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Western Hills Elementary

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Western Hills Elementary ranks 3049 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3049^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Western Hills Elementary is a public elementary school in Temple, Texas, serving 448 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Temple Independent School District (ISD).

Despite higher per-student spending and smaller class sizes, Western Hills Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools, with a 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's student performance on STAAR tests is generally below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects, with particularly low proficiency rates in reading and science. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade reading proficiency was 43.08%, compared to the state average of 52.02% and the district average of 42.02%.

Interestingly, the nearby Charter Oak Elementary, James L Burrell Elementary, and Jefferson Elementary schools within the Temple ISD also perform below the state average, suggesting broader challenges within the district. However, the Kennedy-Powell Elementary school in the Belton ISD performs significantly better, with higher proficiency rates across all subjects and grade levels.

417

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,344

Per pupil spending ?

70%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 Arapaho Dr
Temple, TX 76504-3724

(254) 215-5600

District: Temple Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Western Hills Elementary usually attend:

High:

Temple High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.8%

White:

28.3%

African American:

22.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 32 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (38% vs 47% meeting standards)

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

!Reading scores 14 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg37%

Texas avg47%

3,049^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 32 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7Elementary Schools in the Temple Independent School District (Isd)

788^th of 961Temple 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	36.0	3049 of 4651	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	3004 of 4710	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.0	3158 of 4647	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.2	3926 of 4581	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	3387 of 4578	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.3	3257 of 4479	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	3297 of 4359	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.0	3779 of 4329	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	6.9	4147 of 4286	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.0	4225 of 4320	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.3	4092 of 4260	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	32.6	3278 of 4221	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.8	3221 of 4206	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.7	2968 of 4095	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	39.4	2859 of 3937	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.2	2682 of 3884	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	34.6	2916 of 3768	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	49.7	2216 of 3724	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.2	1938 of 3476	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	60.9	1477 of 3475	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2004	55.2	1744 of 3465	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	1156 of 1905	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.5	1101 of 2443	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.1	1875 of 2421	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.7	1390 of 2444	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	1359 of 2515	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	1398 of 2483	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	9.6	4414 of 4461	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	3932 of 4331	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	3163 of 4295	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	3123 of 4240	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	1967 of 3744	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	2525 of 4658	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.3	3849 of 4561	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.3	3512 of 4499	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	3520 of 4348	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	3779 of 4306	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	1296 of 2619	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.2	1615 of 3006	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	81.3	25 of 3184	99.2%	★★★★★
2018	61.6	1423 of 3106	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	2311 of 3644	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	2356 of 4465	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.3	3845 of 4376	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	3299 of 4329	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.2	3275 of 4188	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	3505 of 4168	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	2073 of 3705	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.5	2312 of 4594	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.8	3589 of 4477	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	3387 of 4451	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	3332 of 4309	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	3162 of 4264	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	1800 of 3739	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.8	2582 of 4647	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.9	3938 of 4563	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.1	3104 of 4498	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	2711 of 4357	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	2727 of 4319	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	812 of 975	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	1090 of 1128	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.0	967 of 1004	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	891 of 961	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	61.1	1017 of 3549	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	62.1	1149 of 4292	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	20.6	3751 of 4086	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	2970 of 3952	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	3231 of 3799	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.3	1516 of 3684	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.7	2611 of 3558	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	867 of 2612	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.4	1816 of 3108	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	2432 of 3082	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	2664 of 3082	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.0	2217 of 3142	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	2319 of 3127	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)71st percentile+37 vs school

White (2025)67th percentile+32 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile+17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)51st percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)39th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)17th percentile-18 vs school

At Risk (2022)1st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics41%-5 vs state

