Forest Trail Elementary School
Public elementary school in Austin, Texas · Eanes ISD · Grades K–5
Forest Trail Elementary School serves 500 students in grades K–5 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 10 schools in Eanes ISD. By enrollment it is the 2538th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 11 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 ÷ 45.66 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–5 |
| District | Eanes ISD |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 481776005979 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Eanes ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 500 | 7,604 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 11 | 12.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | – | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 4% 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.
Forest Trail Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 6 elementary schools in Eanes ISD, Forest Trail Elementary School is the 5th largest, with 6.6% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 3.1 miles away and have a median of 505 students, so Forest Trail Elementary School is close to their typical size.
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 4 with 96 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 56, against an average of 83 per grade. This year grade 5 has 64% more students than kindergarten (92 against 56). 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 68.6% of enrollment, a higher share than across Eanes ISD (62.1%). Asian students are next, at 13%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
It does not take part in the National School Lunch Program.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Forest Trail Elementary School has 45.66 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 500 students would have about 33.8 teachers, so Forest Trail Elementary School has 11.9 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 suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other elementary school is Valley View Elementary School, 0.1 miles away in the same district. There are 20 elementary schools within 5 miles and 108 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 68.6% |
| Asian | 13% |
| Hispanic | 11.4% |
| Two or more races | 5.8% |
| Black | 1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
44.2% of students are girls and 55.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 56 |
| Grade 1 | 74 |
| Grade 2 | 94 |
| Grade 3 | 88 |
| Grade 4 | 96 |
| Grade 5 | 92 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1203 Loop 360 S, Austin, TX 78746
Phone: (512)732-9160
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Forest Trail Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley View Elementary School | Eanes ISD | 0.1 mi | 272 | 9.8 | – |
| Eanes Elementary School | Eanes ISD | 0.5 mi | 529 | 10.3 | – |
| Cedar Creek Elementary School | Eanes ISD | 1.2 mi | 503 | 10.8 | – |
| Barton Hills Elementary School | Austin ISD | 2.9 mi | 286 | 12.7 | 9.8% |
| Zilker Elementary School | Austin ISD | 3.4 mi | 506 | 13.3 | 21.5% |
| Mathews Elementary School | Austin ISD | 3.5 mi | 366 | 15.1 | 34.7% |
| Casis Elementary School | Austin ISD | 3.6 mi | 652 | 14.5 | 8.7% |
| Patton Elementary School | Austin ISD | 3.7 mi | 737 | 14.1 | 30.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Eanes ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult Transition Services | High | 12 | 22 |
| Barton Creek Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 515 |
| Bridge Point Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 577 |
| Cedar Creek Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 503 |
| Eanes Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 529 |
| Hill Country Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 946 |
| Valley View Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 272 |
| West Ridge Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 886 |
| Westlake High School | High | 9–12 | 2,854 |