Western Hills Elementary

Summary:

Western Hills Elementary is a public elementary school in Temple, Texas, serving 448 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Temple Independent School District, which is ranked 733 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Western Hills Elementary faces significant academic challenges, with consistently low STAAR test scores and a statewide ranking in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools. The school has a diverse student population, with a higher percentage of Hispanic (37.28%) and African American (20.76%) students compared to the state average. However, the school's performance is particularly low for these student subgroups, as well as for students with special needs, ranking in the bottom 25% of Texas elementary schools in their respective categories. Additionally, 78.12% of Western Hills Elementary students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Interestingly, while Western Hills Elementary spends more per student and has a relatively low student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools, these factors do not seem to translate into improved academic outcomes. In fact, the school's performance is generally lower than the nearby Raye-Allen Elementary, Jefferson Elementary, and Thornton Elementary within the Temple Independent School District. However, the school's performance is better than some other nearby schools, such as Cater Elementary. Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Belton Independent School District, such as Charter Oak Elementary, Tarver Elementary, and Joe M Pirtle Elementary, consistently outperform Western Hills Elementary and the other Temple ISD schools.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 600 Arapaho Dr
       Temple, TX  76504-3724


(254) 215-5600

District: Temple Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
2977th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,056 Help


Students who attend Western Hills Elementary usually attend:

High:    Temple High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.8 Help
Number of students:  448

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
36.4%
White:
30.6%
African American:
22.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  76.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Western Hills Elementary ranks worse than 63.7% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 4th among 8 ranked elementary schools in the Temple Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 37.24. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Western Hills Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (36.4%), White (30.6%), African American (22.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 76.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Western Hills Elementary is 14.8, which is the 2nd best among 8 elementary schools in the Temple Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Western Hills Elementary is $10,056, which is the 4th highest among 8 elementary schools in the Temple Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Western Hills Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Western Hills Elementary 2977th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Western Hills Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Temple Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Temple Independent School District (Isd) 733rd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Western Hills Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Western Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 55.18 1744th 3465 49.7%
2005 60.89 1477th 3475 57.5%
2006 52.19 1938th 3476 44.2%
2007 49.71 2216th 3724 40.5%
2008 34.59 2916th 3768 22.6%
2009 41.16 2682nd 3884 30.9%
2010 39.41 2859th 3937 27.4%
2011 39.67 2968th 4095 27.5%
2012 33.82 3221st 4206 23.4%
2013 32.64 3278th 4221 22.3%
2014 11.35 4092nd 4260 3.9%
2015 5.95 4225th 4320 2.2%
2016 6.88 4147th 4286 3.2%
2017 20.01 3779th 4329 12.7%
2018 28.21 3297th 4359 24.4%
2019 31.28 3257th 4479 27.3%
2021 26.93 3387th 4578 26.0%
2022 20.24 3926th 4581 14.3%
2023 34.02 3158th 4647 32.0%
2024 37.24 2977th 4675 36.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Western Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 14.43 891st 961 7.3%
2022 10.97 967th 1004 3.7%
2024 11.17 1078th 1114 3.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Western Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.66 2611th 3558 26.6%
2019 48.35 1516th 3684 58.8%
2021 24.42 3231st 3799 15.0%
2022 30.70 2970th 3952 24.8%
2023 20.59 3751st 4086 8.2%
2024 62.09 1142nd 4261 73.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Western Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.19 3162nd 4264 25.8%
2019 31.99 3332nd 4309 22.7%
2021 30.02 3387th 4451 23.9%
2022 28.79 3589th 4477 19.8%
2024 48.46 2292nd 4560 49.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Western Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.02 3779th 4306 12.2%
2019 26.69 3520th 4348 19.0%
2021 25.27 3512th 4499 21.9%
2022 23.25 3849th 4561 15.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Western Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.55 1423rd 3106 54.2%
2019 81.26 25th 3184 99.2%
2021 54.21 1615th 3006 46.3%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Western Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.76 3123rd 4240 26.3%
2019 33.47 3163rd 4295 26.4%
2021 21.85 3932nd 4331 9.2%
2022 9.58 4414th 4461 1.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Western Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.65 2727th 4319 36.9%
2019 39.31 2711th 4357 37.8%
2021 31.10 3104th 4498 31.0%
2022 20.85 3938th 4563 13.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Western Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.58 1398th 2483 43.7%
2019 44.47 1359th 2515 46.0%
2021 40.70 1390th 2444 43.1%
2022 30.10 1875th 2421 22.6%
2024 50.55 1087th 2421 55.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Western Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.41 3505th 4168 15.9%
2019 30.22 3275th 4188 21.8%
2021 28.89 3299th 4329 23.8%
2022 22.28 3845th 4376 12.1%
2024 46.49 2333rd 4431 47.3%
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Rank History for White students at Western Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.80 2319th 3127 25.8%
2019 36.04 2217th 3142 29.4%
2021 22.14 2664th 3082 13.6%
2022 29.81 2432nd 3082 21.1%
2024 45.45 1799th 3078 41.6%
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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.