Reading40%-14 vs state

Science24%-5 vs state

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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
Western Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Arapaho Dr	Temple	76504	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-5600	417	24	17.6	70.0%	118 (28.3%)	93 (22.3%)	166 (39.8%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	30 (7.2%)	36	3049^th of 4651 public elementary schools	34.4%		37.2	3004^th of 4710 public elementary schools	36.2%	45								43.1	31.8	46.2	40.0	34.9	47.0	24.2	$9,344
Scott Elementary	Public	K-5	2301 W Ave P	Temple	76504	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-6222	442	28	16.0	73.1%	112 (25.3%)	65 (14.7%)	229 (51.8%)	7 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	25 (5.7%)	36.3	3032^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	34.8%		45.3	2488^th of 4710 public elementary schools	47.2%	544								32.9	43.0	48.5	35.7	38.4	46.3	25.8	$8,405
Kennedy-Powell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3707 W Nugent Ave	Temple	76504	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-6000	384	23	16.3	61.5%	106 (27.6%)	84 (21.9%)	154 (40.1%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	31 (8.1%)	61.1	1524^th of 4651 public elementary schools	67.2%		53.3	1968^th of 4710 public elementary schools	58.2%	444								52.9	55.9	63.3	48.6	42.7	50.0	40.0	$9,329
Thornton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2825 Cottonwood Ln	Temple	76502	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-5700	763	44	17.4	67.1%	152 (19.9%)	98 (12.8%)	449 (58.8%)	21 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (5.2%)	31.3	3346^th of 4651 public elementary schools	28.1%		43.3	2648^th of 4710 public elementary schools	43.8%	698	0.0	28.6	16.7	45.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	42.5	40.7	40.5	42.0	37.2	31.6	18.8	$7,762
Jefferson Elementary	Public	K-5	2616 N 3rd St	Temple	76501	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-5500	504	30	17.0	73.4%	127 (25.2%)	114 (22.6%)	222 (44.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	35 (6.9%)	22.8	3860^th of 4651 public elementary schools	17.0%		33.6	3238^th of 4710 public elementary schools	31.3%	622								37.6	34.3	30.5	29.4	39.7	26.8	18.3	$8,942
Tarver Elementary	Public	K-5	7949 Stonehollow Dr	Temple	76502	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 215-3800	494	37	13.3	44.1%	165 (33.4%)	69 (14.0%)	187 (37.9%)	39 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	30 (6.1%)	39.5	2802^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	39.8%		59.6	1620^th of 4710 public elementary schools	65.6%	1182								58.0	42.5	56.4	32.5	35.8	38.8	16.7	$8,211
Joe M Pirtle Elementary	Public	K-5	714 S Pea Rdg	Temple	76502	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(254) 215-3400	575	41	14.0	40.3%	276 (48.0%)	63 (11.0%)	169 (29.4%)	10 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	53 (9.2%)	49.8	2152^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	53.7%		56.4	1791^st of 4710 public elementary schools	62.0%	361								56.6	42.5	59.8	43.0	35.6	38.2	35.3	$7,862
Charter Oak Elementary	Public	K-5	8402 Poison Oak Rd	Temple	76502	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-4000	602	47	12.7	40.9%	270 (44.9%)	31 (5.1%)	260 (43.2%)	10 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.0%)	67.3	1246^th of 4651 public elementary schools	73.2%		61.2	1539^th of 4710 public elementary schools	67.3%	293	0.0	16.7						53.9	58.6	69.8	39.5	49.5	59.0	49.5	$8,902
James L Burrell Elementary	Public	K-5	8104 Glade Dr	Temple	76502	Bell County	Belton Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(254) 215-2000	466	33	13.9	27.3%	205 (44.0%)	59 (12.7%)	121 (26.0%)	34 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (9.9%)	50.6	2111^th of 4651 public elementary schools	54.6%		50.8	2128^th of 4710 public elementary schools	54.8%	17								58.6	52.9	61.8	40.7	38.4	42.7	22.1	$10,433
Raye-Allen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5015 S 5th St	Temple	76502	Bell County	Temple Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 215-5800	441	28	15.8	63.9%	108 (24.5%)	107 (24.3%)	174 (39.5%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	41 (9.3%)	34.7	3154^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.2%		30.8	3414^th of 4710 public elementary schools	27.5%	260								56.9	39.2	55.4	41.7	23.3	28.4	14.9	$7,461

Frequently Asked Questions about Western Hills Elementary

What district is Western Hills Elementary in?

Temple Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Western Hills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 417 students attended Western Hills Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Western Hills Elementary?

Students at Western Hills Elementary are 40% Hispanic, 28% White, 22% African American, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Western Hills Elementary a good school?

Western Hills Elementary ranks 3049^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Western Hills Elementary attend?

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

High : Temple High School

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