Hill Elementary is in the Austin ISD and earned a 9/10 rating from Great School’s as of October 2026. The campus sits at 8601 Tallwood Dr. in Northwest Austin’s 78759 zip code and serves Pre-K through 5th grade. Hill was not affected by Austin ISD’s consolidation, and its 2026-27 zone is unchanged. The entire zone feeds Murchison Middle School and then Anderson High School. Scroll down to read more about homes near Hill Elementary School.
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Hill Elementary School Snapshot
- Address: 8601 Tallwood Dr., Austin, TX 78759
- Phone: (512) 414-2369
- School District: Austin ISD
- Grades Served: Pre-K through 5th grade
- Enrollment: 796 students (2025-26)
- Student-Teacher Ratio: 14.2:1 (TEA, 2025-26)
- Principal: Jack Drummond
- School Hours: 7:40 a.m. to 3:10 p.m. (K and bus riders dismiss at 3:05 p.m.)
- Mascot: the Armadillos
- Opened: 1970
- GreatSchools Rating: It is 9/10 as of October 2026.
Hill opened in 1970 and is named for sisters Nina and Maclovia Hill, who taught English and history at Austin High School for 48 and 38 years. It is a National Blue Ribbon School, and its building carries an Austin Energy Green Building 3-Star rating. In 2025-26, Hill enrolled 796 students, with 15.8% economically disadvantaged, 8.7% emergent bilingual and 18.3% receiving special education services, according to TEA. A $30.7 million Phase 2 modernization under the 2022 bond is underway, with the modernized campus anticipated to open in January 2028, so expect construction activity on campus during 2026-27 and 2027. GreatSchools and TEA measure different things. GreatSchools weighs test results against schools with similar student populations, while TEA’s rating, below, is the state’s official accountability measure.
Academic Performance: Texas Education Agency Accountability Rating
In TEA’s 2025-26 accountability ratings, released in August 2026, Hill Elementary earned an overall A with a score of 92. That is up 1 point from an A (91) in 2024-25. Hill was an A in 2021-22 (95) and 2022-23 (93), dipped to a B (87) in 2023-24, and has been an A since.
- Overall TEA Rating (2025-26): A (92)
- Student Achievement: A, 93 out of 100 (based on STAAR performance)
- School Progress: A, 93 out of 100 (Academic Growth A/93, Relative Performance B/83)
- Closing the Gaps: A, 91 out of 100
- Prior Overall Ratings: A (95) in 2021-22, A (93) in 2022-23, B (87) in 2023-24, A (91) in 2024-25
- Austin ISD (2025-26): B (81) district-wide
Under TEA’s scale, an A reflects exemplary performance, B is recognized, C is acceptable, D needs improvement, and F is unacceptable. All three of Hill’s domains earned an A in 2025-26. Student Achievement, the share of students meeting STAAR standards, was 93 and has stayed between 92 and 93 every year since 2021-22. School Progress was an A (93), led by Academic Growth at 93, while Relative Performance, which compares results with schools serving similar shares of economically disadvantaged students, improved from a C (77) to a B (83). Closing the Gaps, which measures results for student groups, rose from a B (88) to an A (91); it was the domain behind Hill’s B year in 2023-24, when it scored a C (76). Hill earned a Mathematics distinction in 2021-22 and none in the years since. The campus is not identified for state improvement support.
Source: Texas Education Agency accountability summaries for Hill Elementary (campus 227901155), 2022 through 2026 (2025-26 ratings released August 2026). The 2022-23 and 2023-24 ratings were delayed by litigation and released in 2025. TEA issues updated ratings annually, so verify the current rating directly with Austin ISD or TEA before making a decision based on it.
Programs at Hill Elementary
These are the programs Austin ISD and the Hill campus list for this school. Hill is part of the Anderson vertical team’s One World Schools program, so every 1st through 5th grader gets exploratory world language instruction.
- FLEX world languages: As part of the Anderson vertical team’s One World Schools program, Hill’s Foreign Language Experience gives every 1st-5th grader exploratory language instruction: Spanish in 1st, French in 2nd, German in 3rd, Chinese in 4th and Latin in 5th grade.
- Pre-K: Pre-K is offered on campus. TEA counted 35 Pre-K 4 students and no Pre-K 3 students in 2025-26.
