Pillow Elementary

Public PK, KG-5

 3025 Crosscreek Dr
       Austin, TX  78757-7599


(512) 414-2350

District: Austin Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
4048th of 4,647 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,144 Help


Students who attend Pillow Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Burnet Middle
High:    Anderson High School

Student/teacher ratio:  20.3 Help
Number of students:  386

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
62.2%
White:
15.0%
African American:
13.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  75.6% Help


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Compare Details Pillow Elementary ranks worse than 87.1% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 53rd among 77 ranked elementary schools in the Austin Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 19.37. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Pillow Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (62.2%), White (15%), African American (13.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 75.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Pillow Elementary is 20.3. 77 elementary schools in the Austin Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Pillow Elementary is $12,144, which is the 40th highest among 77 elementary schools in the Austin Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Pillow Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Pillow Elementary 4048th of 4647 Texas public elementary schools. (See Pillow Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Austin Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Austin Independent School District (Isd) 568th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Pillow Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Pillow Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 73.35 783rd 3465 77.4%
2005 77.35 591st 3475 83.0%
2006 69.40 1053rd 3476 69.7%
2007 78.72 516th 3724 86.1%
2008 79.38 507th 3768 86.5%
2009 71.14 1017th 3884 73.8%
2010 49.85 2342nd 3937 40.5%
2011 54.60 2160th 4095 47.3%
2012 56.28 1911th 4206 54.6%
2013 48.61 2367th 4221 43.9%
2014 51.43 2236th 4260 47.5%
2015 35.24 3095th 4320 28.4%
2016 39.16 2873rd 4286 33.0%
2017 32.50 2993rd 4329 30.9%
2018 31.26 3113th 4359 28.6%
2019 39.73 2706th 4479 39.6%
2021 32.36 3013th 4578 34.2%
2022 27.54 3509th 4581 23.4%
2023 19.37 4048th 4647 12.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Pillow Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 38.10 2153rd 3226 33.3%
2019 31.50 2593rd 3333 22.2%
2021 27.28 2827th 3446 18.0%
2022 52.73 1485th 3487 57.4%
2023 28.48 2847th 3556 19.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Pillow Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.31 1084th 3558 69.5%
2019 56.94 1069th 3684 71.0%
2021 26.42 3086th 3799 18.8%
2022 30.40 2990th 3952 24.3%
2023 35.30 2690th 4086 34.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Pillow Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.18 3230th 4264 24.2%
2019 43.49 2525th 4309 41.4%
2021 28.11 3515th 4451 21.0%
2022 33.58 3269th 4477 27.0%
2023 19.22 4132nd 4521 8.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Pillow Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.67 3086th 4306 28.3%
2019 40.53 2631st 4348 39.5%
2021 27.90 3325th 4499 26.1%
2022 25.92 3684th 4561 19.2%
2023 28.23 3523rd 4588 23.2%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Pillow Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.55 2331st 3106 25.0%
2019 41.39 2353rd 3184 26.1%
2021 20.77 2585th 3006 14.0%
2022 16.90 2756th 2958 6.8%
2023 22.98 2697th 2980 9.5%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Pillow Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.55 2918th 4240 31.2%
2019 40.93 2595th 4295 39.6%
2021 29.98 3368th 4331 22.2%
2022 50.75 2035th 4461 54.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Pillow Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.66 3068th 4319 29.0%
2019 39.08 2722nd 4357 37.5%
2021 39.02 2607th 4498 42.0%
2022 32.90 3209th 4563 29.7%
2023 15.74 4210th 4585 8.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Pillow Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.29 1737th 2483 30.0%
2019 53.28 1009th 2515 59.9%
2021 36.65 1555th 2444 36.4%
2022 33.04 1756th 2421 27.5%
2023 28.69 1898th 2443 22.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Pillow Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.98 2990th 4168 28.3%
2019 33.56 3046th 4188 27.3%
2021 32.84 3049th 4329 29.6%
2022 25.96 3644th 4376 16.7%
2023 14.72 4161st 4401 5.5%
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Rank History for White students at Pillow Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.21 2085th 3127 33.3%
2019 61.70 1095th 3142 65.1%
2021 18.49 2761st 3082 10.4%
2022 37.64 2135th 3082 30.7%
2023 46.67 1753rd 3106 43.6%
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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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Reviews:
by a parent
Friday, December 9, 2011

Open Quote We really miss this school. My daughter did her pre-K in pillow. Her teacher, Ms.Kennedy was awesome ,she does a great job in caring and loving the kids. My daughter enjoyed her schooling there and she misses her teacher very much. Its a great school!! Close Quote



Enrollment information for Pillow Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 244 39 20 58 1 n/a n/a 0 362
1989 279 39 23 84 0 n/a n/a 0 425
1990 270 43 16 101 2 n/a n/a 0 432
1991 330 62 21 121 2 n/a n/a 0 536
1992 335 47 24 106 3 n/a n/a 0 515
1993 331 52 31 92 1 n/a n/a 0 507
1994 316 59 39 99 0 n/a n/a 0 513
1995 271 84 31 140 2 n/a n/a 0 528
1996 271 84 31 140 2 n/a n/a 0 528
1997 269 68 37 143 5 n/a n/a 0 522
1998 247 94 40 162 1 n/a n/a 0 544
1999 225 80 52 169 3 n/a n/a 0 529
2000 198 73 34 158 1 n/a n/a 0 464
2001 176 79 36 145 2 n/a n/a 0 438
2002 143 90 29 142 1 n/a n/a 0 405
2003 143 90 29 142 1 n/a n/a 0 405
2004 155 114 31 161 2 n/a n/a 0 463
2005 125 119 45 184 1 n/a n/a 0 474
2006 114 126 45 227 4 n/a n/a 0 516
2007 117 116 41 245 4 n/a n/a 0 523
2008 99 124 54 265 4 n/a n/a 0 546
2009 117 113 61 275 3 n/a n/a 0 569
2010 134 116 77 319 3 n/a n/a 0 649
2011 120 117 68 327 0 0 26 0 658
2012 120 112 79 339 2 0 25 0 677
2013 120 105 82 355 2 0 24 0 688
2014 105 93 51 299 5 0 19 0 572
2015 103 89 44 310 4 0 32 0 582
2016 88 74 23 303 1 0 29 0 518
2017 90 51 23 315 1 2 27 0 509
2018 91 63 24 319 1 1 20 0 519
2019 101 62 26 311 3 1 21 0 525
2020 71 55 38 309 1 1 20 0 495
2021 75 48 36 229 2 0 17 0 407
2022 72 49 36 243 3 0 13 0 416
2023 58 51 22 240 2 1 12 0 386

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 Pillow Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 362 26.0 13.9 n/a
1989 425 n/a n/a n/a
1990 432 28.0 15.4 n/a
1991 536 28.0 19.1 n/a
1992 515 32.0 16.0 26.8
1993 507 32.0 15.8 43
1994 513 33.0 15.5 30.2
1995 528 35.0 15.1 33
1996 528 35.0 15.1 33
1997 522 35.0 14.9 28.7
1998 544 33.5 16.2 32.4
1999 529 33.0 16.0 38.4
2000 464 33.5 13.9 41.2
2001 438 31.5 13.9 37.7
2002 405 31.0 13.1 49.4
2003 405 31.0 13.1 49.4
2004 463 33.9 13.7 53.1
2005 474 34.8 13.6 49.6
2006 516 37.0 13.9 50.2
2007 523 36.5 14.3 62.9
2008 546 38.0 14.4 60.8
2009 569 40.5 14.0 64.7
2010 649 43.5 14.9 67.2
2011 658 44.4 14.7 69.3
2012 677 43.8 15.4 67.1
2013 688 43.6 15.7 66.1
2014 572 41.6 13.7 69.4
2015 582 41.0 14.1 72.5
2016 518 40.0 12.9 75.7
2017 509 35.7 14.2 71.7
2018 519 35.6 14.5 74.2
2019 525 37.8 13.8 77.3
2020 495 33.7 14.6 72.7
2021 407 33.2 12.2 74.2
2022 416 32.5 12.7 72.6
2023 386 19.0 20.3 75.6

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 Pillow Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 362 26.0 13.9 n/a
1989 425 n/a n/a n/a
1990 432 28.0 15.4 n/a
1991 536 28.0 19.1 n/a
1992 515 32.0 16.0 26.8
1993 507 32.0 15.8 43
1994 513 33.0 15.5 30.2
1995 528 35.0 15.1 33
1996 528 35.0 15.1 33
1997 522 35.0 14.9 28.7
1998 544 33.5 16.2 32.4
1999 529 33.0 16.0 38.4
2000 464 33.5 13.9 41.2
2001 438 31.5 13.9 37.7
2002 405 31.0 13.1 49.4
2003 405 31.0 13.1 49.4
2004 463 33.9 13.7 53.1
2005 474 34.8 13.6 49.6
2006 516 37.0 13.9 50.2
2007 523 36.5 14.3 62.9
2008 546 38.0 14.4 60.8
2009 569 40.5 14.0 64.7
2010 649 43.5 14.9 67.2
2011 658 44.4 14.7 69.3
2012 677 43.8 15.4 67.1
2013 688 43.6 15.7 66.1
2014 572 41.6 13.7 69.4
2015 582 41.0 14.1 72.5
2016 518 40.0 12.9 75.7
2017 509 35.7 14.2 71.7
2018 519 35.6 14.5 74.2
2019 525 37.8 13.8 77.3
2020 495 33.7 14.6 72.7
2021 407 33.2 12.2 74.2
2022 416 32.5 12.7 72.6
2023 386 19.0 20.3 75.6

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 Pillow Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,209 (11.5%) $9,339 (88.5%) $10,549
2020 $1,158 (11.4%) $8,972 (88.6%) $10,130
2021 $882 (7.3%) $11,262 (92.7%) $12,144

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Pillow Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2706th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 4048th of 4647 Elementary schools
 26.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Pillow Elementary)5241
 11%
   3rd Grade Reading (Austin Independent School District (Isd))5157
 6%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Pillow Elementary)4620
 26%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Austin Independent School District (Isd))5246
 6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (Pillow Elementary)426
 36%
   3rd Grade Reading (Austin Independent School District (Isd))3419
 15%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
4th Grade Reading (Pillow Elementary)3232
   4th Grade Reading (Austin Independent School District (Isd))5058
 8%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Pillow Elementary)3924
 15%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Austin Independent School District (Isd))4951
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
4th Grade Reading (Pillow Elementary)00
   4th Grade Reading (Austin Independent School District (Isd))2222
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)2931
 2%
5th Grade Reading (Pillow Elementary)3235
 3%
   5th Grade Reading (Austin Independent School District (Isd))5664
 8%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Pillow Elementary)5335
 18%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Austin Independent School District (Isd))5853
 5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Pillow Elementary)3611
 25%
   5th Grade Science (Austin Independent School District (Isd))4840
 8%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students525386
 26.5%
African American6251
 17.7%
American Indian32
 33.3%
Asian2622
 15.4%
Hispanic311240
 22.8%
Pacific Islander11
White10158
 42.6%
Two or More Races2112
 42.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients77.3%75.6%
 1.7%


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Students who attend Pillow Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Burnet Middle
High : Anderson High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 386 students attended Pillow Elementary.

Pillow Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.9% of Texas elementary schools.

Students at Pillow Elementary are 62% Hispanic, 15% White, 13% African American, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more races.


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