Zilker Elementary School
Public elementary school in Austin, Texas · Austin ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Zilker Elementary School serves 506 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 121 schools in Austin ISD. By enrollment it is the 2471st largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.3 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 ÷ 38.17 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 | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480894000369 |
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 | 506 | 72,272 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.3 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 21.5% | 51.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 23% 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.
Zilker Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 78 elementary schools in Austin ISD, Zilker Elementary School is the 27th largest, with 0.7% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 336; Zilker Elementary School is larger 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 2 with 94 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 41, against an average of 72 per grade. This year grade 5 has 21% fewer students than kindergarten (60 against 76). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 41 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 56.9% here and 30.4% across Austin ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 27.3%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
21.5% of its students are eligible 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
With 38.17 full-time-equivalent teachers for 506 students, Zilker Elementary School has 13.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 506 students would have about 34.2 teachers, so Zilker Elementary School has 4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Zilker Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Barton Hills Elementary School, 0.6 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 104 other elementary schools, 40 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 56.9% |
| Hispanic | 27.3% |
| Two or more races | 9.5% |
| Asian | 2.8% |
| Black | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
47.2% of students are girls and 52.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 41 |
| Kindergarten | 76 |
| Grade 1 | 69 |
| Grade 2 | 94 |
| Grade 3 | 90 |
| Grade 4 | 76 |
| Grade 5 | 60 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1900 Bluebonnet Ln, Austin, TX 78704
Phone: (512)414-2327
Website: austinisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Zilker Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barton Hills Elementary School | Austin ISD | 0.6 mi | 286 | 12.7 | 9.8% |
| Becker Elementary School | Austin ISD | 0.9 mi | 502 | 16.1 | 15.1% |
| Dawson Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.4 mi | 196 | 8.9 | 83.2% |
| Galindo Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.6 mi | 418 | 10.2 | 90.4% |
| Travis Hts Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.9 mi | 469 | 11.3 | 61.8% |
| Mathews Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.9 mi | 366 | 15.1 | 34.7% |
| Joslin Elementary School | Austin ISD | 2.0 mi | 265 | 9.5 | 43.4% |
| St Elmo Elementary School | Austin ISD | 2.1 mi | 305 | 12 | 80.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.