Highland Park Elementary School
Public elementary school in Pflugerville, Texas · Pflugerville ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Highland Park Elementary School serves 706 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Pflugerville (Travis County). It is one of 34 schools in Pflugerville ISD. By enrollment it is the 875th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.5 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 ÷ 52.46 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Pflugerville ISD |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483483011358 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Pflugerville ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 706 | 25,477 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.5 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 43.3% | 50.4% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 26% 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.
Highland Park Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 22 elementary schools in Pflugerville ISD, Highland Park Elementary School is the 3rd largest, with 2.8% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 631; Highland Park 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 5 with 123 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 55, against an average of 101 per grade. This year grade 5 has 29% more students than kindergarten (123 against 95). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 55 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 56.2% here and 50.1% across Pflugerville ISD. White students are next, at 23.9%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
43.3% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 50.4% across Pflugerville 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
With 52.46 full-time-equivalent teachers for 706 students, Highland Park Elementary School has 13.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 706 students would have about 47.7 teachers, so Highland Park Elementary School has 4.8 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Highland Park Elementary School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other elementary school is Blackland Prairie Elementary School, 1.5 miles away in Round Rock ISD. Within 10 miles there are 86 other elementary schools, 33 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 56.2% |
| White | 23.9% |
| Black | 9.2% |
| Asian | 5.7% |
| Two or more races | 4.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
50.7% of students are girls and 49.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 55 |
| Kindergarten | 95 |
| Grade 1 | 107 |
| Grade 2 | 92 |
| Grade 3 | 115 |
| Grade 4 | 119 |
| Grade 5 | 123 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
528 Kingston Lacy, Pflugerville, TX 78660
Phone: (512)594-6800
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Highland Park Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackland Prairie Elementary School | Round Rock ISD | 1.5 mi | 785 | 14.7 | 11.6% |
| Dearing Elementary School | Pflugerville ISD | 1.7 mi | 474 | 13.6 | 45.8% |
| Brookhollow Elementary School | Pflugerville ISD | 1.8 mi | 387 | 12.9 | 49.4% |
| Murchison Elementary School | Pflugerville ISD | 1.8 mi | 651 | 15.3 | 13.4% |
| Windermere Elementary School | Pflugerville ISD | 2.0 mi | 703 | 14.6 | 58.3% |
| Austin Achieve Pflugerville | Austin Achieve Public Schools | 2.0 mi | 551 | 18.9 | 80.6% |
| Forest Creek Elementary School | Round Rock ISD | 2.1 mi | 652 | 13 | 14% |
| Gattis Elementary School | Round Rock ISD | 2.2 mi | 610 | 14.7 | 49.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.