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Grandview Hills Elementary

Q: Is Grandview Hills Elementary a good school?

Grandview Hills Elementary ranks 3168 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3168^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Grandview Hills Elementary is a public elementary school in Austin, Texas, serving 419 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Leander Independent School District (ISD). While the district is ranked 199 out of 961 school districts in Texas and has a 4-star rating, Grandview Hills Elementary has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages on STAAR tests across grades and subjects.

The school's academic performance has declined over the years, with its statewide ranking dropping from 1,101 out of 4,479 Texas elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 3,168 out of 4,651 in 2024-2025. Grandview Hills Elementary also struggles to perform well across various student subgroups, with lower rankings for Asian, Hispanic, White, Gifted and Talented, and Low Socioeconomic Status students compared to other Texas elementary schools. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 39.22% to 44.42% over the past few years.

Despite the higher per-student spending at Grandview Hills Elementary, the school's academic performance has not kept pace with the nearby high-performing schools, such as Cypress Elementary, Laura Welch Bush Elementary, and Steiner Ranch Elementary. These schools have consistently outperformed Grandview Hills Elementary in academic achievement, with higher proficiency rates and statewide rankings. Addressing the challenges faced by Grandview Hills Elementary and learning from the success of the nearby high-performing schools could be crucial in improving the educational outcomes for the students.

388

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,864

Per pupil spending ?

40.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12024 Vista Parke Dr
Austin, TX 78726

(512) 570-6800

District: Leander Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Grandview Hills Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Four Points Middle
High:	Vandegrift High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.0%

Hispanic:

28.1%

African American:

18.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 69th percentile in 2015 → 32nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (37% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 37 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg55%

Texas avg47%

3,168^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 37 pts since 2015

From top 31% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^th of 29Elementary Schools in the Leander Independent School District (Isd)

199^th of 961Leander 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	34.5	3168 of 4651	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	2402 of 4710	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.9	2806 of 4647	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.6	1722 of 4581	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.3	1435 of 4578	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.3	1101 of 4479	75.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.4	912 of 4359	79.1%	★★★★☆
2017	72.3	964 of 4329	77.7%	★★★★☆
2016	75.8	955 of 4286	77.7%	★★★★☆
2015	68.4	1357 of 4320	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	77.3	845 of 4260	80.2%	★★★★☆
2013	78.7	716 of 4221	83.0%	★★★★☆
2012	82.9	521 of 4206	87.6%	★★★★☆
2011	72.2	1033 of 4095	74.8%	★★★★☆
2010	66.6	1356 of 3937	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	74.3	802 of 3884	79.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	1678 of 1905	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.1	1620 of 2443	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	1631 of 2443	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	1305 of 2421	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.4	360 of 2515	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	43.6	1350 of 2483	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	670 of 814	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.6	818 of 1015	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	59.0	431 of 957	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.8	693 of 1009	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.6	488 of 1005	51.4%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	30.3	3491 of 4461	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.2	3112 of 4295	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.6	2835 of 4240	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	2345 of 2918	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.8	2467 of 3668	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	2467 of 3556	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.9	2001 of 3333	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	6.1	3209 of 3226	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	2261 of 3744	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.2	2171 of 4658	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.7	2866 of 4588	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.0	1467 of 4561	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.2	1633 of 4499	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.8	1251 of 4348	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.6	1263 of 4306	70.7%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	2418 of 2619	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	2815 of 2980	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	2596 of 2958	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	56.5	1534 of 3006	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.5	2204 of 3184	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.9	1794 of 3106	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	2190 of 3644	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	3472 of 4465	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	3521 of 4401	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.3	2432 of 4376	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.7	2342 of 4329	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.9	1574 of 4188	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.1	556 of 4168	86.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	3590 of 3705	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	3499 of 4594	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.4	4420 of 4521	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	35.5	3129 of 4477	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.1	4122 of 4451	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.6	3224 of 4309	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	3056 of 4264	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	2485 of 3739	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.7	2196 of 4647	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.8	2718 of 4585	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.4	2034 of 4563	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.6	1362 of 4498	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.0	969 of 4357	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	79.7	673 of 4319	84.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	59.9	432 of 1128	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.6	791 of 1099	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.2	516 of 1004	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	728 of 1112	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.4	485 of 1046	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	2464 of 3549	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.4	1554 of 4292	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.1	1886 of 4086	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	1059 of 3952	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	61.8	863 of 3799	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	61.6	877 of 3684	76.2%	★★★★☆
2018	44.4	1743 of 3558	51.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	2047 of 2612	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.3	1777 of 3108	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	2310 of 3106	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.4	1788 of 3082	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.6	1109 of 3082	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.4	1141 of 3142	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	1211 of 3127	61.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2024)62nd percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)22nd percentile-41 vs school

White (2025)22nd percentile-10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)20th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)18th percentile-14 vs school

African American (2025)12th percentile-20 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)8th percentile-24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading50%-5 vs state

Mathematics34%-12 vs state

Science12%-18 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent on FaceBook
Wednesday, January 20, 2016

