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Forest Trail Elementary

Public Grades K-5

128^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 97% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Forest Trail Elementary is a highly-ranked public elementary school in Austin, Texas, serving 546 students in grades K-5 and part of the Eanes Independent School District. The school has consistently been among the top elementary schools in Texas, maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and outperforming state and district averages on standardized tests.

Forest Trail Elementary's academic performance is exceptional, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the state and district in reading and math. The school's STAAR test scores rank it among the top 200 or even top 100 elementary schools in Texas. Additionally, the school has a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher socioeconomic status of the student population. Forest Trail Elementary also maintains a low student-teacher ratio, allowing for more individualized attention and support for students.

When compared to nearby schools within the Eanes Independent School District, Forest Trail Elementary generally outperforms its counterparts in academic performance. However, the nearby schools, such as Eanes Elementary and Cedar Creek Elementary, also demonstrate strong academic performance, suggesting a high-quality educational system within the district. In contrast, schools within the Austin Independent School District, located further from Forest Trail Elementary, tend to have lower academic performance and rankings.

500

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,629

Per pupil spending ?

3.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1203 Loop 360 S
Austin, TX 78746-6427

(512) 732-9160

District: Eanes Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Forest Trail Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	West Ridge Middle
High:	Westlake High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.6%

Asian:

13.0%

Hispanic:

11.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (79% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of Texas elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg76%

Texas avg46%

128^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 3%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Eanes Independent School District (Isd)

10^th of 961Eanes Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	96.5	128 of 4651	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	207 of 4710	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	158 of 4647	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.0	242 of 4581	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	96.5	143 of 4578	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	98.3	56 of 4479	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	97.3	89 of 4359	98.0%	★★★★★
2017	97.8	89 of 4329	97.9%	★★★★★
2016	93.7	36 of 4286	99.2%	★★★★★
2015	93.3	49 of 4320	98.9%	★★★★★
2014	93.6	42 of 4260	99.0%	★★★★★
2013	93.5	59 of 4221	98.6%	★★★★★
2012	94.5	31 of 4206	99.3%	★★★★★
2011	87.8	31 of 4095	99.2%	★★★★★
2010	86.6	53 of 3937	98.7%	★★★★★
2009	86.3	132 of 3884	96.6%	★★★★★
2008	86.8	120 of 3768	96.8%	★★★★★
2007	86.0	89 of 3724	97.6%	★★★★★
2006	87.1	70 of 3476	98.0%	★★★★★
2005	86.4	140 of 3475	96.0%	★★★★★
2004	87.9	45 of 3465	98.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	81.9	51 of 814	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	77.3	129 of 1045	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	115 of 1015	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	81 of 957	91.5%	★★★★★
2021	71.4	233 of 967	75.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.8	103 of 1009	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	123 of 1005	87.8%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	42.1	2498 of 4240	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	60.2	1151 of 3556	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	95.0	112 of 3744	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.1	274 of 4658	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	187 of 4588	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	86.5	433 of 4561	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	93.2	220 of 4499	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	97.3	61 of 4348	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.9	77 of 4306	98.2%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	142 of 2619	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	74.4	448 of 2980	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	68.3	887 of 2958	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	66.2	1135 of 3006	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.0	143 of 3184	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	73.5	587 of 3106	81.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	93.9	104 of 3644	97.1%	★★★★★
2024	68.3	1042 of 4465	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	83.6	414 of 4401	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	67.8	1021 of 4376	76.7%	★★★★☆
2021	91.4	188 of 4329	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	94.6	90 of 4188	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.0	90 of 4168	97.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	30.2	3578 of 4594	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	95.7	99 of 3739	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.2	145 of 4647	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	134 of 4585	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	117 of 4563	97.4%	★★★★★
2021	96.9	109 of 4498	97.6%	★★★★★
2019	97.8	55 of 4357	98.7%	★★★★★
2018	96.3	104 of 4319	97.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	40.1	750 of 1128	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	71.8	235 of 1004	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	79.2	140 of 961	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	60.7	387 of 1046	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	92.3	124 of 3549	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	81.2	400 of 4292	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	50 of 4086	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	83.0	305 of 3952	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	76.0	412 of 3799	89.2%	★★★★☆
2019	94.6	70 of 3684	98.1%	★★★★★
2018	90.9	110 of 3558	96.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	85.0	213 of 2612	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	83.4	283 of 3108	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	84.6	261 of 3106	91.6%	★★★★★
2022	77.9	442 of 3082	85.7%	★★★★☆
2021	85.9	210 of 3082	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	93.0	64 of 3142	98.0%	★★★★★
2018	89.4	147 of 3127	95.3%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)97th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)95th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)94th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)92nd percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)68th percentile-29 vs school

At Risk (2018)41st percentile-57 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)34th percentile-62 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)22nd percentile-73 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading87%+32 vs state

