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Serene Hills Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

276^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Serene Hills Elementary is a high-performing public school in Austin, TX, serving 744 students in grades PK-5 as part of the top-ranked Lake Travis Independent School District (Isd), which sits in the 97th percentile statewide.

This school stands out for its exceptional 5th-grade performance, which is a key differentiator from nearby schools. In 5th-grade Math, Serene Hills scored 83.78% proficient—significantly higher than the district average and the highest among all Lake Travis ISD elementary schools, including Lake Pointe Elementary. Similarly, 5th-grade Science scores (68.7% proficient) more than doubled the state average and surpassed other high-performing peers like Laura Welch Bush Elementary. The school also excels at supporting students with special needs and English language learners, ranking in the 92nd percentile for both groups. However, performance for low socio-economic status students has been volatile, jumping from the 12th percentile to the 76th percentile in recent years, suggesting inconsistent support for this demographic.

Despite spending slightly below the district average ($9,444 per student), Serene Hills achieves a strong overall state rank of 276 out of 4,627 elementary schools, indicating efficient resource use. While it trails academic powerhouse Lake Pointe Elementary in 3rd and 4th grades, it closes the gap significantly by 5th grade. The school also shows inconsistent performance for Asian and multi-racial students, with rankings fluctuating between the 36th and 79th percentiles. Overall, Serene Hills is a well-rounded school that excels in preparing students for middle school, with clear strengths in special education and ELL support, but with room for improvement in ensuring consistent excellence across all student subgroups.

744

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,588

Per pupil spending ?

6.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3301 Serene Hills Dr
Austin, TX 78738

(512) 533-7400

District: Lake Travis Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Serene Hills Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Hudson Bend Middle
High:	Lake Travis High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.8%

Hispanic:

14.0%

Asian:

6.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2016 → 94th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (75% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Texas elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school75%

District avg74%

Texas avg51%

276^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 7Elementary Schools in the Lake Travis Independent School District (Isd)

29^th of 951Lake Travis 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	92.5	276 of 4627	94.0%	★★★★★
2025	87.0	494 of 4651	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	88.1	445 of 4710	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	89.8	384 of 4647	91.7%	★★★★★
2022	84.2	599 of 4581	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	82.5	658 of 4578	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	85.7	488 of 4479	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	89.6	366 of 4359	91.6%	★★★★★
2017	94.5	214 of 4329	95.1%	★★★★★
2016	87.8	344 of 4286	92.0%	★★★★★
2015	90.7	163 of 4320	96.2%	★★★★★
2014	91.9	101 of 4260	97.6%	★★★★★
2013	90.4	204 of 4221	95.2%	★★★★★
2012	89.5	234 of 4206	94.4%	★★★★★
2011	83.6	255 of 4095	93.8%	★★★★★
2010	80.6	429 of 3937	89.1%	★★★★☆
2009	86.2	138 of 3884	96.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	59.8	778 of 2421	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	84.3	184 of 2444	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	73.4	406 of 2515	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	93.7	69 of 2483	97.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	73.2	214 of 999	78.6%	★★★★☆
2025	61.0	367 of 814	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	670 of 1045	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.9	309 of 1009	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.1	354 of 1005	64.8%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	41.5	2707 of 4461	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.7	878 of 4331	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	53.8	1714 of 4295	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.1	2725 of 4240	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	246 of 2918	91.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	92.6	226 of 4575	95.1%	★★★★★
2025	83.5	439 of 3744	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	89.4	336 of 4658	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	89.4	348 of 4588	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	87.4	393 of 4561	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	75.7	837 of 4499	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	80.6	619 of 4348	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	85.3	464 of 4306	89.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.6	322 of 3075	89.5%	★★★★☆
2025	77.3	78 of 2619	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	73.5	501 of 2980	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	68.9	853 of 2958	71.2%	★★★★☆
2021	82.9	86 of 3006	97.1%	★★★★★
2019	78.8	87 of 3184	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	74.0	547 of 3106	82.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	82.6	432 of 4413	90.2%	★★★★★
2025	82.6	358 of 3644	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	87.8	269 of 4465	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	81.0	480 of 4401	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.7	532 of 4376	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	79.8	516 of 4329	88.1%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	357 of 4188	91.5%	★★★★★
2018	81.0	446 of 4168	89.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.8	1100 of 4520	75.7%	★★★★☆
2025	69.4	763 of 3705	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	22.2	4036 of 4594	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	87.9	213 of 4521	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	80.6	411 of 4451	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	70.0	805 of 4309	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	64.3	1134 of 4264	73.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	89.7	333 of 4582	92.7%	★★★★★
2025	86.9	364 of 3739	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	88.0	396 of 4647	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	86.8	457 of 4585	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	77.6	806 of 4563	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	85.4	507 of 4498	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	87.9	375 of 4357	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	91.2	278 of 4319	93.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.9	518 of 1106	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	78.0	151 of 975	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	60.7	418 of 1128	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.2	407 of 1099	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.8	306 of 961	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.4	376 of 1112	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.6	276 of 1046	73.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	84.3	329 of 4301	92.4%	★★★★★
2025	80.6	329 of 3549	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	72.1	716 of 4292	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	61.7	1024 of 4086	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	63.5	925 of 3952	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	64.5	741 of 3799	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	62.0	854 of 3684	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.3	266 of 3558	92.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.4	400 of 3006	86.7%	★★★★☆
2025	71.9	619 of 2612	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	533 of 3108	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	74.8	599 of 3106	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	64.7	982 of 3082	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.1	1172 of 3082	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.7	792 of 3142	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.2	576 of 3127	81.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2026)95th percentile~ school

