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Highland Park El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

4900 Fairview Dr, Austin, TX 78731 · (512) 414-2090 · Part of Austin Independent School District

Austin’s School Grade B− better than 52% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
649
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
7%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Highland Park El

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 32 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Austin kids: 17 middle schools

On the path

Where Austin kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Highland Park ElYou are here
6–817 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency53%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts74%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

4900 Fairview Dr, Austin

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K1
Kindergarten86
Grade 1121
Grade 2104
Grade 3115
Grade 4125
Grade 597
Enrollment over time
660’20
655’21
638’22
651’23
649’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 71%Hispanic 16%Two or more races 7%Asian 5%Black 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Highland Park El from Austin families.

Other schools in Austin Independent School District

The district →
Blazier El
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Austin
B+
1,275 students14:1
Doss El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Austin
A+
930 students15:1
Hill El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Austin
A
811 students14:1
Baranoff El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Austin
A−
810 students14:1
Summitt El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Austin
B+
764 students14:1
Kiker El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Austin
A+
750 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Austin’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.