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What's the biggest difference between HIGHLAND PARK EL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
706
Elementary
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PFLUGERVILLE ISD·NCES 483483011358
Highland Park Elementary School
528 KINGSTON LACY, PFLUGERVILLE, TX 78660 · (512) 594-6800 · Travis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL706 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
306 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 55 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 95 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 115 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 119 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 123 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (123).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
70.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
59.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +14.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 49.0% | 21.0% | 15.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 37.0% | 22.0% | 19.0% | 22.0% |
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 | 70.0% | 59.0% |
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 60.0% |
| 2022-23 | 60.0% | 63.0% |
| 2021-22 | 63.0% | 63.0% |
| 2020-21 | 48.0% | 45.0% |
% 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
56.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Highland Park Elementary School
Highland Park Elementary School's state test result (56.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Park Elementary School this school | 706 | 43.3% | 56.5% |
| Garden Oaks Montessori HOUSTON | 763 | 42.7% | 40.7% |
| Wortham Oaks Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 776 | 42.9% | 60.5% |
| Barbara Cockrell Elementary School PEARLAND | 741 | 43.2% | 66.7% |
| Barbara Yarbrough Elementary School MIDLAND | 691 | 48.8% | 46.5% |
| Officer Leonard A Reed Elementary School CEDAR PARK | 638 | 38.7% | 41.4% |
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 Highland Park Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #965 of 4,401 | #44 of 166 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #1,019 of 4,466 ▼ 69 | #52 of 176 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #742 of 4,466 ▲ 71 | #49 of 176 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #2,439 of 3,998 | #105 of 166 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 706 | #879 of 4,938 | #25 of 183 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #1,108 of 4,622 | #75 of 174 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.3% | #1,297 of 4,628 | #46 of 174 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.3% | #3,828 of 4,789 | #114 of 170 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.1% | #758 of 1,307 | #24 of 36 |
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
706
+34 (+5%) vs 2020
+2% since 2010-11, when it was 689
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 706 | 52.5 | 13.5:1 | 43% (306) |
| 2023-24 | 668 | 46.2 | 14.4:1 | 42% (282) |
| 2022-23 | 686 | 50.1 | 13.7:1 | 37% (257) |
| 2020-21 | 672 | 50 | 13.4:1 | 33% (220) |
| 2017-18 | 641 | 47.4 | 13.5:1 | 26% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 743 | 54 | 13.8:1 | 44% (325) |
| 2010-11 | 689 | 42 | 16.4:1 | 55% (376) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highland Park Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (641 to 706); teachers up 11% (47.4 to 52.5).
About Highland Park Elementary School
Highland Park Elementary School, located in PFLUGERVILLE, Texas, is a mid-sized elementary school. The school has 706 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
PFLUGERVILLE ISD (35 schools, 25,477 students) runs Highland Park Elementary School.
Of every 100 students at Highland Park Elementary School, about 56 are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 24% White, 9% Black, 6% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of Travis County, the Hispanic share is about 33%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 61%.
Its staff includes 52.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.5 students per teacher. Compared with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 43% of students at Highland Park Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Travis County, the average eligibility rate is 54%.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Highland Park Elementary School outscored 69%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 55.2% at Highland Park Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 56.5%.
In Travis County, home to about 1,330,015 people, median household income comes to about $99,611, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Travis County's 333 public schools enroll about 191,706 students and include Highland Park Elementary School.
About 1.5 miles separate Highland Park Elementary School from the closest public school, Park Crest Middle School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Highland Park Elementary School ranks 6th of 9 nearby schools, at 56.5% versus a 58.9% average.
Highland Park Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased 5%.
The discussion board for Highland Park Elementary School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 PFLUGERVILLE ISD
- Hendrickson High SchoolHigh · 2,128 students
- Weiss High SchoolHigh · 1,985 students
- John B Connally High SchoolHigh · 1,974 students
- Pflugerville High SchoolHigh · 1,794 students
- Kelly Lane Middle SchoolMiddle · 910 students
- Bohls Middle SchoolMiddle · 830 students
Other schools in PFLUGERVILLE
- Hendrickson High SchoolHigh · 2,128 students
- Weiss High SchoolHigh · 1,985 students
- Pflugerville High SchoolHigh · 1,794 students
- Kelly Lane Middle SchoolMiddle · 910 students
- Basis Pflugerville Primary SchoolElementary · 853 students
- Bohls Middle SchoolMiddle · 830 students
Other Highland Park Elementary schools
22 other US public schools in 15 states are named Highland Park Elementary. Highland Park Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 23.
- Highland Park Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 649 students
- Highland Park Elementary SchoolNEDERLAND, TX · 547 students
- Highland Park Elementary SchoolTEXARKANA, TX · 427 students
- Highland Park Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 354 students
- Highland Park Elementary SchoolAMARILLO, TX · 342 students
Nearby schools
- Park Crest Middle School1.5 mi · 682
- Blackland Prairie Elementary School1.5 mi · 785
- Ridgeview Middle School1.6 mi · 1,249
- Dearing Elementary School1.7 mi · 474
- Brookhollow Elementary School1.8 mi · 387
- Murchison Elementary School1.8 mi · 651
Frequently asked questions
About Highland Park Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Highland Park Elementary School?
Highland Park Elementary School enrolls approximately 706 students in grades PK-05.
Is Highland Park Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Highland Park Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Highland Park Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Highland Park Elementary School is approximately 13.5:1 (52 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Highland Park Elementary School?
Highland Park Elementary School reports a student body of 24% White, 56% Hispanic, 9% Black, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Highland Park Elementary School?
Highland Park Elementary School is overseen by PFLUGERVILLE ISD in Travis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.