Barton Hills Elementary School
Public elementary school in Austin, Texas · Austin ISD · Grades K–5
Barton Hills Elementary School serves 286 students in grades K–5 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 121 schools in Austin ISD. By enrollment it is the 4197th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12.7 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 22.47 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–5 |
| District | Austin ISD |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480894000297 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Austin ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 286 | 72,272 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12.7 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 9.8% | 51.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 15% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Barton Hills Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 78 elementary schools in Austin ISD, Barton Hills Elementary School is the 64th largest, with 0.4% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.8 miles away and have a median of 430 students, so Barton Hills Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 3 with 58 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 37, against an average of 48 per grade. This year grade 5 has 38% more students than kindergarten (51 against 37). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 75.2% of enrollment, a higher share than across Austin ISD (30.4%). Hispanic students are next, at 16.4%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
9.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 51.1% across Austin ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Barton Hills Elementary School has 22.47 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 286 students would have about 19.3 teachers, so Barton Hills Elementary School has 3.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Zilker Elementary School, 0.6 miles away in the same district. There are 39 elementary schools within 5 miles and 105 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 75.2% |
| Hispanic | 16.4% |
| Two or more races | 4.5% |
| Asian | 2.8% |
| Black | 0.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
46.5% of students are girls and 53.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 37 |
| Grade 1 | 44 |
| Grade 2 | 39 |
| Grade 3 | 58 |
| Grade 4 | 57 |
| Grade 5 | 51 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2108 Barton Hills Dr., Austin, TX 78704
Phone: (512)414-2013
Website: austinisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Barton Hills Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zilker Elementary School | Austin ISD | 0.6 mi | 506 | 13.3 | 21.5% |
| Becker Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.4 mi | 502 | 16.1 | 15.1% |
| Cedar Creek Elementary School | Eanes ISD | 1.7 mi | 503 | 10.8 | – |
| Dawson Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.8 mi | 196 | 8.9 | 83.2% |
| Galindo Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.9 mi | 418 | 10.2 | 90.4% |
| Joslin Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.9 mi | 265 | 9.5 | 43.4% |
| Mathews Elementary School | Austin ISD | 2.1 mi | 366 | 15.1 | 34.7% |
| Sunset Valley Elementary School | Austin ISD | 2.3 mi | 441 | 15.1 | 34.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.