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Does TRAVIS HTS EL have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
469
Elementary
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUSTIN ISD·NCES 480894000361
TRAVIS HTS EL
2010 ALAMEDA DR, AUSTIN, TX 78704 · (512) 414-4495 · Travis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL469 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
290 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
53.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +36.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
45.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +30.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 36 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 30 points.
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
47.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
469
-49 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 13.6:1
% White
32%
was 28%
% Hispanic
39%
was 58%
% Black
9%
was 7%
% Asian
13%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About TRAVIS HTS EL
Located at 2010 ALAMEDA DR, in AUSTIN, Texas, TRAVIS HTS EL is a mid-sized primary school that enrolls 469 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under AUSTIN ISD.
AUSTIN ISD comprises 123 schools with combined enrollment of 72,272 students; TRAVIS HTS EL is among them.
Demographically, TRAVIS HTS EL reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (39%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 32% White, 13% Asian, 9% Black, 7% multiracial.
Looking at school resources, TRAVIS HTS EL records 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 62% of students at TRAVIS HTS EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, TRAVIS HTS EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.1%.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Travis County) shows that median household income runs about $99,611, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 TRAVIS HTS EL is one.
Nearest neighbor: LIVELY MIDDLE, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
The school occupies an inner-city site. TRAVIS HTS EL operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 9%: 518 students in 2018 compared to 469 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share decreased from 58% to 39%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 in 2025.
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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 AUSTIN ISD
- BOWIE H SHigh · 2,876 students
- AKINS EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 2,421 students
- AUSTIN H SHigh · 2,323 students
- ANDERSON H SHigh · 2,223 students
- MCCALLUM H SHigh · 1,897 students
- NAVARRO EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,633 students
Other schools in AUSTIN
- LAKE TRAVIS H SHigh · 3,569 students
- BOWIE H SHigh · 2,876 students
- WESTWOOD H SHigh · 2,858 students
- WESTLAKE H SHigh · 2,854 students
- MCNEIL H SHigh · 2,660 students
- VANDEGRIFT H SHigh · 2,437 students
Nearby schools
- LIVELY MIDDLE0.3 mi · 910
- TRAVIS EARLY COLLEGE H S0.6 mi · 1,011
- GRADUATION PREPARATORY ACADEMY0.6 mi · 69
- LEADERSHIP ACADEMY0.6 mi · 23
- TRAVIS CO J J A E P0.6 mi · 1
- TRAVIS CO J J A E P0.6 mi · 1
Frequently asked questions
About TRAVIS HTS ELHow large is TRAVIS HTS EL?
TRAVIS HTS EL enrolls approximately 469 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does TRAVIS HTS EL serve?
TRAVIS HTS EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does TRAVIS HTS EL have?
TRAVIS HTS EL employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
What is the student diversity at TRAVIS HTS EL?
Student demographics at TRAVIS HTS EL are roughly 32% White, 39% Hispanic, 9% Black, 13% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is TRAVIS HTS EL in?
TRAVIS HTS EL is part of AUSTIN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.