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

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

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

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

by a parent on FaceBook
Friday, March 4, 2011

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

Schools Near Grandview Hills Elementary

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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 Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Grandview Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12024 Vista Parke Dr	Austin	78726	Travis County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 570-6800	388	39	10.0	40.2%	132 (34.0%)	73 (18.8%)	109 (28.1%)	37 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	35 (9.0%)	34.5	3168^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.9%		46.5	2402^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	49.0%	766								44.1	44.0	60.7	28.8	30.0	41.0		11.7	$10,864
River Place Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6500 Sitio Del Rio Blvd	Austin	78730	Travis County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-6900	589	49	11.9	29.9%	271 (46.0%)	58 (9.8%)	160 (27.2%)	38 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (10.5%)	63.1	1433^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	69.2%		70.3	1114^th of 4710 public elementary schools	76.3%	319								58.2	76.1	63.2	46.2	59.3	38.7		21.7	$8,596
Canyon Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	10210 Ember Glen Dr	Austin	78726	Travis County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 428-2800	350	26	13.5	5.4%	141 (40.3%)	4 (1.1%)	51 (14.6%)	127 (36.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.7%)	99.4	6^th of 4651 public elementary schools	99.9%		99.5	12^th of 4710 public elementary schools	99.7%	6								93.9	96.6	100.0	87.7	87.5	96.0	100.0	77.8	$9,987
Steiner Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	4001 Quinlan Park Rd	Austin	78732	Travis County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-5700	417	36	11.6	11.8%	220 (52.8%)	20 (4.8%)	92 (22.1%)	50 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.4%)	85.4	553^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	88.1%		77.3	857^th of 4710 public elementary schools	81.8%	304								81.9	79.0	74.5	75.3	59.3	53.6		44.3	$9,382
Harmony Science Academy - Cedar Park	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	12200 Anderson Mill Rd	Austin	78726	Travis County	Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 494-5151	742	39	19.0	18.5%	109 (14.7%)	68 (9.2%)	97 (13.1%)	442 (59.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (3.0%)	95.5	168^th of 4651 public elementary schools	96.4%		90	375^th of 4710 public elementary schools	92.0%	207								80.2	87.1	81.3	73.3	78.4	71.4		62.6	$9,228
Purple Sage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11801 Tanglebriar Trl	Austin	78750	Williamson County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 428-3500	502	36	14.0	23.5%	218 (43.4%)	18 (3.6%)	105 (20.9%)	128 (25.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.4%)	80.1	745^th of 4651 public elementary schools	84.0%		80.9	717^th of 4710 public elementary schools	84.8%	28								78.9	54.4	78.9	73.2	37.7	76.2	100.0	43.3	$9,066
Spicewood Elementary	Public	K-5	11601 Olson Dr	Austin	78750	Travis County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 428-3600	691	44	15.6	6.1%	305 (44.1%)	8 (1.2%)	88 (12.7%)	218 (31.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	70 (10.1%)	97.4	88^th of 4651 public elementary schools	98.1%		97.2	97^th of 4710 public elementary schools	97.9%	9								86.9	80.0	92.5	86.9	72.6	81.8	100.0	63.3	$8,337
Cypress Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2900 El Salido Pkwy	Cedar Park	78613	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-5400	506	39	13.0	18.2%	308 (60.9%)	10 (2.0%)	111 (21.9%)	24 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	51 (10.1%)	75.5	917^th of 4651 public elementary schools	80.3%		67.6	1226^th of 4710 public elementary schools	74.0%	309								63.5	72.6	76.7	45.9	58.5	51.7		38.6	$8,623
Anderson Mill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10610 Salt Mill Hollow	Austin	78750	Williamson County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 428-3700	585	35	16.6	61.9%	108 (18.5%)	44 (7.5%)	368 (62.9%)	31 (5.3%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	27 (4.6%)	35	3124^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.8%		39.4	2877^th of 4710 public elementary schools	38.9%	247	15.6	22.2	12.5	15.2	16.7	0.0	0.0	43.7	48.6	41.8	46.0	25.0	35.0	83.3	16.1	$10,482
Laurel Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10111 Dk Ranch Rd	Austin	78759	Travis County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 464-4300	822	53	15.5	6.1%	228 (27.7%)	6 (0.7%)	97 (11.8%)	409 (49.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (9.9%)	98.4	37^th of 4651 public elementary schools	99.2%		98.4	45^th of 4710 public elementary schools	99.0%	8								89.6	88.2	89.7	86.4	76.9	87.0	100.0	82.9	$7,809

Frequently Asked Questions about Grandview Hills Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Grandview Hills Elementary?

Students at Grandview Hills Elementary are 34% White, 28% Hispanic, 19% African American, 10% Asian, 9% Two or more races.

Is Grandview Hills Elementary a good school?

Grandview Hills Elementary ranks 3168^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Grandview Hills Elementary in?

Leander Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Grandview Hills Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Four Points Middle
High : Vandegrift High School

How many students attend Grandview Hills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 388 students attended Grandview Hills Elementary.

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