Hart Elementary School
Public elementary school in Austin, Texas · Austin ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Hart Elementary School serves 577 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 121 schools in Austin ISD. By enrollment it is the 1791st largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.3 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 40.24 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Austin ISD |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480894008061 |
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 | 577 | 72,272 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.3 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 92.4% | 51.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 40% 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.
Hart Elementary School in context
Size
Hart Elementary School is the 20th largest of Austin ISD's 78 elementary schools; its 577 students are 0.8% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.1 miles away and have a median of 505 students, so Hart 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 3 with 102 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 69, against an average of 82 per grade. This year grade 5 has 10% more students than kindergarten (89 against 81). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 76 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 83.2% of enrollment, a higher share than across Austin ISD (54.4%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
92.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 51.1% across Austin ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Hart Elementary School has 40.24 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 577 students would have about 39 teachers, so Hart Elementary School has 1.2 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 KIPP Austin Comunidad, 0.5 miles away in KIPP Texas Public Schools. There are 55 elementary schools within 5 miles and 119 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 83.2% |
| Black | 7.8% |
| White | 4.2% |
| Asian | 3.8% |
| Two or more races | 1% |
53.4% of students are girls and 46.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 76 |
| Kindergarten | 81 |
| Grade 1 | 81 |
| Grade 2 | 69 |
| Grade 3 | 102 |
| Grade 4 | 79 |
| Grade 5 | 89 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
8301 Furness, Austin, TX 78753
Phone: (512)841-2100
Website: austinisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Hart Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP Austin Comunidad | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 0.5 mi | 513 | 19.2 | 94% |
| Cedars International Academy | Cedars International Academy | 0.6 mi | 408 | 15.3 | 87.7% |
| Pickle Elementary School | Austin ISD | 0.7 mi | 407 | 13.6 | 95.3% |
| Harmony Science Academy - Austin | Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas | 1.1 mi | 754 | 16.1 | 96.9% |
| Brown Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.2 mi | 497 | 14.7 | 96.8% |
| Wooten Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.3 mi | 272 | 13.9 | 91.2% |
| IDEA Rundberg Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 1.3 mi | 694 | 22.4 | 95.8% |
| Austin Achieve Northeast Elementary School | Austin Achieve Public Schools | 1.3 mi | 839 | 17.8 | 88.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.