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What's one thing VETERANS HILL EL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
708
Elementary
DISTRICT 736 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUTTO ISD·NCES 482410013156
Veterans Hill Elementary School
555 LIMMER LOOP, ROUND ROCK, TX 78665 · (512) 759-3030 · Williamson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL708 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% of Texas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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
14.2:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
307 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 66 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 91 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 124 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 116 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (110).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
52.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +20.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +22.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 20 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 28.0% | 23.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 25.0% | 28.0% | 31.0% |
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 | 52.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 28.0% |
| 2021-22 | 44.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 32.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
45.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Veterans Hill Elementary School
Veterans Hill Elementary School's state test result (45.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veterans Hill Elementary School this school | 708 | 43.4% | 45.6% |
| Barbara Cockrell Elementary School PEARLAND | 741 | 43.2% | 66.7% |
| Carlena Chandler Elementary School ALLEN | 731 | 38.9% | 59.3% |
| Wortham Oaks Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 776 | 42.9% | 60.5% |
| Freedom Elementary School KELLER | 639 | 40.7% | 61.8% |
| Carver Elementary School GEORGETOWN | 711 | 42.5% | 39.6% |
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 Veterans Hill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Williamson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #1,887 of 4,401 | #50 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #2,751 of 4,466 ▼ 1,127 | #61 of 87 ▼ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #2,277 of 4,466 ▼ 668 | #61 of 87 ▼ 13 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.5pp | #1,258 of 3,998 | #33 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 708 | #868 of 4,938 | #33 of 90 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #1,681 of 4,622 | #59 of 88 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.3% | #678 of 4,628 | #30 of 88 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.4% | #3,827 of 4,789 | #29 of 87 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.3% | #2,671 of 2,838 | #42 of 43 |
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
708
+161 (+29%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 708 | 50 | 14.2:1 | 43% (307) |
| 2023-24 | 639 | 49 | 13.0:1 | 46% (292) |
| 2022-23 | 628 | 45 | 14.0:1 | 48% (299) |
| 2020-21 | 547 | 39 | 14.0:1 | 52% (284) |
| 2017-18 | 725 | 46.9 | 15.5:1 | 49% (353) |
| 2015-16 | 648 | 43 | 15.1:1 | 62% (403) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Veterans Hill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (725 to 708); teachers up 7% (46.9 to 50).
About Veterans Hill Elementary School
Veterans Hill Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school based in ROUND ROCK, Texas. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 708 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Texas is about 519, so this school runs 36% larger than that.
HUTTO ISD enrolls 10,688 students in 15 schools, including Veterans Hill Elementary School.
Veterans Hill Elementary School has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 49%. The rest of enrollment is 23% White, 12% Asian, 11% Black, and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Williamson County's population at about 25%. Veterans Hill Elementary School's diversity index is 68%, against a US figure of 70%.
Veterans Hill Elementary School counts 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.2 students for each one. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 14.2:1 here. About 43% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Williamson County average 29%.
The allk12 Grade for Veterans Hill Elementary School is C+. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 42% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In Texas, Veterans Hill Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 45.6% actual against a predicted 55.2%.
Within Williamson County, the median household income is $111,340, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 48%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Besides Veterans Hill Elementary School, Williamson County has 207 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary School, at about 1.1 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Veterans Hill Elementary School places 5th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Veterans Hill Elementary School grew 29% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 547 to 708 students.
Community posts for Veterans Hill Elementary School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Williamson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
672,688
Census ACS
Median income
$111,340
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
208
126,147 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HUTTO ISD
- Hutto High SchoolHigh · 2,313 students
- Gus AlmquistMiddle · 951 students
- Cottonwood Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 925 students
- Hutto Elementary SchoolElementary · 820 students
- Hutto Ninth Grade CenterHigh · 808 students
- Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary SchoolElementary · 806 students
Other schools in ROUND ROCK
- Round Rock High SchoolHigh · 3,824 students
- Cedar Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,713 students
- Stony Point High SchoolHigh · 2,508 students
- Meridian World School LlcCombined · 1,745 students
- Ridgeview Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,249 students
- James Garland Walsh Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,208 students
Nearby schools
- Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary School1.1 mi · 806
- Gus Almquist1.4 mi · 951
- Linda Herrington Elementary School1.9 mi · 842
- Redbud Elementary School2.4 mi · 552
- Cottonwood Creek Elementary School2.6 mi · 925
- Hutto Middle School2.7 mi · 746
Frequently asked questions
About Veterans Hill Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Veterans Hill Elementary School?
Veterans Hill Elementary School enrolls approximately 708 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Veterans Hill Elementary School serve?
Veterans Hill Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Veterans Hill Elementary School have?
Veterans Hill Elementary School employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Veterans Hill Elementary School?
At Veterans Hill Elementary School, the student body is approximately 23% White, 49% Hispanic, 11% Black, 12% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Veterans Hill Elementary School public or private?
Veterans Hill Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by HUTTO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.