- Gifted and Talented: Identified students are served within the general education classroom through Austin ISD’s cluster grouping model led by GT-trained teachers. All 2nd graders take a nonverbal universal screener each fall, and families can refer students during the fall referral window. About 10.1% of Hill students were identified GT in 2025-26 (TEA).
- Clubs and activities: Hill offers math pentathlon, choir, a student leadership team and art club, and students run a full 26.2-mile marathon over the year through Marathon Kids.
- Environment and garden: Hill is a Clean Creek Campus with Keep Austin Beautiful and the City of Austin, has a campus green team, and runs the Dillo Garden, which includes beds open to neighbors.
- After-school: Austin ISD’s tuition-based 3rd Base program runs on-site after-school care for Pre-K 4 through 5th grade from 3 to 6 p.m., and other child care providers pick up at Hill.
- Special education and dyslexia: Special education services are offered on campus, and Hill has a Certified Academic Language Therapist for dyslexia support.
- PTA and traditions: An active PTA runs events such as the annual Hill Heritage Parade during International Reading Week.
For current details on Pre-K, gifted and talented services, dyslexia support or after-school care, contact Hill Elementary at (512) 414-2369.
Where is Hill Elementary School?
Hill Elementary is located at:
8601 Tallwood Dr.
Austin, TX 78759
Hill Elementary Attendance Zone Map
Hill’s zone covers Northwest Austin neighborhoods around the campus, including much of Great Hills, Westover Hills, Point West of Westover Hills, Jester Estates, Jester Point, most of Lakewood, Northwest Estates, Twin Mesa, Balcones West, Balcones Hills, Canyon Ridge, the Greens, Austin Woods and Fairway at Great Hills. The zone did not change for 2026-27; Hill was not closed, merged or assigned another school’s area in Austin ISD’s consolidation.
Austin ISD plans Phase 1 boundary changes for 2027-28, with a board vote expected in October 2026, and a district-wide boundary and feeder realignment for fall 2028, so confirm any address with Austin ISD’s school finder before buying.
Homes Zoned to Hill Elementary: Market Stats
The figures below cover single-family homes sold through Unlock MLS whose addresses fall inside Hill Elementary’s 2026-27 attendance zone, based on Austin ISD’s official SY 2026-27 boundary map, not the school typed into each listing. The largest groups of sales were in the Great Hills sections, Westover Hills, Jester Estates, Jester Point and Lakewood.
3-Year Closed Sales Trend
| Period | Homes Sold | Median Sale Price | Median $/Sq Ft | Sale-to-List Ratio | Median Days on Market |
| Sept 2022 – Aug 2023 | 109 | $880,066 | $374.54 | 96.9% | 23 days |
| Sept 2023 – Aug 2024 | 114 | $900,857 | $355.22 | 97.5% | 24 days |
| Sept 2024 – Aug 2025 | 117 | $950,000 | $368.70 | 98.0% | 17 days |
| Trailing 12 Months (Sept 2025 – Aug 2026) | 149 | $879,000 | $363.36 | 97.5% | 12 days |
Data sourced from Unlock MLS. Statistics deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Single-family homes only. Each Austin ISD listing was geocoded and matched to Austin ISD’s SY 2026-27 Hill Elementary attendance boundary, so the figures reflect today’s zone rather than the school typed into each listing.
Prices in the Hill zone are essentially unchanged from three years ago. The median sale price was $880,066 in 2022-23 and $879,000 over the trailing twelve months, a change of about -0.1%, after reaching $950,000 in 2024-25. Median price per square foot moved from $374.54 to $363.36 (-3.0%).
Demand has picked up. Sales volume rose from 109 homes in 2022-23 to 149 in the past twelve months, median days on market fell from 23 to 12.5 days, and sellers received a median of 97.5% of their final list price, up from 96.9%.
Current Inventory Snapshot
As of October 2, 2026
| Status | Count | Median List Price | Median Days on Market |
| Active | 29 | $815,000 | 78 days |
| Active Under Contract | 3 | $1,050,000 | 14 days |
| Pending | 6 | $882,450 | 67 days |
Data sourced from Unlock MLS. Statistics deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Single-family homes only, same zone method as above.
