Park Hill Elementary School
Public elementary school in Hewitt, Texas · Midway ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Park Hill Elementary School serves 680 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Hewitt (McLennan County). It is one of 11 schools in Midway ISD. By enrollment it is the 1046th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.9 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 42.82 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Midway ISD |
| County | McLennan County |
| Area type | Suburb, midsize |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483064014293 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Midway ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 680 | 8,824 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.9 | 15.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 39.1% | 37.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 70% 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.
Park Hill Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 8 elementary schools in Midway ISD, Park Hill Elementary School is the largest, with 7.7% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2.8 miles away and have a median of 522 students, so Park 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 kindergarten with 125 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 74, against an average of 97 per grade. This year grade 5 has 29% fewer students than kindergarten (89 against 125). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 74 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 41.6% of enrollment, a lower share than across Midway ISD (50.8%). Hispanic students are next, at 30.1%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
39.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 37.3% across Midway 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
Park Hill Elementary School has 42.82 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 680 students would have about 45.9 teachers, so Park Hill Elementary School has 3.1 fewer.
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 suburb, midsize, which means it is in an urbanized area of 100,000 to 250,000 people, outside its principal city. The nearest other elementary school is Castleman Creek Elementary School, 0.7 miles away in the same district. There are 8 elementary schools within 5 miles and 26 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 41.6% |
| Hispanic | 30.1% |
| Black | 11% |
| Asian | 9.4% |
| Two or more races | 7.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
49% of students are girls and 51% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 74 |
| Kindergarten | 125 |
| Grade 1 | 83 |
| Grade 2 | 108 |
| Grade 3 | 100 |
| Grade 4 | 101 |
| Grade 5 | 89 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
700 Ritchie Rd, Hewitt, TX 76643
Phone: (254)761-5770
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Park Hill Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castleman Creek Elementary School | Midway ISD | 0.7 mi | 570 | 15.2 | 56.5% |
| Spring Valley Elementary School | Midway ISD | 1.0 mi | 476 | 15.2 | 42% |
| Hewitt Elementary School | Midway ISD | 1.5 mi | 511 | 14.6 | 59.7% |
| Chapel Park Elementary School | Midway ISD | 2.2 mi | 532 | 15.5 | 41.9% |
| South Bosque Elementary School | Midway ISD | 3.5 mi | 578 | 16.7 | 14.2% |
| Woodway Elementary School | Midway ISD | 3.5 mi | 547 | 15.2 | 31.4% |
| Lorena Primary School | Lorena ISD | 3.5 mi | 390 | 13.5 | 32.8% |
| Lorena Elementary School | Lorena ISD | 4.2 mi | 409 | 14.7 | 26.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Midway ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castleman Creek Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 570 |
| Chapel Park Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 532 |
| Hewitt Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 511 |
| Midway High School | High | 9–12 | 2,687 |
| Midway Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 1,112 |
| River Valley Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 902 |
| South Bosque Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 578 |
| Speegleville Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 228 |
| Spring Valley Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 476 |
| Woodway Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 547 |