Hillcrest Elementary School
Public elementary school in Austin, Texas · Del Valle ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Hillcrest Elementary School serves 376 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 14 schools in Del Valle ISD. By enrollment it is the 3654th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 11.1 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 | Del Valle ISD |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481662005695 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Del Valle ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 376 | 11,715 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 11.1 | 14.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 88.8% | 89.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 5% 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.
Hillcrest Elementary School in context
Size
Hillcrest Elementary School is the smallest of Del Valle ISD's 9 elementary schools; its 376 students are 3.2% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.6 miles away and have a median of 491 students, so Hillcrest 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 3 with 67 students, and its smallest is grade 1 with 44, against an average of 54 per grade. This year grade 5 has 24% more students than kindergarten (56 against 45). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 56 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 86.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Del Valle ISD (82.6%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
88.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 89.1% across Del Valle ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Hillcrest Elementary School has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 376 students would have about 25.4 teachers, so Hillcrest Elementary School has 8.6 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, fringe, which means it is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town. The nearest other elementary school is Langford Elementary School, 0.9 miles away in Austin ISD. There are 23 elementary schools within 5 miles and 76 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 86.7% |
| White | 6.1% |
| Black | 4% |
| Asian | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |
47.6% of students are girls and 52.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 56 |
| Kindergarten | 45 |
| Grade 1 | 44 |
| Grade 2 | 47 |
| Grade 3 | 67 |
| Grade 4 | 61 |
| Grade 5 | 56 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6910 E William Cannon Dr., Austin, TX 78744
Phone: (512)386-3550
Website: sites.dvisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Hillcrest Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Langford Elementary School | Austin ISD | 0.9 mi | 391 | 10.4 | 94.9% |
| Palm Elementary School | Austin ISD | 0.9 mi | 329 | 11.5 | 85.1% |
| Newton Collins Elementary School | Del Valle ISD | 1.3 mi | 600 | 13.3 | 67.3% |
| Blazier Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.5 mi | 1,275 | 13.5 | 60.9% |
| Perez Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.7 mi | 460 | 12.5 | 90.9% |
| Widen Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.7 mi | 433 | 11 | 91.9% |
| Smith Elementary School | Del Valle ISD | 2.3 mi | 566 | 13.8 | 88.9% |
| IDEA Bluff Springs Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 2.5 mi | 521 | 17 | 84.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Del Valle ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baty Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 558 |
| Creedmoor Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 525 |
| Dailey Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 767 |
| Del Valle Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 726 |
| Del Valle High School | High | 9–12 | 3,641 |
| Del Valle Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 895 |
| Del Valle Opportunity Center | High | 9–12 | 228 |
| Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 711 |
| John P Ojeda Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 759 |
| Joseph Gilbert Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 664 |
| Newton Collins Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 600 |
| Popham Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 698 |
| Smith Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 566 |