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Enrollment
556
Elementary
DISTRICT 520 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANOR ISD·NCES 482889005491
Bluebonnet Trail Elementary School
11316 FARMHAVEN RD, AUSTIN, TX 78754 · (512) 278-4125 · Travis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL556 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
402 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 61 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 92 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
37.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +10.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
21.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 10 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 21.0% | 21.0% | 42.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 12.0% | 21.0% | 58.0% |
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 | 37.0% | 21.0% |
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 43.0% | 52.0% |
| 2021-22 | 51.0% | 51.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
29.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Bluebonnet Trail Elementary School
Bluebonnet Trail Elementary School's state test result (29.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluebonnet Trail Elementary School this school | 556 | 72.3% | 29.2% |
| Loraine T Golbow Elementary School KATY | 640 | 69.1% | 48.0% |
| Pioneer Crossing Elementary School AUSTIN | 503 | 69.2% | 28.2% |
| Mark White Elementary School HOUSTON | 486 | 76.7% | 41.8% |
| Harmony Science Academy - Cypress CYPRESS | 656 | 67.4% | 49.6% |
| Canup Early Childhood PRINCETON | 421 | 73.2% | N/A |
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 Bluebonnet Trail Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #3,739 of 4,401 | #117 of 166 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #4,348 of 4,466 ▼ 296 | #160 of 176 ▼ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #3,933 of 4,466 ▲ 97 | #134 of 176 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -18.5pp | #92 of 3,998 | #2 of 166 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 556 | #1,985 of 4,938 | #67 of 183 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #4,314 of 4,622 | #158 of 174 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.0% | #708 of 4,628 | #20 of 174 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.3% | #2,432 of 4,789 | #82 of 170 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.1% | #2,692 of 2,838 | #116 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
556
+99 (+22%) vs 2020
+114% since 2000-01, when it was 260
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
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 | 556 | 30 | 18.6:1 | 72% (402) |
| 2023-24 | 565 | 31 | 18.3:1 | 68% (386) |
| 2022-23 | 535 | 34.7 | 15.4:1 | 68% (364) |
| 2020-21 | 457 | 31 | 14.7:1 | 73% (334) |
| 2017-18 | 568 | 35.9 | 15.8:1 | 66% (373) |
| 2015-16 | 542 | N/A | N/A | 68% (370) |
| 2010-11 | 423 | 29 | 14.6:1 | 66% (278) |
| 2000-01 | 260 | 20 | 13.0:1 | 25% (66) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bluebonnet Trail Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (568 to 556); teachers down 16% (35.9 to 30).
About Bluebonnet Trail Elementary School
Bluebonnet Trail Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. Its address is in AUSTIN, Texas. It enrolls 556 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5.
MANOR ISD has a total of 17 schools and 10,321 students, Bluebonnet Trail Elementary School among them.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Bluebonnet Trail Elementary School is Hispanic, with 46% of students. The remaining shares are 28% Black, 12% Asian, 10% White, and 3% multiracial. Travis County as a whole is about 33% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Bluebonnet Trail Elementary School scores 68%.
Its ratio of 18.6:1 is based on 30 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 3.5 fewer students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 72%. Public schools in Travis County average 54%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Bluebonnet Trail Elementary School is 13.6 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 29.2% actual, 42.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Looking at the county, Travis County, the median household earns about $99,611 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Travis County has 333 public schools with about 191,706 students, including Bluebonnet Trail Elementary School.
Texas Empowerment Academy, about 1.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Bluebonnet Trail Elementary School is 5th of 7 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 99 students, from 457 to 556. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 18.6:1.
This community page is for conversations about open houses, carpools, and field trips. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
Related schools
Other schools in MANOR ISD
- Manor High SchoolHigh · 2,422 students
- Manor New Technology Middle SchoolMiddle · 744 students
- Lagos Elementary SchoolElementary · 640 students
- Manor New Technology HighHigh · 640 students
- Shadowglen Elementary SchoolElementary · 639 students
- Decker Middle SchoolMiddle · 606 students
Other schools in AUSTIN
- Lake Travis High SchoolHigh · 3,569 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,876 students
- 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
- Texas Empowerment Academy1.3 mi · 413
- Texas Empowerment Academy Elementary School1.3 mi · 303
- Pioneer Crossing Elementary School1.5 mi · 503
- Manor Excel Academy2.6 mi · 146
- Founders Classical Academy-Austin North2.7 mi · 144
- Manor New Technology Middle School2.7 mi · 744
Frequently asked questions
About Bluebonnet Trail Elementary SchoolHow large is Bluebonnet Trail Elementary School?
Bluebonnet Trail Elementary School enrolls approximately 556 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Bluebonnet Trail Elementary School serve?
Bluebonnet Trail Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Bluebonnet Trail Elementary School?
Approximately 18.6:1 students per teacher at Bluebonnet Trail Elementary School.
How diverse is Bluebonnet Trail Elementary School?
Bluebonnet Trail Elementary School reports a student body of 10% White, 46% Hispanic, 28% Black, 12% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Bluebonnet Trail Elementary School public or private?
Bluebonnet Trail Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by MANOR ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.