Mathematics76%+32 vs state

Science65%+36 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)		STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)				STAAR Mathematics (2025)				STAAR Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Forest Trail Elementary	Public	K-5	1203 Loop 360 S	Austin	78746	Travis County	Eanes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 732-9160	500	46	10.9		343 (68.6%)	5 (1.0%)	57 (11.4%)	65 (13.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (5.8%)	96.5	128^th of 4651 public elementary schools	97.2%		94.4	207^th of 4710 public elementary schools	95.6%	79							85.2	84.0	91.0		69.0	76.8	75.4	96.6	65.2	$10,629
Valley View Elementary	Public	K-5	1201 Loop 360 S	Austin	78746	Travis County	Eanes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 732-9140	272	28	9.7		171 (62.9%)	2 (0.7%)	47 (17.3%)	29 (10.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.1%)	83.4	632^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	86.4%		91.3	324^th of 4710 public elementary schools	93.1%	308							80.4	78.4	80.0		87.0	72.6	40.0	100.0	34.0	$13,574
Eanes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4101 Bee Cave Rd	Austin	78746	Travis County	Eanes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 732-9100	529	51	10.2		331 (62.6%)	5 (0.9%)	107 (20.2%)	51 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.4%)	96.3	135^th of 4651 public elementary schools	97.1%		97.8	66^th of 4710 public elementary schools	98.6%	69							74.8	84.6	89.5		74.8	87.9	77.9	100.0	59.1	$11,528
Cedar Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	3301 Pinnacle Rd	Austin	78746	Travis County	Eanes Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 732-9120	503	47	10.7		302 (60.0%)	3 (0.6%)	93 (18.5%)	61 (12.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (8.5%)	88.9	411^th of 4651 public elementary schools	91.2%		95.1	178^th of 4710 public elementary schools	96.2%	233							78.1	76.7	88.2		70.8	48.9	65.3	100.0	55.3	$10,448
Barton Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	2108 Barton Hills Dr	Austin	78704	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2013	286	22	12.7	9.8%	215 (75.2%)	2 (0.7%)	47 (16.4%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	86.3	524^th of 4651 public elementary schools	88.7%		94.7	193^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	95.9%	331							96.5	75.4	85.7		93.0	42.1	59.2		58.3	$11,072
Zilker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 Bluebonnet Ln	Austin	78704	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2327	506	38	13.2	21.5%	288 (56.9%)	13 (2.6%)	138 (27.3%)	14 (2.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (9.5%)	92.4	293^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	93.7%		91.3	326^th of 4710 public elementary schools	93.1%	33							85.6	78.4	88.1		70.0	70.7	70.0		41.7	$9,689
Mathews Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	906 W Lynn St	Austin	78703	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-4406	366	24	15.1	34.7%	160 (43.7%)	15 (4.1%)	132 (36.1%)	29 (7.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.7%)	85.3	561^st of 4651 public elementary schools	87.9%		80.9	722^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	84.7%	161							79.6	72.0	79.2	86.1	64.4	66.0	51.1	64.9	38.3	$9,585
Casis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2710 Exposition Blvd	Austin	78703	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2062	652	45	14.4	8.7%	488 (74.8%)	10 (1.5%)	81 (12.4%)	27 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (6.6%)	90.5	353^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	92.4%		94.9	181^st of 4710 public elementary schools	96.2%	172							68.1	81.3	88.2		52.2	77.8	69.6		62.4	$9,162
Patton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6001 Westcreek Dr	Austin	78749	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-1780	737	52	14.1	30.1%	310 (42.1%)	37 (5.0%)	277 (37.6%)	67 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (6.1%)	63.6	1400^th of 4651 public elementary schools	69.9%		72.4	1042^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	77.9%	358							61.1	69.5	61.9		50.4	45.3	36.2		36.5	$9,863
Sunset Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 Jones Rd	Austin	78745	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2392	441	29	15.1	34.9%	163 (37.0%)	8 (1.8%)	249 (56.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	68.6	1186^th of 4651 public elementary schools	74.5%		69.4	1157^th of 4710 public elementary schools	75.4%	29	0.0	28.6	33.3	16.7	16.7	16.7	62.7	78.7	55.0		46.7	52.1	44.1		54.2	$10,087

Frequently Asked Questions about Forest Trail Elementary

How many students attend Forest Trail Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 500 students attended Forest Trail Elementary.

What district is Forest Trail Elementary in?

Eanes Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Forest Trail Elementary attend?

Students who attend Forest Trail Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : West Ridge Middle
High : Westlake High School

What is the racial makeup of Forest Trail Elementary?

Students at Forest Trail Elementary are 69% White, 13% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

Is Forest Trail Elementary a good school?

Yes! Forest Trail Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 128^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools.

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