About Hill Elementary School

Opening in August 2025, Hill Elementary will serve students in the Braswell High School attendance zone.

Hill Elementary is named for Fred Hill, who was the first African American male to serve on the Denton ISD Board of School Trustees.

Mr. Hill served in Korea and West Germany before being stationed in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. He eventually rose to the rank of Lt. Colonel. After his service in the military, Mr. Hill moved back to Denton and established People’s Funeral Home off Mulberry Street in 1974 – which is still operational today. That same year in 1974, Mr. Hill bought a home in the Southridge neighborhood, where he lived for almost 20 years before moving to the Forest Ridge neighborhood.

A prominent figure in the Denton community, Mr. Hill was appointed to the Denton ISD Board of School Trustees on April 8, 1978 to fill the unexpired term of Welton Stoker. Mr. Hill was then elected to the Board of School Trustees on April 7, 1979.

He served two terms and was Vice President from 1981-1982 and President from 1982-1984.

Hill Elementary will serve 750 students and was part of the $1.4 billion bond referendum that Denton ISD voters overwhelmingly approved in May 2023.

Established: 2025
Mascot: Dolphins
Colors: Teal, Orange and White