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Hilltop Elementary

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Hilltop Elementary ranks 865 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

865^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Hilltop Elementary is a public elementary school located in Argyle, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 689 students. The school is part of the Argyle Independent School District, which is ranked 25th out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hilltop Elementary has consistently ranked among the top Texas elementary schools, with a statewide ranking ranging from 313 to 865 out of over 4,600 schools in recent years. The school's performance on STAAR tests is impressive, with proficiency rates often exceeding the state and district averages, particularly in reading and science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Hilltop Elementary's 5th-grade students achieved 77.27% proficiency in STAAR Reading, compared to 81.1% for the Argyle ISD and 57.83% for the state of Texas. The school's performance for its special education and gifted and talented student subgroups is also noteworthy, with high rankings in recent years.

While Hilltop Elementary's academic performance is generally stronger than the nearby schools in the Denton ISD, the two other elementary schools in the Argyle ISD, Argyle South Elementary and Argyle West, have even higher academic performance than Hilltop Elementary in many areas, such as STAAR Reading and Mathematics. However, the school's performance for its Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) student subgroups presents an opportunity for further improvement and targeted interventions to ensure equitable outcomes for all students.

788

Students ?

17.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,128

Per pupil spending ?

8.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1050 Harrison Ln
Argyle, TX 76226-0989

(940) 464-0564

District: Argyle Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Hilltop Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Argyle Middle
High:	Argyle High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.8%

Hispanic:

12.9%

Asian:

12.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 93rd percentile in 2022 → 81st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (59% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Texas elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 93rd-percentile peak (2022) to 81st (2025)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg71%

Texas avg47%

865^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Argyle Independent School District (Isd)

25^th of 961Argyle Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	865 of 4651	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	84.9	577 of 4710	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	90.5	356 of 4647	92.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	313 of 4581	93.2%	★★★★★
2016	83.1	583 of 4286	86.4%	★★★★☆
2015	84.8	471 of 4320	89.1%	★★★★☆
2014	87.9	302 of 4260	92.9%	★★★★★
2013	87.3	329 of 4221	92.2%	★★★★★
2012	75.5	852 of 4206	79.7%	★★★★☆
2011	64.0	1562 of 4095	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	81.7	360 of 3937	90.9%	★★★★★
2009	76.2	708 of 3884	81.8%	★★★★☆
2008	74.8	765 of 3768	79.7%	★★★★☆
2007	74.1	807 of 3724	78.3%	★★★★☆
2006	74.8	728 of 3476	79.1%	★★★★☆
2005	75.9	652 of 3475	81.2%	★★★★☆
2004	75.0	692 of 3465	80.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	381 of 814	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.2	499 of 957	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	51.0	2018 of 4461	54.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	779 of 2918	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	40.5	2176 of 3668	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.9	3358 of 3487	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	844 of 3744	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	82.4	596 of 4658	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	86.6	446 of 4588	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	90.6	271 of 4561	94.1%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	73.5	461 of 2619	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.4	1072 of 2980	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.8	259 of 2958	91.2%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	1122 of 3644	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.1	1395 of 4465	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	79.3	555 of 4401	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	35.4	3074 of 4376	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	967 of 3705	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	39.7	2927 of 4594	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	79.1	486 of 4521	89.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	76.5	707 of 3739	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	708 of 4647	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	91.1	291 of 4585	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	88.7	364 of 4563	92.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	2055 of 3549	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.1	1090 of 4292	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	95.0	88 of 4086	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	58 of 3952	98.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	1192 of 2612	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.1	846 of 3108	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.0	527 of 3106	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	83.7	281 of 3082	90.9%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Gifted and Talented (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)81st percentile~ school

Female (2025)77th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)73rd percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile-12 vs school

At Risk (2022)55th percentile-38 vs school

White (2025)54th percentile-27 vs school

Asian (2025)53rd percentile-28 vs school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile-39 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading71%+17 vs state

Mathematics55%+10 vs state

Science40%+10 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent on FaceBook
Saturday, August 22, 2009

Hilltop Elementary is an excellent school where children thrive in a safe, academic environment. Whole child instruction is the focus of each classroom. Parent participation is high and community involvement is paramount. My children excelled at Hilltop Elementary and were well prepared for Middle School. We had a wonderful experience and I would definitely recommend this extraordinary elementary school for each and every child. The teachers, staff and administration truly strive to make a difference. Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, August 1, 2009

