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What's the biggest difference between HORNSBY-DUNLAP EL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
711
Elementary
DISTRICT 603 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEL VALLE ISD·NCES 481662006534
Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary School
13901 F M RD 969, AUSTIN, TX 78724 · (512) 386-3650 · Travis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL711 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of Texas public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
14.6:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
688 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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 | 112 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 101 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (101) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
42.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +20.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 22.0% | 27.0% | 31.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 22.0% | 21.0% | 42.0% |
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 | 42.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 24.0% |
| 2021-22 | 23.0% | 16.0% |
| 2020-21 | 16.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
30.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary School
Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary School's state test result (30.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary School this school | 711 | 96.8% | 30.6% |
| Personalized Learning Academy at Highland Meadows DALLAS | 676 | 98.7% | 35.5% |
| Elrod Elementary School HOUSTON | 742 | 98.0% | 47.9% |
| Charles A Gill Elementary School DALLAS | 630 | 95.7% | 37.4% |
| Houston Elementary School CONROE | 741 | 94.9% | 40.8% |
| Seagoville North Elementary School DALLAS | 774 | 94.3% | 23.3% |
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 Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #3,596 of 4,401 | #109 of 166 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #3,203 of 4,466 ▲ 148 | #109 of 176 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #3,446 of 4,466 ▲ 214 | #115 of 176 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.0pp | #864 of 3,998 | #39 of 166 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 711 | #848 of 4,938 | #24 of 183 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #2,042 of 4,622 | #111 of 174 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.1% | #2,719 of 4,628 | #101 of 174 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.8% | #304 of 4,789 | #5 of 170 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +25.0% | #316 of 1,307 | #15 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
711
+199 (+39%) vs 2020
+72% since 1990-91, when it was 413
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 711 | 48.9 | 14.6:1 | 97% (688) |
| 2023-24 | 653 | 44.3 | 14.8:1 | 91% (597) |
| 2022-23 | 599 | 40.6 | 14.8:1 | 92% (552) |
| 2020-21 | 512 | 38 | 13.5:1 | 88% (452) |
| 2017-18 | 569 | 47.7 | 11.9:1 | 82% (464) |
| 2015-16 | 616 | 43 | 14.3:1 | 90% (556) |
| 2010-11 | 1,016 | 65 | 15.6:1 | 88% (894) |
| 2000-01 | 734 | 52 | 14.1:1 | 62% (454) |
| 1990-91 | 413 | 23 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (569 to 711); teachers up 3% (47.7 to 48.9).
About Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary School
Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in AUSTIN, Texas. Enrollment totals 711 students across pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 519.
The 15 schools in DEL VALLE ISD enroll 11,715 students altogether, Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary School among them.
Of every 100 students at Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary School, about 71 are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 19% Black, 5% White, 3% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of Travis County, the Hispanic share is about 33%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 46%.
Staffing at Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary School comes to 48.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.6:1. The ratio is within a point of the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. On the income side, 97% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Travis County averages 54%, lower than here.
Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 32% of Texas public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary School would be expected to post about 32.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 30.6%.
In Travis County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $99,611 a year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary School, Travis County has 333 public schools.
Dailey Middle School, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary School is 4th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary School's location as Town: Fringe.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 711, from 512 in 2020-21. The ratio was 13.5:1 in 2020-21 and 14.6:1 in 2024-25.
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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 DEL VALLE ISD
- Del Valle High SchoolHigh · 3,641 students
- Del Valle Middle SchoolMiddle · 895 students
- Dailey Middle SchoolMiddle · 767 students
- John P Ojeda Middle SchoolMiddle · 759 students
- Del Valle Elementary SchoolElementary · 726 students
- Popham Elementary SchoolElementary · 698 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
- Dailey Middle School0.3 mi · 767
- Joseph Gilbert Elementary School0.8 mi · 664
- Austin Discovery School3.2 mi · 202
- KIPP Alegria Primary School3.4 mi · 532
- KIPP Austin Academy of Arts & Letters3.4 mi · 388
- Oak Meadows Elementary School3.7 mi · 477
Frequently asked questions
About Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary School?
Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary School enrolls approximately 711 students in grades PK-05.
Is Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary School?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary School?
At Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 71% Hispanic, 19% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary School in?
Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary School is part of DEL VALLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.