Enrollment
286
Elementary
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUSTIN ISD·NCES 480894000297
Barton Hills Elementary School
2108 BARTON HILLS DR, AUSTIN, TX 78704 · (512) 414-2013 · Travis County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL286 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
28 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (51).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
88.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +8.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
82.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +82.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 82 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 8 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 82 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 65.0% | 23.0% | 10.0% | 2.0% |
| Mathematics | 56.0% | 26.0% | 14.0% | 4.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 88.0% | 82.0% |
| 2024-25 | 85.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 91.0% | 74.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.0% | 56.0% |
| 2021-22 | 75.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 80.0% | 0.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
73.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Barton Hills Elementary School
Barton Hills Elementary School's state test result (73.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barton Hills Elementary School this school | 286 | 9.8% | 73.8% |
| Bryker Woods Elementary School AUSTIN | 284 | 9.9% | 67.5% |
| Bushland Intermediate School AMARILLO | 314 | 13.4% | 53.2% |
| Christoval Elementary School CHRISTOVAL | 273 | 12.8% | 56.9% |
| Panhandle Elementary School PANHANDLE | 290 | 16.2% | 65.9% |
| Prairie Creek Elementary School RICHARDSON | 304 | 7.2% | 82.0% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Barton Hills Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.8% | #218 of 4,401 | #12 of 166 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #98 of 4,466 ▲ 485 | #7 of 176 ▲ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #47 of 4,466 ▲ 69 | #4 of 176 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +29.0pp | #171 of 3,998 | #10 of 166 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 286 | #4,276 of 4,938 | #157 of 183 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #652 of 4,622 | #57 of 174 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.5% | #3,025 of 4,628 | #116 of 174 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.8% | #4,659 of 4,789 | #151 of 170 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.1% | #248 of 2,838 | #14 of 120 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
286
-110 (-28%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 332
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 14.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 286 | 22.5 | 12.7:1 | 10% (28) |
| 2023-24 | 304 | 23.1 | 13.2:1 | 9% (26) |
| 2022-23 | 351 | 25.2 | 13.9:1 | 11% (39) |
| 2020-21 | 396 | 27 | 14.7:1 | 10% (41) |
| 2017-18 | 455 | 27.5 | 16.6:1 | 9% (41) |
| 2015-16 | 407 | 27 | 15.1:1 | 8% (32) |
| 2010-11 | 388 | 26 | 14.9:1 | 12% (47) |
| 2000-01 | 362 | 28 | 12.9:1 | 13% (47) |
| 1990-91 | 332 | 23 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Barton Hills Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (455 to 286); teachers down 18% (27.5 to 22.5).
About Barton Hills Elementary School
Barton Hills Elementary School is an elementary school located in AUSTIN, Texas, in Travis County. It has an enrollment of 286 students in kindergarten through 5. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 519.
AUSTIN ISD has 123 schools and 72,272 students, and Barton Hills Elementary School is one of those schools.
About 75% of the student body at Barton Hills Elementary School is White. Smaller groups are 16% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. County-wide, 55% of Travis County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 41%.
Its ratio of 12.7:1 is based on 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. In all, 10% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Travis County report 54%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 69.5% for Barton Hills Elementary School. The school posts 73.8%, 4.2 points above the prediction.
The county, Travis County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $99,611, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 333 public schools and about 191,706 students.
Zilker Elementary School is about 0.6 miles from Barton Hills Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 73.8% average proficiency ranks 1st among 4 nearby schools.
Barton Hills Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 396 (2020-21) to 286 (2024-25). Students per teacher dropped from 14.7 in 2020-21 to 12.7 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Barton Hills Elementary School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Travis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,330,015
Census ACS
Median income
$99,611
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
333
191,706 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in AUSTIN ISD
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- Lake Travis High SchoolHigh · 3,569 students
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- Westwood High SchoolHigh · 2,858 students
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 2,854 students
- McNeil High SchoolHigh · 2,660 students
- Vandegrift High SchoolHigh · 2,437 students
Nearby schools
- Zilker Elementary School0.6 mi · 506
- Richards School for Young Women Leaders1.2 mi · 920
- DAEP- Elementary School1.4 mi · 1
- Becker Elementary School1.4 mi · 502
- Austin High School1.7 mi · 2,323
- Hill Country Middle School1.7 mi · 946
Frequently asked questions
About Barton Hills Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Barton Hills Elementary School?
Barton Hills Elementary School enrolls approximately 286 students in grades KG-05.
Is Barton Hills Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Barton Hills Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Barton Hills Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Barton Hills Elementary School is approximately 12.7:1 (22 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Barton Hills Elementary School?
Barton Hills Elementary School reports a student body of 75% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Barton Hills Elementary School?
Barton Hills Elementary School is overseen by AUSTIN ISD in Travis County.
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