Western Hills Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Western Hills Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 271 93 3 54 n/a n/a n/a 0 421
1989 250 93 4 62 2 n/a n/a 0 411
1990 250 117 8 72 0 n/a n/a 0 447
1991 212 107 5 58 0 n/a n/a 0 382
1992 222 112 8 49 4 n/a n/a 0 395
1993 222 112 4 71 3 n/a n/a 0 412
1994 227 129 4 68 4 n/a n/a 0 432
1995 262 133 10 76 1 n/a n/a 0 482
1996 262 133 10 76 1 n/a n/a 0 482
1997 276 157 12 77 3 n/a n/a 0 525
1998 254 166 8 72 1 n/a n/a 0 501
1999 170 85 8 66 2 n/a n/a 0 331
2000 192 86 7 68 0 n/a n/a 0 353
2001 253 106 11 118 4 n/a n/a 0 492
2002 234 125 9 116 5 n/a n/a 0 489
2003 234 125 9 116 5 n/a n/a 0 489
2004 211 104 4 205 5 n/a n/a 0 529
2005 187 118 3 261 2 n/a n/a 0 571
2006 198 87 6 267 4 n/a n/a 0 562
2007 220 98 6 154 5 n/a n/a 0 483
2008 224 112 6 141 5 n/a n/a 0 488
2009 216 119 8 168 3 n/a n/a 0 514
2010 211 167 12 180 2 n/a n/a 0 572
2011 185 147 13 178 0 0 26 0 549
2012 172 161 11 183 1 2 25 0 555
2013 171 166 3 179 1 2 17 0 539
2014 128 175 4 155 0 0 11 0 473
2015 130 183 7 134 0 2 7 0 463
2016 108 149 3 144 0 1 10 0 415
2017 107 143 1 143 0 1 7 0 402
2018 132 133 2 125 0 1 10 0 403
2019 129 127 1 139 0 2 17 0 415
2020 140 139 3 157 0 2 20 0 461
2021 107 125 7 143 0 1 28 0 411
2022 123 105 3 156 1 1 43 0 432
2023 147 93 6 167 1 1 33 0 448
2024 137 102 9 163 1 1 35 0 448

