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Grandview Hills Elementary

Summary:

Grandview Hills Elementary is a public elementary school in Austin, Texas, serving grades PK-5 and part of the Leander Independent School District (ISD). The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking in recent years, dropping from a high of 912 out of 4,359 Texas elementary schools in 2017-2018 to 2,806 out of 4,647 in 2022-2023, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Grandview Hills Elementary has a relatively diverse student population, with 39.17% White, 15.1% African American, 27.13% Hispanic, and 10.07% Asian students. However, the school has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (44.42%) compared to nearby schools like Cypress Elementary (20.83%) and Laura Welch Bush Elementary (5.33%), suggesting a higher proportion of students from lower-income families. The school's student performance on STAAR tests is generally lower than the Leander ISD and Texas state averages, particularly in mathematics and science.

Grandview Hills Elementary's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic, White, and Gifted and Talented students ranking in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools in recent years. This uneven subgroup performance suggests that the school may need to focus on addressing the unique needs of these groups to improve overall academic outcomes. When compared to other elementary schools in the Round Rock ISD and Leander ISD districts, Grandview Hills Elementary generally underperforms, particularly in mathematics and science, indicating that the school may benefit from learning from the instructional practices and strategies used by higher-performing nearby schools such as Spicewood Elementary and Steiner Ranch Elementary.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 12024 Vista Parke Dr
       Austin, TX  78726

(512) 570-6800

District: Leander Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
2381st of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,034 Help


Students who attend Grandview Hills Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Four Points Middle
High:    Vandegrift High School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.9 Help
Number of students:  457

Racial breakdown:

White:
39.2%
Hispanic:
27.1%
African American:
15.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  44.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Grandview Hills Elementary ranks worse than 50.9% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 23rd among 28 ranked elementary schools in the Leander Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 46.48. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Grandview Hills Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (39.2%), Hispanic (27.1%), African American (15.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 44.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Grandview Hills Elementary is 11.9, which is the 5th best among 28 elementary schools in the Leander Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Grandview Hills Elementary is $11,034, which is the 7th highest among 28 elementary schools in the Leander Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger Rankings:

Grandview Hills Elementary was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Leander Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Leander Independent School District (Isd) 200th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Grandview Hills Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Grandview Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 74.32 802nd 3884 79.4%
2010 66.62 1356th 3937 65.6%
2011 72.19 1033rd 4095 74.8%
2012 82.85 521st 4206 87.6%
2013 78.71 716th 4221 83.0%
2014 77.35 845th 4260 80.2%
2015 68.39 1357th 4320 68.6%
2016 75.80 955th 4286 77.7%
2017 72.29 964th 4329 77.7%
2018 73.37 912th 4359 79.1%
2019 69.34 1101st 4479 75.4%
2021 62.26 1435th 4578 68.7%
2022 57.55 1722nd 4581 62.4%
2023 39.85 2806th 4647 39.6%
2024 46.48 2381st 4675 49.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Grandview Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.43 485th 1046 53.6%
2019 39.65 728th 1112 34.5%
2022 51.21 516th 1004 48.6%
2023 34.59 791st 1099 28.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Grandview Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 6.08 3209th 3226 0.5%
2019 41.89 2001st 3333 40.0%
2023 36.10 2467th 3556 30.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Grandview Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.36 1743rd 3558 51.0%
2019 61.59 877th 3684 76.2%
2021 61.75 863rd 3799 77.3%
2022 60.26 1059th 3952 73.2%
2023 46.14 1886th 4086 53.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Grandview Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.76 3056th 4264 28.3%
2019 33.64 3224th 4309 25.2%
2021 18.13 4122nd 4451 7.4%
2022 35.48 3129th 4477 30.1%
2023 9.43 4420th 4521 2.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Grandview Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.56 1263rd 4306 70.7%
2019 64.83 1251st 4348 71.2%
2021 57.16 1633rd 4499 63.7%
2022 62.04 1467th 4561 67.8%
2023 38.70 2866th 4588 37.5%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Grandview Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.86 1794th 3106 42.2%
2019 45.52 2204th 3184 30.8%
2021 56.55 1534th 3006 49.0%
2022 25.35 2596th 2958 12.2%
2023 14.61 2815th 2980 5.5%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Grandview Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.55 2835th 4240 33.1%
2019 34.22 3112th 4295 27.5%
2022 30.30 3491st 4461 21.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Grandview Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.67 673rd 4319 84.4%
2019 71.04 969th 4357 77.8%
2021 62.62 1362nd 4498 69.7%
2022 52.42 2034th 4563 55.4%
2023 40.76 2718th 4585 40.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at Grandview Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.63 488th 1005 51.4%
2019 41.76 693rd 1009 31.3%
2022 59.04 431st 957 55.0%
2023 31.55 818th 1015 19.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Grandview Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.60 1350th 2483 45.6%
2019 75.45 360th 2515 85.7%
2022 44.14 1305th 2421 46.1%
2023 35.39 1631st 2443 33.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Grandview Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.07 556th 4168 86.7%
2019 56.85 1574th 4188 62.4%
2021 43.68 2342nd 4329 45.9%
2022 45.27 2432nd 4376 44.4%
2023 27.31 3521st 4401 20.0%
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Rank History for White students at Grandview Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.05 1211th 3127 61.3%
2019 60.44 1141st 3142 63.7%
2021 59.56 1109th 3082 64.0%
2022 45.44 1788th 3082 42.0%
2023 32.12 2310th 3106 25.6%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Texas Education Agency

