Western Hills Elementary School
- Elementary school in Temple ISD
- Temple, TX
- Kindergarten - 5th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Temple ISD: N/A
Total students
443
Avg. teacher experience
10.4 years
Temple ISD: 9.5 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Temple ISD: 95.7%
Statewide: 90.3%
Western Hills Elementary School is an elementary school in Temple, TX, in the Temple ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 443 students. 43.6% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 2.3% 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 $58,572, which is $3,902 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.4 years of experience.
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Website
Address
600 Arapaho DrTemple, TX 76504-3724
Office phone number
Principal
- Tiffany Vestal
- tiffany.vestal@tisd.org
- (254) 215-5600
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Western Hills Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 12. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.0 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 12.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
443
African American
102 (23%)
Temple ISD: 22.7%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
1 (0.2%)
Temple ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
9 (2%)
Temple ISD: 1.7%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
163 (36.8%)
Temple ISD: 48%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
1 (0.2%)
Temple ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
134 (30.2%)
Temple ISD: 21.3%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
33 (7.4%)
Temple ISD: 5.8%
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
43.6 %
Temple ISD: 52.7%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
76.5 %
Temple ISD: 75.2%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
2.9 %
Temple ISD: 15.4%
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
2.3 %
Temple ISD: 15.1%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
9 %
Temple ISD: 8.1%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
27.5 %
Temple ISD: 19.9%
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
Temple ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Temple ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Temple ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Temple 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
21.7 %
Temple ISD: 25.5%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
27.4 %
Temple ISD: 27.9%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Temple ISD: 26.7%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
14.3 %
Temple ISD: 13.8%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
20.6 %
Temple ISD: 25.5%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Temple ISD: 8.7%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
21.1 %
Temple ISD: 23.8%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
16.2 %
Temple ISD: 26.4%
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
30.1
African American
6 (19.9%)
Temple ISD: 10.4%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Temple ISD: 1.6%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1 (3.3%)
Temple ISD: 0.8%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
1 (3.3%)
Temple ISD: 12.5%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Temple ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
21.1 (70.1%)
Temple ISD: 73.7%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
1 (3.3%)
Temple ISD: 0.8%
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%)
Temple ISD: 2.2%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
25 (83.2%)
Temple ISD: 71.9%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
5.1 (16.8%)
Temple ISD: 25.1%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Temple ISD: 0.8%
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
14.7
Temple ISD: 14.1
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
10.4 years
Temple ISD: 9.5 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
$58,572
Temple ISD: $59,017
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$44,880
Temple ISD: $49,068
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$55,789
Temple ISD: $56,194
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$57,580
Temple ISD: $58,621
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$62,518
Temple ISD: $62,879
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$66,975
Temple ISD: $67,449
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$67,465
Temple ISD: $71,473
Statewide: $74,014