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 Western Hills Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 421 23.0 18.3 n/a
1989 411 n/a n/a n/a
1990 447 23.0 19.4 n/a
1991 382 23.2 16.4 n/a
1992 395 21.0 18.8 40
1993 412 24.0 17.2 47.8
1994 432 29.0 14.9 40
1995 482 30.1 16.0 28.2
1996 482 30.1 16.0 28.2
1997 525 31.4 16.7 42.3
1998 501 35.0 14.3 44.1
1999 331 28.0 11.8 59.2
2000 353 26.0 13.6 49.6
2001 492 33.0 14.9 56.5
2002 489 34.5 14.2 57.1
2003 489 34.5 14.2 57.1
2004 529 38.1 13.9 69.9
2005 571 40.2 14.2 73.7
2006 562 36.3 15.5 71
2007 483 33.7 14.3 61.1
2008 488 32.7 14.9 68
2009 514 34.2 15.0 69.5
2010 572 35.6 16.0 75
2011 549 35.2 15.5 76.5
2012 555 36.2 15.3 75.9
2013 539 33.9 15.8 75.7
2014 473 28.5 16.5 78
2015 463 28.0 16.5 83.8
2016 415 28.0 14.8 87.2
2017 402 27.8 14.4 79.6
2018 403 26.1 15.4 80.6
2019 415 28.0 14.7 74.5
2020 461 26.9 17.1 77.9
2021 411 23.7 17.3 77.1
2022 432 23.1 18.6 81
2023 448 28.6 15.6 78.1
2024 448 30.0 14.8 76.3

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 Western Hills Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 421 23.0 18.3 n/a
1989 411 n/a n/a n/a
1990 447 23.0 19.4 n/a
1991 382 23.2 16.4 n/a
1992 395 21.0 18.8 40
1993 412 24.0 17.2 47.8
1994 432 29.0 14.9 40
1995 482 30.1 16.0 28.2
1996 482 30.1 16.0 28.2
1997 525 31.4 16.7 42.3
1998 501 35.0 14.3 44.1
1999 331 28.0 11.8 59.2
2000 353 26.0 13.6 49.6
2001 492 33.0 14.9 56.5
2002 489 34.5 14.2 57.1
2003 489 34.5 14.2 57.1
2004 529 38.1 13.9 69.9
2005 571 40.2 14.2 73.7
2006 562 36.3 15.5 71
2007 483 33.7 14.3 61.1
2008 488 32.7 14.9 68
2009 514 34.2 15.0 69.5
2010 572 35.6 16.0 75
2011 549 35.2 15.5 76.5
2012 555 36.2 15.3 75.9
2013 539 33.9 15.8 75.7
2014 473 28.5 16.5 78
2015 463 28.0 16.5 83.8
2016 415 28.0 14.8 87.2
2017 402 27.8 14.4 79.6
2018 403 26.1 15.4 80.6
2019 415 28.0 14.7 74.5
2020 461 26.9 17.1 77.9
2021 411 23.7 17.3 77.1
2022 432 23.1 18.6 81
2023 448 28.6 15.6 78.1
2024 448 30.0 14.8 76.3

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 Western Hills Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,463 (15.9%) $7,749 (84.1%) $9,212
2020 $1,876 (20.3%) $7,353 (79.7%) $9,229
2021 $1,601 (15.9%) $8,455 (84.1%) $10,056

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Western Hills Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 3257th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 3158th of 4647 Elementary schools
 4.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Western Hills Elementary)2943
 14%
   3rd Grade Reading (Temple Independent School District (Isd))3243
 11%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Western Hills Elementary)3438
 4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Temple Independent School District (Isd))3736
 1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Western Hills Elementary)4038
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Temple Independent School District (Isd))3739
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Western Hills Elementary)4140
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Temple Independent School District (Isd))3740
 3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Western Hills Elementary)3044
 14%
   5th Grade Reading (Temple Independent School District (Isd))3845
 7%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Western Hills Elementary)3130
 1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Temple Independent School District (Isd))4439
 5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Western Hills Elementary)4724
 23%
   5th Grade Science (Temple Independent School District (Isd))4126
 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 Students415448
 8%
African American12793
 26.8%
American Indian01
Asian16
 500%
Hispanic139167
 20.1%
Pacific Islander21
 50%
White129147
 14%
Two or More Races1733
 94.1%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients74.5%78.1%
 3.7%


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Western Hills Elementary ranks 2977th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 448 students attended Western Hills Elementary.

Students at Western Hills Elementary are 36% Hispanic, 31% White, 23% African American, 8% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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

High : Temple High School


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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