LAKEWAY EL

LAKEWAY EL operates as a mid-tier elementary-level community in AUSTIN, Texas, overseen by LAKE TRAVIS ISD. Current enrollment sits at 524 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Within LAKE TRAVIS ISD, which oversees 11 schools and 11,008 students, LAKEWAY EL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, LAKEWAY EL records that White students make up the majority at 72%. The remainder is composed of 12% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 55% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.6:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 7% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is lower than Travis County's rate of about 54%.

After controlling for student poverty, LAKEWAY EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 70.9%, the actual is 66.5%, a residual of -4.3 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Travis County) shows that median household income runs about $99,611, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Travis County runs 333 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,706 students), of which LAKEWAY EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: SERENE HILLS EL, around 1.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts LAKEWAY EL at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 60.9%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Five-year trend. LAKEWAY EL's enrollment has fell 23% since 2018, when it stood at 679 (now 524). White enrollment moved from 67% to 72% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 in 2025.

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