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Forest Trail Elementary

Public Grades K-5

297^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Forest Trail Elementary is a K-5 school in the highly affluent Westlake area of Austin, Texas, serving about 500 students as part of the top-ranked Eanes Independent School District (Isd), which is in the 99th percentile of all Texas districts. The school has a long history of elite performance, earning a 5-star rating every year for the past decade, though its most recent state ranking of 297th (94th percentile) is a dip from its usual top-100 standing. Notably, Forest Trail excels with its Multi-Racial students, who ranked 13th in the state in 2025-2026, a dramatic improvement from previous years, but it struggles with its small population of economically disadvantaged students, who ranked in the 22nd percentile in 2023-2024.

A key pattern is a consistent drop in math proficiency from 4th to 5th grade—for example, 4th graders achieved 85% proficiency in math in 2025-2026, while 5th graders fell to 53.52%. This "5th grade math dip" has been a trend for several years and is a critical area for the school to investigate. Meanwhile, Forest Trail’s Gifted and Talented program has slipped from the 95th to the 84th percentile, suggesting it may need to keep pace with other top-tier schools. In contrast, nearby Eanes Elementary has outperformed Forest Trail recently, ranking 179th (96th percentile), reversing their typical standings.

Interesting comparisons emerge with nearby schools. Valley View Elementary, just 0.14 miles away in the same district, has smaller classes and higher per-student spending but significantly lower academic outcomes, highlighting that factors like demographics and school culture drive success. Additionally, several Austin Independent School District (Isd) schools, such as Barton Hills Elementary (ranked 100th), outperform Forest Trail despite being in a lower-ranked district, showing the power of neighborhood demographics. Overall, Forest Trail remains an elite school but faces challenges with math transitions, equity for low-income students, and rising competition from both within and outside its district.

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: Declining — 99th percentile in 2016 → 94th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (77% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Texas elementary schools

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

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

!Near the bottom of Eanes Independent School District (Isd)'s ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school77%

District avg77%

Texas avg49%

297^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 6 pts since 2016

From top 1% (2016) to top 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Eanes Independent School District (Isd)

10^th of 951Eanes 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	91.9	297 of 4627	93.6%	★★★★★
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
2026	79.9	84 of 999	91.6%	★★★★★
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
2026	85.1	497 of 4575	89.1%	★★★★☆
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
2026	73.4	506 of 3075	83.5%	★★★★☆
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
2026	86.6	303 of 4413	93.1%	★★★★★
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
2026	94.4	151 of 4582	96.7%	★★★★★
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
2026	93.8	13 of 1106	98.8%	★★★★★
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
2026	88.6	225 of 4301	94.8%	★★★★★
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
2026	75.9	561 of 3006	81.3%	★★★★☆
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)

Multi-racial (2026)99th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)97th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2026)95th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Asian (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2026)89th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)84th percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)81st percentile-12 vs school

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

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

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

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading81%+26 vs state

Mathematics74%+29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)	STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd 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	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%)	91.9	297^th of 4627 public elementary schools	93.6%		96.5	128^th of 4651 public elementary schools	97.2%	169			76.2	86.0	80.4		68.6	85.0	53.5	100.0	$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%)								(n/a)											$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%)	94.7	179^th of 4627 public elementary schools	96.1%		96.3	135^th of 4651 public elementary schools	97.1%	44			73.0	82.9	89.9		63.6	79.8	78.0	100.0	$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%)	83.5	638^th of 4627 public elementary schools	86.2%		88.9	411^th of 4651 public elementary schools	91.2%	227			62.5	81.1	85.1		59.1	60.4	51.5	100.0	$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%)	96.8	100^th of 4627 public elementary schools	97.8%		86.3	524^th of 4651 public elementary schools	88.7%	424			84.2	89.3	89.8		79.0	96.4	68.8		$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%)	90.6	338^th of 4627 public elementary schools	92.7%		92.4	293^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	93.7%	45			81.9	88.0	76.4		63.9	71.4	60.6		$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%)	85.4	566^th of 4627 public elementary schools	87.8%		85.3	561^st of 4651 public elementary schools	87.9%	5			65.7	82.0	79.3	66.7	65.7	68.6	61.8	38.1	$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%)	90.2	359^th of 4627 public elementary schools	92.2%		90.5	353^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	92.4%	6			72.8	79.3	88.4		48.4	77.0	87.3		$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%)	67.4	1250^th of 4627 public elementary schools	73.0%		63.6	1400^th of 4651 public elementary schools	69.9%	150			53.1	61.7	70.2		50.0	55.6	49.5		$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%)	89.1	418^th of 4627 public elementary schools	91.0%		68.6	1186^th of 4651 public elementary schools	74.5%	768	0.0	0.0	80.4	70.4	77.1		74.0	68.5	61.2		$10,087

Frequently Asked Questions about Forest Trail Elementary

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.

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 district is Forest Trail Elementary in?

Eanes Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Forest Trail Elementary?

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

Is Forest Trail Elementary a good school?

Yes. Forest Trail Elementary ranks in the top 6.4% of Texas elementary schools.

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