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 3.6)
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Reviews:
Facebook Profile Picture by a parent on FaceBook
Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Open Quote I have two children who have attended GVHE. The oldest is in middle school this year. GVHE is an IB school and the smallest school in the district. The small student population may skew statistical test results, but my students, both in the advanced programs, have received an excellent education, both academically and socially/emotionally. The students I see who have come out of GVHE into the middle school not only compete academically with the students from the other feeder school (that apparently has higher test scores and richer kids), but have a greater sense of the world around them, compassion, and empathy. GVHE is the best kept secret in Austin. Close Quote


by a parent
Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Open Quote GVHE is an IB school and focuses on the education of children's minds and characters. I find the staff and administration to be extremely committed to creating a holistic educational experience for the children. My child is in Fourth grade now and every teacher he has had for the last four years has been compassionate and nurturing and committed to his success.

there are always struggles with some aspect of public schools. I am violently in disagreement with the curriculum established by the State, as well as the emphasis on testing--in my opinion, GVHE has done a great job trying to find a balance between what is required by the State and District and what is important to the overall education of the students.

In order to thrive, the kids must love going to school--GVHE tries hard to make school engaging and works hard to create a community. Close Quote


by a parent
Thursday, January 7, 2016

Open Quote I did not like this school at all. The teachers seem inexperienced and aren't able to teach especially the higher performing children. The administration was unavailable. There is very little effort put into anything. It was not a good experience at all. Even though I heard many good things about this school, no one seems interested in improving its performance despite decreased scores in all areas and I didn't feel like my child was learning much of anything. My child will not be going here next year and it doesn't seem like anyone knows or cares. Close Quote


by a parent
Thursday, October 22, 2015

Open Quote I have had at least one child here since the school opened. Initially I was very happy but we have had a change in administration in the last few years and things have started to go down hill. We had a mass exit of teachers and frankly, the principle just flat out doesn't listen to the parents and becomes defensive when presented with even run of the mill mundane questions. There is always a lice outbreak that nothing is ever done about and the lowest end students are catered to leaving the higher achieving children without as many resources at the school. It has become a very it's not fair kind of mentality and children doing well are not rewarded for working hard. We have had some excellent teachers but the truth is it is a crap shoot and good luck getting the administration to do anything at all helpful to solve any type of problem. Honestly, why even pay administrators who can't solve problems? This school could go back to its excellent status but it seems to be feeding off of the administration. Even more importantly, this school is sliding academically. I never realized before how the administration of the school really does set the tone and affects everything. It's too bad but I will likely try to move mine to Riverplace Elementary next year. It's not horrible or anything dramatic but compared to where it was 3, 5 an 7 years ago, it's just not nearly as good. Close Quote


