The top reported proficiency rate is 51% in Math. The lowest is 49% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Liberty Hill El
Liberty Hill Elementary is a public elementary school serving pre-K through grade 5 in a small, rapidly growing Hill Country town northwest of Austin. The school sits in a community experiencing intense residential development, where hundreds of new homes and master-planned neighborhoods are rising and retail infrastructure is still catching up to demand.
The school's academic performance shows strength in English language arts, where a majority of fourth-graders tested at proficient or above on the STAAR assessment. Third-grade and fourth-grade results were available for both math and reading; in grade 4, roughly equal shares of students met proficiency in both subjects. Third-grade math results were lower, with less than half of students proficient. Grade 5 testing data involved very small numbers of students tested in Spanish-language assessments, making those results not usable for an overall picture. Across all tested grades and subjects, roughly half of students statewide-tested students reached the proficiency threshold, with a somewhat larger share reaching the "approaches" level. The school sits above the midpoint among Williamson County's districts on an overall proficiency index.
The student population is predominantly white, with about a third Hispanic, and a modest share qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Enrollment is stable and distributed fairly evenly across the grade band, with the largest cohorts in grades 4 and 5. The school does not report separate figures for English learners or special education enrollment, so those student needs and supports are not visible in the available data.
Liberty Hill itself is a car-oriented community with most residents commuting by private vehicle. The town's walkable element centers on a small historic downtown near Lions Foundation Park, where the library and civic anchors sit, though the school campus is located on Loop 332, a short drive away. The area's economy historically relied on construction, metal fabrication, and wood products, though the rapid arrival of retail anchors and master-planned residential development is reshaping the local landscape.
The broader district context matters for understanding the school's operational environment. Liberty Hill ISD has grown rapidly enough that voters approved a major bond in 2021 and another in 2023 to add schools and expand facilities. More recently, budget pressures led to cuts and a failed 2024 tax election; voters narrowly approved a tax rate increase in November 2025 to restore programming and teacher salaries. The district also shifted its school calendar, adopting a mostly four-day week for 2025-26 and then reversing course for 2026-27 to mostly five-day weeks with shorter daily periods. These swings reflect real resource constraints amid explosive growth, and families should be aware that operational stability and staffing have been strained. The school offers the standard elementary curriculum in a regular public setting within a district managing significant growing pains, and a parent may want to ask about class sizes, any waitlists for the school, and how the recent budget and calendar changes have affected day-to-day instruction and programming in the elementary grades.
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