Hill Country Elementary School
- Elementary school in Bandera ISD
- Pipe Creek, TX
- Early education - 5th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Bandera ISD: N/A
Total students
485
Avg. teacher experience
11.1 years
Bandera ISD: 13.6 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Bandera ISD: 92.7%
Statewide: 90.3%
Hill Country Elementary School is an elementary school in Pipe Creek, TX, in the Bandera ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 485 students. 55.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 4.7% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $57,149, which is $5,325 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.1 years of experience.
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Principal
- Alma Mcfarland
- lklein@banderaisd.net
- (830) 460-3901
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Hill Country Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 20. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 20.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
485
African American
1 (0.2%)
Bandera ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Bandera ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
2 (0.4%)
Bandera ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
149 (30.7%)
Bandera ISD: 35.4%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Bandera ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
324 (66.8%)
Bandera ISD: 60.6%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
9 (1.9%)
Bandera ISD: 2.8%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
55.5 %
Bandera ISD: 53.2%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
61.4 %
Bandera ISD: 54.7%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
4.7 %
Bandera ISD: 6.7%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
4.7 %
Bandera ISD: 6.5%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
4.1 %
Bandera ISD: 5.5%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
23.9 %
Bandera ISD: 18.7%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Bandera ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Bandera ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Bandera ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Bandera ISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
12.8 %
Bandera ISD: 19.3%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
N/A
Bandera ISD: 14.3%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
N/A
Bandera ISD: 60%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
Masked
Bandera ISD: 0%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
13.8 %
Bandera ISD: 20%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Bandera ISD: Masked
Statewide: 23.7%
White
12.5 %
Bandera ISD: 19%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
11.1 %
Bandera ISD: 15.6%
Statewide: 18.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
36.4
African American
0 (0%)
Bandera ISD: 1.7%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Bandera ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Bandera ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
3 (8.3%)
Bandera ISD: 8.7%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Bandera ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
33.4 (91.7%)
Bandera ISD: 89.7%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Bandera ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Bandera ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
29.4 (80.7%)
Bandera ISD: 71.3%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
7 (19.3%)
Bandera ISD: 28.1%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Bandera ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
13.3
Bandera ISD: 14.9
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
11.1 years
Bandera ISD: 13.6 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$57,149
Bandera ISD: $58,947
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$51,657
Bandera ISD: $51,522
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$53,000
Bandera ISD: $54,240
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$56,199
Bandera ISD: $57,303
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$58,893
Bandera ISD: $59,130
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$63,250
Bandera ISD: $63,793
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$67,500
Bandera ISD: $68,373
Statewide: $74,014