HIGHLAND LAKES EL

HIGHLAND LAKES EL is a reasonably sized elementary campus in GRANITE SHOALS, Texas, one of the schools within MARBLE FALLS ISD. The school educates 524 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 7 schools in MARBLE FALLS ISD (4,001 students total), HIGHLAND LAKES EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, HIGHLAND LAKES EL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (80%); the rest reads as 17% White. The wider county runs roughly 23% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 90% of students at HIGHLAND LAKES EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Burnet County's rate of about 62%.

After controlling for student poverty, HIGHLAND LAKES EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.5%; this one delivers 27.0%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Burnet County indicate median household income runs about $78,732, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Burnet County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,210 students), HIGHLAND LAKES EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: PACKSADDLE EL, around 5.3 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 7 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HIGHLAND LAKES EL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 40.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HIGHLAND LAKES EL has decreased 13%, going from 603 students in 2018 to 524 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 24% to 17%. Class-load math has rose: from 12.6:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

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