Hill Elementary School
Public elementary school in Austin, Texas · Austin ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Hill Elementary School serves 811 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 121 schools in Austin ISD. By enrollment it is the 405th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.5 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 56.01 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Austin ISD |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480894000321 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Austin ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 811 | 72,272 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.5 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 15.7% | 51.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 44% 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 Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 78 elementary schools in Austin ISD, Hill Elementary School is the 3rd largest, with 1.1% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 503; Hill Elementary School is larger 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 4 with 143 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 37, against an average of 116 per grade. This year grade 5 has 22% more students than kindergarten (143 against 117). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 37 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 59.2% here and 30.4% across Austin ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 22.7%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
15.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 51.1% across Austin 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
With 56.01 full-time-equivalent teachers for 811 students, Hill Elementary School has 14.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 811 students would have about 54.8 teachers, so Hill Elementary School has 1.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Hill Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Pillow Elementary School, 1.1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 124 other elementary schools, 37 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 59.2% |
| Hispanic | 22.7% |
| Asian | 7.6% |
| Two or more races | 7.2% |
| Black | 3.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
48.8% of students are girls and 51.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 37 |
| Kindergarten | 117 |
| Grade 1 | 110 |
| Grade 2 | 127 |
| Grade 3 | 134 |
| Grade 4 | 143 |
| Grade 5 | 143 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
8601 Tallwood Dr., Austin, TX 78759
Phone: (512)414-2369
Website: austinisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Hill Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pillow Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.1 mi | 356 | 11.9 | 83.1% |
| Doss Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.6 mi | 930 | 14.6 | 19.1% |
| Padron Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.7 mi | 625 | 14.4 | 95.8% |
| Gullett Elementary School | Austin ISD | 2.3 mi | 544 | 13.6 | 7.7% |
| Wooldridge Elementary School | Austin ISD | 2.5 mi | 462 | 12.4 | 93.7% |
| Cook Elementary School | Austin ISD | 2.6 mi | 433 | 13.5 | 94.9% |
| Brentwood Elementary School | Austin ISD | 2.7 mi | 671 | 15.6 | 14% |
| Basis Austin | Basis Texas | 2.8 mi | 155 | 13 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.