📍 600 Arapaho Dr, Temple, Bell County, 76504
Western Hills el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Temple, Bell County. The school has 448 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Tiffany Vestal. It is part of the Temple Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Western Hills el enrolls 448 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% Hispanic or Latino, 33% White and 21% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 167 | 37% |
| White | 147 | 33% |
| Black or African American | 93 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 7.4% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
350 of the school's 448 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 342 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Western Hills el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 24, state house district 55.
Western Hills el is one of 16 schools in TEMPLE ISD, based in TEMPLE, Texas. The district serves 8,764 students district-wide and employs 617 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 448 students, Western Hills el is smaller than the district average of about 548 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small