HIGHLAND PARK EL

Set in AUSTIN, Texas, HIGHLAND PARK EL is a mid-sized elementary-level community, operated by AUSTIN ISD. It caters to 649 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so HIGHLAND PARK EL sits 25% bigger than that benchmark.

HIGHLAND PARK EL is one of 123 schools operated by AUSTIN ISD, a district that instructs 72,272 students overall.

On demographics, HIGHLAND PARK EL lists that the largest single group is White, at 71% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 16% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Asian. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, HIGHLAND PARK EL has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 7% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Travis County (around 54%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HIGHLAND PARK EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 71.0%, the actual is 73.1%, a residual of +2.1 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Travis County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $99,611 per year, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 HIGHLAND PARK EL is one.

The closest other public school is GULLETT EL, roughly 1.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HIGHLAND PARK EL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 68.8%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Over the past 7-year window. HIGHLAND PARK EL's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 641 (now 649). The White share of enrollment decreased from 76% to 71% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.