 170 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.2% | #369 of 2,838 | #18 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
376
-43 (-10%) vs 2020
-49% since 1990-91, when it was 734
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 376 | 34 | 11.1:1 | 89% (334) |
| 2023-24 | 381 | 34 | 11.2:1 | 93% (355) |
| 2022-23 | 367 | 32 | 11.5:1 | 94% (346) |
| 2020-21 | 419 | 35 | 12.0:1 | 94% (395) |
| 2017-18 | 563 | 44.5 | 12.7:1 | 96% (541) |
| 2015-16 | 599 | 45 | 13.3:1 | 96% (578) |
| 2010-11 | 743 | 51 | 14.6:1 | 95% (705) |
| 2000-01 | 918 | 61 | 15.1:1 | 70% (645) |
| 1990-91 | 734 | 47 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hillcrest Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (563 to 376); teachers down 24% (44.5 to 34).
About Hillcrest Elementary School
Hillcrest Elementary School is the name of a low-enrollment elementary school in AUSTIN, Texas. Its enrollment is 376 students, spread over pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students, which makes this school 28% below average.
Across its 15 schools, DEL VALLE ISD enrolls 11,715 students. Hillcrest Elementary School is one of those schools.
The share of students at Hillcrest Elementary School who are Hispanic is 87%. Other groups include 6% White and 4% Black. By comparison, Travis County residents are about 33% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 24, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 11.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Hillcrest Elementary School, which has 34. The school's 11.1:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for elementary schools in Texas. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 89%. That is higher than the 54% average for public schools in Travis County.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 29.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 35.8%.
In the surrounding county, Travis County, the median household earns about $99,611 a year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Hillcrest Elementary School, Travis County has 333 public schools.
The closest school to Hillcrest Elementary School is Palm Elementary School, located about 0.9 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Hillcrest Elementary School. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Hillcrest Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 10% decline, from 419 to 376.
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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 DEL VALLE ISD
- Del Valle High SchoolHigh · 3,641 students
- Del Valle Middle SchoolMiddle · 895 students
- Dailey Middle SchoolMiddle · 767 students
- John P Ojeda Middle SchoolMiddle · 759 students
- Del Valle Elementary SchoolElementary · 726 students
- Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary SchoolElementary · 711 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 Hillcrest Elementary schools
41 other US public schools in 24 states are named Hillcrest Elementary. Hillcrest Elementary School is the 26th largest of the 42.
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolNEDERLAND, TX · 717 students
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 400 students
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolLake Stevens, WA · 842 students
- Hillcrest Elementary SchoolEnterprise, AL · 753 students
- Hillcrest ElementaryBaltimore, MD · 678 students
Nearby schools
- Palm Elementary School0.9 mi · 329
- Langford Elementary School0.9 mi · 391
- Newton Collins Elementary School1.3 mi · 600
- Blazier Elementary School1.5 mi · 1,275
- Perez Elementary School1.7 mi · 460
- Widen Elementary School1.7 mi · 433
Frequently asked questions
About Hillcrest Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hillcrest Elementary School?
Hillcrest Elementary School enrolls approximately 376 students in grades PK-05.
Is Hillcrest Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hillcrest Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Hillcrest Elementary School have?
Hillcrest Elementary School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Hillcrest Elementary School?
Student demographics at Hillcrest Elementary School are roughly 6% White, 87% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Hillcrest Elementary School in?
Hillcrest Elementary School is part of DEL VALLE ISD.
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