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Enrollment
649
Elementary
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HILLSBORO ISD·NCES 482328014278
Hillsboro Elementary School
1601 ABBOTT AVE, HILLSBORO, TX 76645 · (254) 582-8585 · Hill County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL649 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of Texas public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
489 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 | 125 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 111 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 118 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 145 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 150 | 23% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Hillsboro Elementary School→Hillsboro Intermediate School→Hillsboro Junior High School→Hillsboro High School
Based on grade levels within HILLSBORO ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
46.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -4.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +0.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 4 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 23.0% | 29.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 21.0% | 22.0% | 25.0% | 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 | 46.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 53.0% |
| 2022-23 | 18.0% | 5.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
54.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Hillsboro Elementary School
Hillsboro Elementary School's state test result (54.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsboro Elementary School this school | 649 | 75.3% | 54.3% |
| Liberty Elementary School WHITE SETTLEMENT | 654 | 78.0% | 30.1% |
| Hutchins Elementary School EL CAMPO | 678 | 75.4% | 35.5% |
| Jack C Binion Elementary School RICHLAND HILLS | 693 | 76.9% | 34.9% |
| Venus Elementary School VENUS | 663 | 73.9% | 24.0% |
| Logan Elementary School EL PASO | 606 | 79.0% | 27.2% |
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 Hillsboro Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hill County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #1,122 of 4,401 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #2,510 of 4,466 ▼ 59 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #3,021 of 4,466 ▼ 885 | N/A |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +33.0pp | #104 of 3,998 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 649 | #1,261 of 4,938 | #1 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #3,658 of 4,622 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.7% | #2,157 of 4,628 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.3% | #2,257 of 4,789 | N/A |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 649 | 39.2 | 16.6:1 | 75% (489) |
| 2023-24 | 614 | 41 | 15.0:1 | 71% (438) |
| 2022-23 | 704 | 41.2 | 17.1:1 | 74% (522) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hillsboro Elementary School.
About Hillsboro Elementary School
Families in HILLSBORO, Texas, are served by Hillsboro Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. Enrollment totals 649 students across pre-K through 3. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 519.
HILLSBORO ISD has 5 schools and 1,984 students, and Hillsboro Elementary School is one of those schools.
The student body at Hillsboro Elementary School is 65% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 18% White, 10% Black, and 5% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 23%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 53%.
Its ratio of 16.6:1 is based on 39.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has more students per teacher. In all, 75% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Hill County, the average is 64%.
Hillsboro Elementary School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 91% of Texas public elementary schools.
Test results at Hillsboro Elementary School are 12.7 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (54.3% actual, 41.5% predicted).
The school is in Hill County, where the median household earns about $64,591 a year, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Hillsboro Elementary School shares Hill County with 33 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Hillsboro High School, is about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles: 5. On average proficiency, Hillsboro Elementary School is 4th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Federal data place Hillsboro Elementary School in the Rural: Fringe locale, which means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Hill County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,328
Census ACS
Median income
$64,591
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
6,430 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HILLSBORO ISD
- Hillsboro High SchoolHigh · 616 students
- Hillsboro Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 428 students
- Hillsboro Junior High SchoolMiddle · 290 students
- Hill Co J J Alternative Education ProgramMiddle · 1 students
Other schools in HILLSBORO
- Hillsboro High SchoolHigh · 616 students
- Hillsboro Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 428 students
- Hillsboro Junior High SchoolMiddle · 290 students
- Hill Co J J Alternative Education ProgramMiddle · 1 students
- Hill Co J J Alternative Education ProgramElementary
- Hill Co J J Alternative Education ProgramElementary
Other Hillsboro Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Hillsboro Elementary. Hillsboro Elementary School is the largest of the 8.
- HILLSBORO ELEM.HILLSBORO, MO · 459 students
- Hillsboro ElementaryHillsboro, TN · 424 students
- Hillsboro ElemHillsboro, KS · 286 students
- HILLSBORO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHillsboro, ND · 254 students
- Hillsboro Elementary SchoolHillsboro, KY · 224 students
Nearby schools
- Hillsboro High School0.2 mi · 616
- Hillsboro Intermediate School1.4 mi · 428
- Hillsboro Junior High School1.7 mi · 290
- Hill Co J J Alternative Education Program1.8 mi · 1
- Hill Co J J Alternative Education Program1.8 mi · 1
- Bynum School7.3 mi · 187
Frequently asked questions
About Hillsboro Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hillsboro Elementary School?
Hillsboro Elementary School enrolls approximately 649 students in grades PK-03.
Is Hillsboro Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hillsboro Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hillsboro Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hillsboro Elementary School is approximately 16.6:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hillsboro Elementary School?
At Hillsboro Elementary School, the student body is approximately 18% White, 65% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Hillsboro Elementary School in?
Hillsboro Elementary School is part of HILLSBORO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.