38 homes are currently active, under contract, or pending in the Hill Elementary zone. With 29 active listings against about 12.4 sales a month over the past year, the zone has roughly 2.3 months of inventory, a seller’s market.
The median active list price of $815,000 is below the trailing-twelve-month median sale price of $879,000, and active listings have been on the market a median of 78 days, so the homes still available have tended to sit longer than those that sold quickly.
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Neighborhoods Zoned to Hill Elementary
The neighborhoods below have their own guides and are zoned to Hill Elementary for 2026-27. About 87% of Great Hills sales and about 81% of Lakewood sales fall in the Hill zone, so check the specific address near the edges of those neighborhoods.
The zone also includes Jester Estates, Jester Point, Point West of Westover Hills, Northwest Estates, Canyon Ridge, the Greens, Austin Woods and Enclave at Balcones Forest, which don’t have separate guides.
Balcones Hills
3-4 beds, 2-3 baths, 1,400-2,800 sqft, Low $700,000s – High $700,000s
Balcones West
3-6 beds, 2-5 baths, 1,450-4,700 sqft, Mid $500,000s – $1.2MMs
Fairway at Great Hills
2-5 beds, 2-5 baths, 1,300-5,300 sqft, Low $400,000s – $1.9MMs
Great Hills
2-6 beds, 2-5 baths, 1,200-5,600 sqft, Low $400,000s – $1.9MMs
Lakewood
2-5 beds, 2-5 baths, 1,000-4,800 sqft, Low $300,000s – $2.1MMs
Twin Mesa
3-5 beds, 2-5 baths, 1,600-4,700 sqft, $1MMs – $2MMs
Westover Hills
2-6 beds, 2-6 baths, 1,600-4,500 sqft, Low $600,000s – $2.5MMs
Feeder Middle and High Schools
For 2026-27, all of Hill’s zone feeds Murchison Middle School and then L.C. Anderson High School, the same pattern as before the consolidation.
Feeder Middle School
- Murchison Middle School
3700 N Hills Drive, Austin, TX 78731
Great Schools Rating: 8/10
Feeder High School
- L.C. Anderson High School
8403 Mesa Dr., Austin, TX 78759
Great Schools Rating: 8/10
Source: Austin ISD’s official SY 2026-27 attendance boundary and school reassignment layers (updated July 30, 2026); shares are based on where the zone’s single-family home sales since Sept 2022 fall. Feeder patterns can change, and Austin ISD plans boundary changes for 2027-28 and a district-wide realignment for fall 2028, so confirm with the district.
Frequently Asked Questions
Ratings and Zoning
Hill earned an A with a score of 92 in TEA’s 2025-26 accountability ratings, released in August 2026. It was an A (91) in 2024-25 and has been an A in four of the five rated years since 2021-22.
Closing the Gaps, which looks at results for student groups, fell to a C (76) that year, pulling the overall score to 87. It recovered to 88 in 2024-25 and 91 in 2025-26.
No. Hill was not closed, merged or assigned another school’s area in Austin ISD’s consolidation, and its 2026-27 zone is the same as before.
The zone includes Great Hills, Westover Hills, Jester Estates, Jester Point, Lakewood, Twin Mesa, Balcones West and Balcones Hills, among others. Parts of Great Hills and Lakewood are zoned to other schools.
Use Austin ISD’s school finder and confirm with the district. Austin ISD plans Phase 1 boundary changes for 2027-28 and a district-wide realignment for fall 2028.
Programs, Feeder Schools and Home Prices
The entire Hill zone is zoned to Murchison Middle School and then L.C. Anderson High School.
Through the FLEX program, every 1st through 5th grader gets exploratory language instruction: Spanish in 1st, French in 2nd, German in 3rd, Chinese in 4th and Latin in 5th grade.
Yes. Hill is in a $30.7 million Phase 2 modernization under Austin ISD’s 2022 bond, with the modernized campus anticipated to open in January 2028. Expect construction activity during 2026-27 and 2027.
Over the trailing twelve months, 149 single-family homes sold in the Hill zone at a median of $879,000, essentially the same as the $880,066 median in 2022-23. The median price per square foot was $363.36.
As of October 2, 2026, there were 29 active single-family listings in the zone, about 2.3 months of inventory, which is a seller’s market. Homes sold over the past year in a median of 12.5 days.
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