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If you had an hour of school board time for LAGO VISTA EL, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
550
Elementary
DISTRICT 401 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAGO VISTA ISD·NCES 482640002972
Lago Vista Elementary School
20311 DAWN DR, LAGO VISTA, TX 78645 · (512) 267-8300 · Travis County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL550 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Texas public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
16.9:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
177 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 | 57 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 122 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 123 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 115 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 133 | 24% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Lago Vista Elementary School→Lago Vista Intermediate School→Lago Vista Middle School→Lago Vista High School
Based on grade levels within LAGO VISTA ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +55.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +36.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 55 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 36 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 32.0% | 18.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 23.0% | 19.0% | 45.0% |
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 | 55.0% | 36.0% |
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2020-21 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
% 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
50.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Lago Vista Elementary School
Lago Vista Elementary School's state test result (50.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lago Vista Elementary School this school | 550 | 32.2% | 50.3% |
| Rolling Hills Elementary School FORT WORTH | 527 | 28.5% | 61.6% |
| G W Robinson SEABROOK | 536 | 32.8% | 57.0% |
| Curington Elementary School BOERNE | 639 | 34.1% | 59.6% |
| Heritage Hills Elementary School AMARILLO | 445 | 31.5% | 55.1% |
| Cannon Elementary School GRAPEVINE | 465 | 29.7% | 59.7% |
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 Lago Vista Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #1,405 of 4,401 | #55 of 166 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #3,359 of 4,466 ▼ 892 | #111 of 176 ▼ 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,954 of 4,466 ▲ 520 | #74 of 176 ▲ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.5pp | #1,813 of 3,998 | #69 of 166 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 550 | #2,039 of 4,938 | #72 of 183 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #3,848 of 4,622 | #147 of 174 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.4% | #1,566 of 4,628 | #57 of 174 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.2% | #4,171 of 4,789 | #122 of 170 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +35.1% | #203 of 1,307 | #13 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
550
+139 (+34%) vs 2020
+137% since 1990-91, when it was 232
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 550 | 32.5 | 16.9:1 | 32% (177) |
| 2023-24 | 521 | 36.4 | 14.3:1 | 28% (148) |
| 2022-23 | 502 | 35.2 | 14.3:1 | 33% (168) |
| 2020-21 | 411 | 29 | 14.2:1 | 36% (147) |
| 2017-18 | 407 | 23.9 | 17.1:1 | 33% (133) |
| 2015-16 | 551 | 34 | 16.2:1 | 35% (192) |
| 2010-11 | 568 | 39 | 14.6:1 | 39% (221) |
| 2000-01 | 437 | 36 | 12.1:1 | 19% (83) |
| 1990-91 | 232 | 18 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lago Vista Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 35% (407 to 550); teachers up 36% (23.9 to 32.5).
About Lago Vista Elementary School
Lago Vista Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school found in LAGO VISTA, Texas. The school serves pre-K through 3. Enrollment is 550 students.
LAGO VISTA ISD has a total of 4 schools and 1,887 students, Lago Vista Elementary School among them.
The student body at Lago Vista Elementary School is 53% White. After that, the student body is 35% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. Among Travis County residents, the White share is about 55%. A diversity index of 58% means there is a 58% chance two randomly chosen students at Lago Vista Elementary School are from different groups.
Lago Vista Elementary School has 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 16.9:1. The school's 16.9:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for elementary schools in Texas. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 32%. The rate at public schools in Travis County averages 54%, higher than here.
On the allk12 Grade, Lago Vista Elementary School lands at B-, ahead of 47% of Texas public elementary schools.
Test results at Lago Vista Elementary School are 9.7 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (50.3% actual, 60.0% predicted).
Travis County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $99,611 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Lago Vista Elementary School shares Travis County with 332 other public schools.
Lago Vista Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Lago Vista High School, about 0.8 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Lago Vista Elementary School's average proficiency of 50.3% compares with 56.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Under the NCES locale system, Lago Vista Elementary School is Town: Fringe.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 139 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio was 14.2:1 in 2020-21 and 16.9:1 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 LAGO VISTA ISD
- Lago Vista High SchoolHigh · 650 students
- Lago Vista Middle SchoolMiddle · 435 students
- Lago Vista Intermediate SchoolElementary · 252 students
- Travis County JJAEPElementary
Other schools in LAGO VISTA
- Lago Vista High SchoolHigh · 650 students
- Lago Vista Middle SchoolMiddle · 435 students
- Lago Vista Intermediate SchoolElementary · 252 students
Nearby schools
- Lago Vista High School0.8 mi · 650
- Lago Vista Intermediate School1.8 mi · 252
- Lago Vista Middle School1.9 mi · 435
- Hudson Bend Middle School5.1 mi · 806
- Lake Travis Elementary School6.1 mi · 737
- Lakeway Elementary School6.9 mi · 524
Frequently asked questions
About Lago Vista Elementary SchoolHow large is Lago Vista Elementary School?
Lago Vista Elementary School enrolls approximately 550 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does Lago Vista Elementary School serve?
Lago Vista Elementary School serves grades PK-03.
How many teachers does Lago Vista Elementary School have?
Lago Vista Elementary School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lago Vista Elementary School?
At Lago Vista Elementary School, the student body is approximately 53% White, 35% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Lago Vista Elementary School?
Lago Vista Elementary School is overseen by LAGO VISTA ISD in Travis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.