Male (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)92nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)90th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)90th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)87th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2026)79th percentile-15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)76th percentile-18 vs school

African American (2022)68th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)53rd percentile-41 vs school

At Risk (2022)39th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading78%+24 vs state

Mathematics73%+26 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 Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Serene Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3301 Serene Hills Dr	Austin	78738	Travis County	Lake Travis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 533-7400	744	45	16.6	6.9%	542 (72.8%)	9 (1.2%)	104 (14.0%)	48 (6.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.2%)	92.5	276^th of 4627 public elementary schools	94.0%		87	494^th of 4651 public elementary schools	89.4%	218							76.7	70.9	85.8	69.2	66.4	83.8		$7,588
Lakeway Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1701 Lohmans Crossing Rd	Austin	78734	Travis County	Lake Travis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 533-6350	524	36	14.5	6.9%	378 (72.1%)	6 (1.1%)	64 (12.2%)	45 (8.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.5%)	91.1	319^th of 4627 public elementary schools	93.1%		85.2	563^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	87.9%	244							72.3	76.8	85.3	61.4	68.3	78.4		$8,728
Rough Hollow Elementary	Public	K-5	4219 Bee Creek Rd	Spicewood	78669	Travis County	Lake Travis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(737) 931-3000	702	40	17.5	2.8%	432 (61.5%)	10 (1.4%)	96 (13.7%)	123 (17.5%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (5.0%)	93.9	218^th of 4627 public elementary schools	95.3%		87.4	477^th of 4651 public elementary schools	89.7%	259							74.8	73.9	82.3	69.3	86.2	74.3	100.0	$6,943
Bee Cave Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14300 Hamilton Pool Rd	Austin	78738	Travis County	Lake Travis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 533-6250	785	48	16.3	3.4%	474 (60.4%)	9 (1.1%)	95 (12.1%)	147 (18.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	57 (7.3%)	93.3	237^th of 4627 public elementary schools	94.9%		84.3	600^th of 4651 public elementary schools	87.1%	363							84.1	80.9	79.0	77.3	67.6	70.3	100.0	$7,389
Lake Travis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15303 Kollmeyer	Austin	78734	Travis County	Lake Travis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 533-6300	737	50	14.7	49.4%	294 (39.9%)	4 (0.5%)	404 (54.8%)	14 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.7%)	67.5	1246^th of 4627 public elementary schools	73.1%		52.2	2009^th of 4651 public elementary schools	56.8%	763	25.6	16.7	31.6	42.9	22.2	0.0	57.1	63.9	69.3	52.0	46.2	54.5		$9,243
River Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12900 Tierra Grande Trl	Austin	78732	Travis County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-7300	370	32	11.7	2.4%	234 (63.2%)	11 (3.0%)	33 (8.9%)	57 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.5%)	94.9	172^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	96.3%		95.2	177^th of 4651 public elementary schools	96.2%	5							72.7	91.6	91.6	56.4	84.5	89.0		$9,939
West Cypress Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6112 Cypress Ranch Blvd	Spicewood	78669	Travis County	Lake Travis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 533-6000	591	37	15.9	8.0%	432 (73.1%)	2 (0.3%)	78 (13.2%)	56 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.7%)	81	726^th of 4627 public elementary schools	84.3%		83.5	626^th of 4651 public elementary schools	86.5%	100							66.7	60.7	75.0	68.9	63.4	57.5		$8,484
Lake Pointe Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11801 Sonoma Dr	Austin	78738	Travis County	Lake Travis Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 533-6500	721	44	16.3	3.5%	508 (70.5%)	14 (1.9%)	94 (13.0%)	73 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (4.3%)	98.3	45^th of 4627 public elementary schools	99.0%		94.3	211^th of 4651 public elementary schools	95.5%	166							81.0	91.2	88.7	80.0	91.2	88.3	100.0	$7,547
Laura Welch Bush Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12600 Country Trails	Austin	78732	Travis County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-6100	503	39	12.7	4.2%	259 (51.5%)	5 (1.0%)	88 (17.5%)	107 (21.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.2%)	97.2	87^th of 4627 public elementary schools	98.1%		98.1	48^th of 4651 public elementary schools	99.0%	39							81.8	83.3	85.9	75.0	89.0	83.5	100.0	$9,159
Steiner Ranch Elementary	Public	K-5	4001 Quinlan Park Rd	Austin	78732	Travis County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-5700	417	36	11.6	11.8%	220 (52.8%)	20 (4.8%)	92 (22.1%)	50 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.4%)	89.2	410^th of 4627 public elementary schools	91.1%		85.4	553^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	88.1%	143							81.4	72.2	85.6	60.6	64.4	66.3		$9,382

Frequently Asked Questions about Serene Hills Elementary

What schools do graduates of Serene Hills Elementary attend?

Students who attend Serene Hills Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hudson Bend Middle
High : Lake Travis High School

What district is Serene Hills Elementary in?

Lake Travis Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Serene Hills Elementary?

Students at Serene Hills Elementary are 73% White, 14% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 1% African American.

Is Serene Hills Elementary a good school?

Yes. Serene Hills Elementary ranks in the top 6.0% of Texas elementary schools.

How many students attend Serene Hills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 744 students attended Serene Hills Elementary.

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