HART EL

HART EL is a middle-of-the-pack primary school in AUSTIN, Texas, part of AUSTIN ISD. The school serves 577 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 123 schools in AUSTIN ISD (72,272 students total), HART EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HART EL records that 83% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest looks like 8% Black, 4% White, 4% Asian. By comparison, Travis County as a whole is about 33% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Travis County's rate of about 54%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HART EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.0%.

In the area at large, census data for Travis County shows the typical household earns roughly $99,611 per year, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Travis County runs 333 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,706 students), of which HART EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: DIBOLL, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HART EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 31.2%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 15%: 682 students in 2018 compared to 577 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.