The school has some excellent teachers, though instruction in testing years is completely geared to the test. There is not a whole child approach to teaching and learning, and very little character development. Leadership at the school is stagnant. Instruction is not aligned to the TEKS. Given the choice, I would not send my kids to this school, though there are definitely pockets of great instruction. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Hilltop Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1050 Harrison Ln	Argyle	76226	Denton County	Argyle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 464-0564	788	46	17.2	8.4%	534 (67.8%)	15 (1.9%)	102 (12.9%)	100 (12.7%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.8%)	77.5	865^th of 4651 public elementary schools	81.4%		84.9	577^th of 4710 public elementary schools	87.7%	288								69.1	65.8	77.3	67.4	42.5	54.0	39.8	$9,128
Argyle West	Public	PK, KG-5	1741 Old Justin Rd	Argyle	76226	Denton County	Argyle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 246-4007	643	42	15.2	4.2%	387 (60.2%)	15 (2.3%)	74 (11.5%)	124 (19.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.4%)	88.4	428^th of 4651 public elementary schools	90.8%		92.7	273^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	94.2%	155								85.6	78.9	74.3	57.7	55.8	68.8	68.8	$7,331
Denton Classical Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	4420 Country Club Rd	Denton	76210	Denton County	Texas College Preparatory Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(972) 316-3663	190	16	11.8	28.9%	110 (57.9%)	22 (11.6%)	31 (16.3%)	8 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (10.0%)	66.8	1272^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	72.7%		61.5	1524^th of 4710 public elementary schools	67.6%	252								76.9	79.2	57.9	65.4	58.3	31.6	0.0	$10,843
Blanton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9501 Stacee Ln	Lantana	76266	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(940) 369-0700	470	37	12.8	5.7%	326 (69.4%)	23 (4.9%)	62 (13.2%)	28 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.4%)	90.8	343^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	92.6%		90.5	356^th of 4710 public elementary schools	92.4%	13								75.0	83.1	82.4	61.8	66.2	65.9	52.9	$9,192
Jane Ruestmann Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6610 Cleveland Gibbs Rd	Argyle	76226	Denton County	Argyle Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(940) 464-7241	846	47	17.8	3.9%	328 (38.8%)	27 (3.2%)	84 (9.9%)	362 (42.8%)	23 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.6%)								(n/a)								79.9	79.3	88.6	67.2	76.5	87.7	66.7	$00
Ryan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	201 W Ryan Rd	Denton	76210	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 369-4600	551	43	12.7	47.2%	194 (35.2%)	42 (7.6%)	246 (44.6%)	52 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	67.7	1226^th of 4651 public elementary schools	73.6%		72.7	1032^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	78.1%	194	16.7	40.0	40.0	16.7	20.0	20.0		50.0	77.3	57.7	47.1	65.2	50.6	37.2	$8,786
McNair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1212 Hickory Creek Rd	Denton	76210	Denton County	Denton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 369-3600	599	43	13.9	53.1%	206 (34.4%)	41 (6.8%)	314 (52.4%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.8%)	75.7	911^th of 4651 public elementary schools	80.4%		77.3	858^th of 4710 public elementary schools	81.8%	53	0.0	38.9	30.0	25.0	40.0	25.0	0.0	62.8	62.2	59.6	55.7	61.4	63.4	41.6	$8,985
Universal Academy-Bartonville	Public, Charter	K-5	2700 Fm 407 E	Bartonville	75226	Denton County	Universal Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 393-5068	111	23	4.8		3 (2.7%)	37 (33.3%)	1 (0.9%)	68 (61.3%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	73.2	994^th of 4651 public elementary schools	78.6%		90.3	363^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	92.3%	631								57.1	56.5	66.7	50.0	65.2	61.1	38.9	$1,224
Lance Thompson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	821 Hawks Way	Argyle	76226	Denton County	Northwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(817) 698-1800	701	48	14.5	8.6%	394 (56.2%)	34 (4.9%)	135 (19.3%)	95 (13.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.7%)	86.6	513^th of 4651 public elementary schools	89.0%		85.4	557^th of 4710 public elementary schools	88.2%	44								80.9	70.7	70.7	62.6	64.8	61.0	49.0	$8,587
Argyle South Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11800 Denton Creek Blvd	Flower Mound	76226	Denton County	Argyle Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(940) 464-7241	783	54	14.5	10.1%	390 (49.8%)	33 (4.2%)	122 (15.6%)	186 (23.8%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (4.9%)	96.6	125^th of 4651 public elementary schools	97.3%		96.3	129^th of 4710 public elementary schools	97.3%	4								81.2	81.6	85.4	71.3	86.8	83.9	63.1	$7,069

Frequently Asked Questions about Hilltop Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Hilltop Elementary?

Students at Hilltop Elementary are 68% White, 13% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Hilltop Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 788 students attended Hilltop Elementary.

What district is Hilltop Elementary in?

Argyle Independent School District (Isd)

Is Hilltop Elementary a good school?

Hilltop Elementary ranks 865^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Hilltop Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hilltop Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Argyle Middle
High : Argyle High School

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