Facebook Profile Picture by a parent on FaceBook
Friday, March 4, 2011

Open Quote My son and daughter attend this school and overall I have been happy with parent involvment, the teachers, academics, etc. However, after my daughter broke her leg at school I have been beyond frustrated and disappointed with the teachers, principal as well as the nursing staff. It is truly disappointing that after all a kid goes through with a cast being put on and soon discovering how little than can do on their own that they then get to go back to school and have NOONE help or accomodate a child in a full leg cast. If you send your kid to school here beware of any injuries not only will they watch it happen, but then they will continue to do nothing to accomodate your child. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Grandview Hills Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2008 175 20 14 42 1 n/a n/a 0 252
2009 235 20 29 75 2 n/a n/a 0 361
2010 322 41 31 109 5 n/a n/a 0 508
2011 335 28 31 149 0 0 28 0 571
2012 309 26 28 130 0 0 18 0 511
2013 312 26 28 126 0 0 27 0 519
2014 288 28 31 117 3 2 30 0 499
2015 277 27 45 101 1 0 27 0 478
2016 259 24 50 109 2 0 20 0 464
2017 244 42 46 119 2 0 30 0 483
2018 221 43 49 129 3 0 34 0 479
2019 217 40 46 137 0 0 29 0 469
2020 217 38 40 112 0 2 33 0 442
2021 191 46 37 120 0 2 39 0 435
2022 182 69 43 149 0 1 43 0 487
2023 179 69 46 124 0 2 37 0 457

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Grandview Hills Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2008 252 24.7 10.2 13.5
2009 361 30.0 12.0 12.7
2010 508 35.1 14.4 26.8
2011 571 39.5 14.4 21.7
2012 511 35.2 14.5 21.7
2013 519 35.9 14.4 19.5
2014 499 34.7 14.3 17.8
2015 478 34.0 14.0 18.2
2016 464 34.0 13.6 18.1
2017 483 33.7 14.3 25.3
2018 479 37.5 12.7 30.9
2019 469 34.9 13.4 35.2
2020 442 32.6 13.5 32.4
2021 435 38.9 11.1 36.3
2022 487 38.8 12.5 39.2
2023 457 38.2 11.9 44.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Grandview Hills Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2008 252 24.7 10.2 13.5
2009 361 30.0 12.0 12.7
2010 508 35.1 14.4 26.8
2011 571 39.5 14.4 21.7
2012 511 35.2 14.5 21.7
2013 519 35.9 14.4 19.5
2014 499 34.7 14.3 17.8
2015 478 34.0 14.0 18.2
2016 464 34.0 13.6 18.1
2017 483 33.7 14.3 25.3
2018 479 37.5 12.7 30.9
2019 469 34.9 13.4 35.2
2020 442 32.6 13.5 32.4
2021 435 38.9 11.1 36.3
2022 487 38.8 12.5 39.2
2023 457 38.2 11.9 44.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Grandview Hills Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $460 (5.2%) $8,442 (94.8%) $8,901
2020 $364 (4.7%) $7,419 (95.3%) $7,783
2021 $243 (2.2%) $10,791 (97.8%) $11,034

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Grandview Hills Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Ranks 1101st of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 2806th of 4647 Elementary schools
 35.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 % proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Grandview Hills Elementary)4442
 2%
   3rd Grade Reading (Leander Independent School District (Isd))5762
 5%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Grandview Hills Elementary)3833
 5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Leander Independent School District (Isd))5553
 2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Grandview Hills Elementary)5553
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Leander Independent School District (Isd))5763
 6%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Grandview Hills Elementary)6032
 28%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Leander Independent School District (Isd))5452
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Grandview Hills Elementary)7064
 6%
   5th Grade Reading (Leander Independent School District (Isd))6871
 3%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Grandview Hills Elementary)6437
 27%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Leander Independent School District (Isd))6560
 5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Grandview Hills Elementary)4913
 36%
   5th Grade Science (Leander Independent School District (Isd))5742
 15%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)		 Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)		 Change (%)
Total Students469457
 2.6%
African American4069
 72.5%
American Indian00
Asian4646
Hispanic137124
 9.5%
Pacific Islander02
White217179
 17.5%
Two or More Races2937
 27.6%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients35.2%44.4%
 9.2%

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Frequently Asked Questions about Grandview Hills Elementary

Students at Grandview Hills Elementary are 39% White, 27% Hispanic, 15% African American, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more races.

Grandview Hills Elementary ranks 2381st of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 457 students attended Grandview Hills Elementary.

Students who attend Grandview Hills Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Four Points Middle
High : Vandegrift High School


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