Hill Country Elementary School
Public elementary school in Pipe Creek, Texas · Bandera ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Hill Country Elementary School serves 446 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Pipe Creek (Bandera County). It is one of 4 schools in Bandera ISD. By enrollment it is the 3037th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.1 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 34 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Bandera ISD |
| County | Bandera County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480936005863 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Bandera ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 446 | 2,218 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.1 | 14.2 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 57.2% | 50.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 21% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Hill Country Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 2 elementary schools in Bandera ISD, Hill Country Elementary School is the smallest, with 20.1% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 14.2 miles away and have a median of 793 students, so Hill Country Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 2 with 77 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 43, against an average of 64 per grade. This year grade 5 has 38% more students than kindergarten (65 against 47). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 43 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 63.9% of enrollment, a higher share than across Bandera ISD (58.5%). Hispanic students are next, at 31.2%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
57.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 50.7% across Bandera ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Hill Country Elementary School has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 446 students would have about 30.1 teachers, so Hill Country Elementary School has 3.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other elementary school is Alkek Elementary School, 8 miles away in the same district. There are 0 elementary schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 63.9% |
| Hispanic | 31.2% |
| Two or more races | 4% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| Black | 0.4% |
45.1% of students are girls and 54.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 43 |
| Kindergarten | 47 |
| Grade 1 | 72 |
| Grade 2 | 77 |
| Grade 3 | 77 |
| Grade 4 | 65 |
| Grade 5 | 65 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6346 Fm 1283, Pipe Creek, TX 78063
Phone: (830)460-3901
Website: banderaisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Hill Country Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alkek Elementary School | Bandera ISD | 8.0 mi | 574 | 13.7 | 59.2% |
| Henderson Elementary School | Northside ISD | 12.8 mi | 819 | 15.5 | 36% |
| Kallison Elementary School | Northside ISD | 13.8 mi | 1,221 | 16.6 | 30.9% |
| Legacy Traditional School - Alamo Ranch | Legacy Traditional Schools - Texas | 14.1 mi | 855 | 18.2 | 48.2% |
| Reed Elementary School | Northside ISD | 14.3 mi | 766 | 14.4 | 48.3% |
| McAndrew Elementary School | Northside ISD | 14.5 mi | 304 | 13.3 | 7.2% |
| Los Reyes Elementary School | Northside ISD | 14.8 mi | 438 | 12.5 | 22.8% |
| Tomlinson Elementary School | Northside ISD | 14.8 mi | 875 | 16.1 | 26.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Bandera ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alkek Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 574 |
| Bandera High School | High | 9–12 | 664 |
| Bandera Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 534 |