Enrollment
341
Elementary
DISTRICT 289 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·QUEEN CITY ISD·NCES 483621004073
J K Hileman Elementary School
1013 HOUSTON ST, QUEEN CITY, TX 75572 · (903) 796-6304 · Cass County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL341 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 84% 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.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
10.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
245 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 71 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 8% smaller than its 4th grade class (63).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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 QUEEN CITY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
53.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -2.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
58.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 31.0% | 25.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 31.0% | 27.0% | 19.0% | 23.0% |
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 | 53.0% | 58.0% |
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 57.0% |
% 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
52.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 J K Hileman Elementary School
J K Hileman Elementary School's state test result (52.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J K Hileman Elementary School this school | 341 | 71.8% | 52.8% |
| Dekalb Elementary School DEKALB | 351 | 73.8% | 53.0% |
| Coldspring Intermediate School COLDSPRING | 346 | 70.2% | 32.8% |
| Laura Reeves Primary School SILSBEE | 281 | 71.9% | N/A |
| Big Sandy Elementary School BIG SANDY | 320 | 67.2% | 46.9% |
| Kountze Elementary School KOUNTZE | 336 | 67.3% | 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 J K Hileman Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #1,215 of 4,401 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,099 of 4,466 ▲ 1,073 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #2,194 of 4,466 ▲ 90 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 341 | #3,943 of 4,938 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #52 of 4,622 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.6% | #2,971 of 4,628 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.8% | #2,457 of 4,789 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.5% | #1,647 of 2,838 |
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
341
-24 (-7%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 378
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 341 | 32.8 | 10.4:1 | 72% (245) |
| 2023-24 | 369 | 34.5 | 10.7:1 | 73% (269) |
| 2022-23 | 384 | 34.3 | 11.2:1 | 76% (291) |
| 2020-21 | 365 | 28 | 13.0:1 | 67% (244) |
| 2017-18 | 399 | 29 | 13.8:1 | 64% (254) |
| 2015-16 | 409 | 32 | 12.8:1 | 65% (266) |
| 2010-11 | 438 | 29 | 15.1:1 | 62% (271) |
| 2000-01 | 463 | 32 | 14.5:1 | 65% (302) |
| 1990-91 | 378 | 8 | 47.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J K Hileman Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (399 to 341); teachers up 13% (29 to 32.8).
About J K Hileman Elementary School
J K Hileman Elementary School is a small elementary school based in QUEEN CITY, Texas. The school serves pre-K through 4. Enrollment is 341 students. That is 34% below the average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
QUEEN CITY ISD, which runs J K Hileman Elementary School, has 3 schools and 867 students.
More than half of enrollment at J K Hileman Elementary School is White: 75%. The remaining shares are 11% Black, 8% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. In Cass County overall, the White share is about 76%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 42%.
The school had 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 10.4:1. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is 4.7 students per teacher. The school reported 72% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Cass County is 60%.
J K Hileman Elementary School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 84% of Texas public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, J K Hileman Elementary School is 9.7 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 52.8% actual, 43.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Cass County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $53,813, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 12% of people live in poverty. Cass County's 19 public schools enroll about 5,268 students and include J K Hileman Elementary School.
J K Hileman Elementary School is about 0.4 miles from Queen City High School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are 7 other public schools. On proficiency, J K Hileman Elementary School is ahead of the 49.0% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 8.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Fringe, or in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 24 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 13.0 to 10.4 over 4 years.
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Cass County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
28,568
Census ACS
Median income
$53,813
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
5,268 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in QUEEN CITY ISD
- Morris Upchurch Middle SchoolMiddle · 267 students
- Queen City High SchoolHigh · 259 students
Other schools in QUEEN CITY
- Morris Upchurch Middle SchoolMiddle · 267 students
- Queen City High SchoolHigh · 259 students
Nearby schools
- Queen City High School0.4 mi · 259
- Morris Upchurch Middle School0.8 mi · 267
- Atlanta High School1.8 mi · 511
- Atlanta Primary School2.0 mi · 544
- Atlanta Elementary School2.1 mi · 447
- Atlanta Middle School3.7 mi · 427
Frequently asked questions
About J K Hileman Elementary SchoolHow large is J K Hileman Elementary School?
J K Hileman Elementary School enrolls approximately 341 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does J K Hileman Elementary School serve?
J K Hileman Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
How many teachers does J K Hileman Elementary School have?
J K Hileman Elementary School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at J K Hileman Elementary School?
At J K Hileman Elementary School, the student body is approximately 75% White, 6% Hispanic, 11% Black, 8% Two or more.
Is J K Hileman Elementary School public or private?
J K Hileman Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by QUEEN CITY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.