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Enrollment
788
Elementary
DISTRICT 765 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ARGYLE ISD·NCES 480867000230
Hilltop Elementary School
1050 HARRISON LN, ARGYLE, TX 76226 · (940) 464-0564 · Denton County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL788 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
66 students
DISTRICT 7% · 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 | 29 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 105 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 115 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 136 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 120 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 177 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (105) is 41% smaller than its 5th grade class (177).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Based on grade levels within ARGYLE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
71.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +38.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
65.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +32.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 38 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 | 41.0% | 30.0% | 19.0% | 10.0% |
| Mathematics | 31.0% | 34.0% | 21.0% | 14.0% |
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 | 71.0% | 65.0% |
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 63.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.0% | 56.0% |
| 2021-22 | 18.0% | 12.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
59.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Hilltop Elementary School
Hilltop Elementary School's state test result (59.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hilltop Elementary School this school | 788 | 8.4% | 59.9% |
| Rummel Creek Elementary School HOUSTON | 793 | 6.6% | 83.0% |
| Galatas Elementary School THE WOODLANDS | 792 | 10.1% | 83.8% |
| Wilchester Elementary School HOUSTON | 854 | 10.7% | 87.1% |
| Lake Pointe Elementary School AUSTIN | 721 | 3.5% | 78.5% |
| Mills Elementary School AUSTIN | 703 | 7.5% | 79.3% |
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 Hilltop Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Denton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #768 of 4,401 | #51 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #614 of 4,466 ▲ 501 | #33 of 138 ▲ 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #649 of 4,466 ▲ 17 | #47 of 138 ▲ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.0pp | #1,167 of 3,998 | #35 of 129 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 788 | #493 of 4,938 | #9 of 145 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #3,997 of 4,622 | #134 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.6% | #2,361 of 4,628 | #125 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.4% | #4,689 of 4,789 | #118 of 143 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.6% | #1,266 of 1,307 | #48 of 48 |
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
788
+267 (+51%) vs 2020
+59% since 1990-91, when it was 496
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 788 | 45.6 | 17.3:1 | 8% (66) |
| 2023-24 | 689 | 51.7 | 13.3:1 | 10% (67) |
| 2022-23 | 636 | 48.5 | 13.1:1 | 8% (50) |
| 2020-21 | 521 | 42 | 12.4:1 | 14% (73) |
| 2017-18 | 783 | 53.3 | 14.7:1 | 9% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 781 | 52 | 15.0:1 | 13% (99) |
| 2010-11 | 572 | 40 | 14.3:1 | 18% (103) |
| 2000-01 | 505 | 42 | 12.0:1 | 8% (42) |
| 1990-91 | 496 | 41 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hilltop Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (783 to 788); teachers down 14% (53.3 to 45.6).
About Hilltop Elementary School
Among the schools in ARGYLE, Texas, is Hilltop Elementary School, a large elementary school. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 788 students. It has 52% more students than the average for elementary schools in Texas (about 519).
ARGYLE ISD enrolls 6,166 students, and its 8 schools include Hilltop Elementary School.
At Hilltop Elementary School, 68% of students are White. The school is also 13% Hispanic, 13% Asian, and 4% multiracial. That is higher than the 57% White share among all Denton County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 51%.
Classroom staffing at Hilltop Elementary School totals 45.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.3:1. Compared with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas, this school's ratio is higher. Federal data show 8% of students (66) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Denton County is 35%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 70.1% at Hilltop Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 59.9%.
In the wider Denton County area, median household income comes to about $111,498, roughly 49% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Denton County's 267 public schools enroll about 175,222 students and include Hilltop Elementary School.
The closest school to Hilltop Elementary School is Argyle 6th Grade Center, located about 0.5 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Hilltop Elementary School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Hilltop Elementary School is 5th of 7 on proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal data put enrollment at 521 in 2020-21 and 788 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years. The school's ratio increased from 12.4:1 to 17.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Denton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
979,561
Census ACS
Median income
$111,498
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
267
175,222 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ARGYLE ISD
- Argyle High SchoolHigh · 1,644 students
- Argyle Middle SchoolMiddle · 969 students
- Jane Ruestmann Elementary SchoolElementary · 846 students
- Argyle South Elementary SchoolElementary · 783 students
- Argyle WestElementary · 643 students
- Argyle 6th Grade CenterMiddle · 492 students
Other schools in ARGYLE
- Argyle Middle SchoolMiddle · 969 students
- Jane Ruestmann Elementary SchoolElementary · 846 students
- Lance Thompson Elementary SchoolElementary · 701 students
- Argyle WestElementary · 643 students
- Argyle 6th Grade CenterMiddle · 492 students
Other Hilltop Elementary schools
17 other US public schools in 11 states are named Hilltop Elementary. Hilltop Elementary School is the largest of the 18.
- Hilltop Elementary SchoolAZLE, TX · 537 students
- HILLTOP ELEMENTARYINVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN · 626 students
- Hilltop Elementary SchoolBonaire, GA · 590 students
- Hilltop ElementaryLYNNWOOD, WA · 562 students
- Hilltop Elementary SchoolElgin, IL · 521 students
Nearby schools
- Argyle 6th Grade Center0.5 mi · 492
- Argyle Middle School1.3 mi · 969
- Argyle West2.9 mi · 643
- Denton Classical Academy3.1 mi · 190
- Harpool Middle School3.2 mi · 860
- Blanton Elementary School3.2 mi · 470
Frequently asked questions
About Hilltop Elementary SchoolHow large is Hilltop Elementary School?
Hilltop Elementary School enrolls approximately 788 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Hilltop Elementary School serve?
Hilltop Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hilltop Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hilltop Elementary School is approximately 17.3:1 (46 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Hilltop Elementary School?
Student demographics at Hilltop Elementary School are roughly 68% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Black, 13% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Hilltop Elementary School public or private?
Hilltop Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by ARGYLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.