📍 6910 e William Cannon Dr, Austin, Travis County, 78744
Hillcrest el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Austin, Travis County. The school has 367 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Zach Beshea. It is part of the Del Valle Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hillcrest el enrolls 367 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 32 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% Hispanic or Latino, 5.4% Black or African American and 4.9% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 322 | 88% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 5.4% |
| White | 18 | 4.9% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
346 of the school's 367 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 328 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hillcrest el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 21, state house district 51.
Hillcrest el is one of 14 schools in DEL VALLE ISD, based in DEL VALLE, Texas. The district serves 11,715 students district-wide and employs 737 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 367 students, Hillcrest el is smaller than the district average of about 837 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe