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Hilltop Elementary

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Hilltop Elementary ranks 632 nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

632^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Hilltop Elementary in Argyle, TX, serves 788 students in grades PK-5 and is part of the highly-rated Argyle Independent School District (Isd), which ranks in the 98th percentile statewide. While Hilltop is a strong school overall, ranking in the 86th percentile, it is the lowest-ranked elementary school in its district, with peers like Argyle South Elementary (95th percentile), Argyle West (97th percentile), and Jane Ruestmann Elementary (94th percentile) all outperforming it. This creates a unique situation where the "weakest" school in the district is still better than the vast majority of schools in Texas.

A key area of concern is a notable decline in 5th-grade reading proficiency, which dropped from 77.27% in 2024-2025 to 63.78% in 2025-2026—a 13.5 percentage point drop that is the only grade level where Hilltop falls below the district average. Additionally, 3rd-grade math has been a persistent struggle, with proficiency rates consistently underperforming the district average, such as 42.45% in 2023-2024 compared to the district's 61.27%. The student-to-teacher ratio has also increased to 17.2, the highest among its district peers, which may be a contributing factor to these performance dips.

Interestingly, Hilltop excels in supporting English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking in the 88th percentile in 2025-2026—a massive improvement from the 41st percentile two years prior. When compared to nearby schools in the Denton Independent School District (Isd), Blanton Elementary stands out as a fascinating outlier, ranking in the 94th percentile despite being in a lower-ranked district, while schools like McNair Elementary and Ryan Elementary have significantly lower test scores. This comparison highlights that Hilltop, while strong, is not maximizing its affluent community's advantage as effectively as some of its neighbors.

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 → 86th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (67% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Texas elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 93rd-percentile peak (2022) to 86th (2026)

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

!Near the bottom of Argyle Independent School District (Isd)'s ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school67%

District avg76%

Texas avg51%

632^nd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Argyle Independent School District (Isd)

18^th of 951Argyle 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
2026	83.7	632 of 4627	86.3%	★★★★☆
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
2026	70.4	274 of 999	72.6%	★★★★☆
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
2026	80.1	201 of 1643	87.8%	★★★★☆
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
2026	80.9	669 of 4575	85.4%	★★★★☆
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
2026	70.0	711 of 3075	76.9%	★★★★☆
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
2026	70.8	903 of 4413	79.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	70.4	885 of 4520	80.4%	★★★★☆
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
2026	82.9	606 of 4582	86.8%	★★★★☆
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%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.0	354 of 1106	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.0	710 of 4301	83.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	58.5	1226 of 3006	59.2%	★★★☆☆
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)

English Language Learner (2026)88th percentile~ school

Male (2026)87th percentile~ school

Female (2026)85th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)83rd percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)80th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)80th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)77th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2026)73rd percentile-14 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)68th percentile-18 vs school

White (2026)59th percentile-27 vs school

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

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading70%+15 vs state

Mathematics65%+18 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 (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)		STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 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	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%)	83.7	632^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	86.3%		77.5	865^th of 4651 public elementary schools	81.4%	233						71.8	72.7	63.8	63.3	63.6	66.9	$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%)	96.1	124^th of 4627 public elementary schools	97.3%		88.4	428^th of 4651 public elementary schools	90.8%	304						78.6	83.7	82.3	72.1	85.8	80.0	$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%)	44	2441^st of 4627 public elementary schools	47.2%		66.8	1272^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	72.7%	1169						46.0	57.1	60.9	29.7	28.6	56.5	$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%)	91.8	299^th of 4627 public elementary schools	93.5%		90.8	343^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	92.6%	44						83.8	71.1	80.3	73.5	72.0	67.1	$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%)	92.8	263^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	94.3%					(n/a)						84.4	63.0	84.6	83.0	70.1	87.4	$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%)	64.6	1374^th of 4627 public elementary schools	70.3%		67.7	1226^th of 4651 public elementary schools	73.6%	148	18.2	30.0		0.0		58.9	64.2	74.3	43.2	52.8	42.7	$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%)	67.8	1234^th of 4627 public elementary schools	73.3%		75.7	911^th of 4651 public elementary schools	80.4%	323	11.1	37.5	46.7	25.0	12.5	55.1	67.4	61.1	48.0	54.1	57.8	$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%)	89.6	388^th of 4627 public elementary schools	91.6%		73.2	994^th of 4651 public elementary schools	78.6%	606						78.6	61.5	88.2	85.7	61.5	70.6	$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%)	82.7	665^th of 4627 public elementary schools	85.6%		86.6	513^th of 4651 public elementary schools	89.0%	152						72.0	73.0	73.6	59.2	55.2	64.4	$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%)	93.8	222^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	95.2%		96.6	125^th of 4651 public elementary schools	97.3%	97						69.1	78.6	86.1	65.9	78.8	84.5	$7,069

Frequently Asked Questions about Hilltop Elementary

What district is Hilltop Elementary in?

Argyle Independent School District (Isd)

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.

Is Hilltop Elementary a good school?

Hilltop Elementary ranks 632^nd of 4627 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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