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Zilker Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

338^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Zilker Elementary is a high-performing public school in Austin, TX, serving 506 students from Pre-K through 5th grade within the Austin Independent School District (Isd), and it consistently ranks among the top 7% of all elementary schools in Texas.

Zilker Elementary stands out as an academic powerhouse, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking in the 93rd to 96th percentile statewide over the last four years. Its STAAR test scores are significantly higher than both the district and state averages, with 4th-grade reading proficiency reaching 88% and 4th-grade math proficiency at 71.4% in the 2025-2026 school year. This performance dramatically outpaces nearby schools; for example, Zilker's 4th-grade reading proficiency is nearly double that of Travis Hts Elementary (51.5%) and triple that of Galindo Elementary (48.5%). The school also excels across most student subgroups, earning 5-star ratings for male, white, multi-racial, and special education students. With a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1 and only 21.5% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, Zilker serves a relatively low-poverty population, which is a key factor in its high achievement.

While Zilker is undeniably excellent, there are areas for attention. The school's performance with English Language Learners (ELL) has been inconsistent, dropping from the 97th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 42nd percentile in 2023-2024, suggesting that support systems for these students may need strengthening. Additionally, a slight "5th-grade dip" in both math and reading proficiency scores indicates a potential challenge as students prepare for middle school. Despite these nuances, Zilker remains a premier choice for families in its attendance zone, offering a world-class elementary education that is highly efficient in its use of resources compared to struggling nearby schools like Dawson Elementary.

506

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,689

Per pupil spending ?

21.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1900 Bluebonnet Ln
Austin, TX 78704-3395

(512) 414-2327

District: Austin Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Zilker Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	O Henry Middle
High:	Austin High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.9%

Hispanic:

27.3%

Two or more races:

9.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 87th percentile in 2016 → 93rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (74% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school74%

District avg55%

Texas avg51%

338^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 6 pts since 2016

From top 13% (2016) to top 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 77Elementary Schools in the Austin Independent School District (Isd)

523^rd of 951Austin 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	90.6	338 of 4627	92.7%	★★★★★
2025	92.4	293 of 4651	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	326 of 4710	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	94.6	187 of 4647	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	83.3	626 of 4581	86.3%	★★★★☆
2021	83.7	610 of 4578	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	84.6	538 of 4479	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	80.4	671 of 4359	84.6%	★★★★☆
2017	81.6	651 of 4329	85.0%	★★★★☆
2016	83.3	571 of 4286	86.7%	★★★★☆
2015	88.4	300 of 4320	93.1%	★★★★★
2014	85.6	423 of 4260	90.1%	★★★★★
2013	79.7	665 of 4221	84.2%	★★★★☆
2012	84.3	459 of 4206	89.1%	★★★★☆
2011	72.5	1004 of 4095	75.5%	★★★★☆
2010	79.2	513 of 3937	87.0%	★★★★☆
2009	71.1	1020 of 3884	73.7%	★★★★☆
2008	62.9	1475 of 3768	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	75.5	731 of 3724	80.4%	★★★★☆
2006	76.1	643 of 3476	81.5%	★★★★☆
2005	72.7	835 of 3475	76.0%	★★★★☆
2004	72.4	841 of 3465	75.7%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	74.7	623 of 4461	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	65.0	960 of 4331	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	55.6	1601 of 4295	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.7	1836 of 4240	56.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	41.2	2139 of 3668	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	92.5	99 of 3556	97.2%	★★★★★
2019	38.0	2218 of 3333	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	84.7	514 of 4575	88.8%	★★★★☆
2025	92.2	196 of 3744	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	88.4	368 of 4658	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	202 of 4588	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	86.2	441 of 4561	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	80.7	667 of 4499	85.2%	★★★★☆
2019	77.6	724 of 4348	83.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.2	842 of 4306	80.4%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	72.1	567 of 3075	81.6%	★★★★☆
2025	72.9	516 of 2619	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.7	770 of 2980	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.8	924 of 2958	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.1	1001 of 3006	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.9	1445 of 3184	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.7	1607 of 3106	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	79.9	525 of 4413	88.1%	★★★★☆
2025	72.5	685 of 3644	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	483 of 4465	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	87.9	275 of 4401	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	66.5	1087 of 4376	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	68.9	925 of 4329	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	70.4	855 of 4188	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	71.6	787 of 4168	81.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.6	1114 of 4520	75.4%	★★★★☆
2025	73.3	600 of 3705	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.6	790 of 4594	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.5	335 of 4521	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	62.0	1365 of 4477	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	82.5	349 of 4451	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	55.2	1693 of 4309	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.0	2355 of 4264	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	90.9	284 of 4582	93.8%	★★★★★
2025	86.9	367 of 3739	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	89.7	335 of 4647	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	264 of 4585	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	77.7	803 of 4563	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	83.9	553 of 4498	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	86.4	413 of 4357	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	81.8	599 of 4319	86.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	84.2	93 of 1106	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	82.9	109 of 1128	90.3%	★★★★★
2023	90.4	45 of 1099	95.9%	★★★★★
2022	51.5	511 of 1004	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	95.3	8 of 1112	99.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	82.4	388 of 4301	91.0%	★★★★★
2025	52.4	1444 of 3549	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.4	489 of 4292	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	90.9	160 of 4086	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	70.0	699 of 3952	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	95.4	65 of 3799	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	56 of 3684	98.5%	★★★★★
2018	76.3	386 of 3558	89.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	83.4	290 of 3006	90.4%	★★★★★
2025	84.2	238 of 2612	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	78.2	446 of 3108	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	84.8	255 of 3106	91.8%	★★★★★
2022	74.0	591 of 3082	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	71.9	673 of 3082	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	75.0	581 of 3142	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	68.2	856 of 3127	72.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2026)94th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)91st percentile~ school

White (2026)90th percentile~ school

Female (2026)89th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)88th percentile-5 vs school

At Risk (2022)86th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)82nd percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)75th percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)42nd percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading83%+28 vs state

Mathematics66%+19 vs state

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by a student
Wednesday, January 26, 2011

I am a past student who attended Zilker from k-6th as well as my sister, brother, mother, and uncles. Zilker is a wonderful school, has always had a friendly atmosphere and has an excellent learning system. Things that I learned back in 4th grade with my teacher Mr. Suhes has stuck with me until this day! Close Quote

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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 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 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	Total
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
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
Becker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	906 W Milton	Austin	78704	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2019	502	31	16.1	15.1%	209 (41.6%)	10 (2.0%)	243 (48.4%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.8%)	79.5	776^th of 4627 public elementary schools	83.2%		63.2	1429^th of 4651 public elementary schools	69.3%	653						70.8	77.5	74.6		49.3	52.1	64.2		$8,829
Dawson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3001 S 1st St	Austin	78704	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2070	196	22	8.8	83.2%	22 (11.2%)	16 (8.2%)	143 (73.0%)	7 (3.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	3.4	4610^th of 4627 public elementary schools	0.4%		4.9	4617^th of 4651 public elementary schools	0.7%	7						22.2	9.1	29.6		7.1	0.0	11.1		$19,444
Galindo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3800 S 2nd St	Austin	78704	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-1756	418	41	10.1	90.4%	24 (5.7%)	16 (3.8%)	362 (86.6%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	33.9	3157^th of 4627 public elementary schools	31.8%		34.8	3135^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.6%	22	35.0	54.6	40.0	40.0		29.6	48.5	44.9		35.6	43.6	42.3		$15,529
Travis Hts Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2010 Alameda Dr	Austin	78704	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-4495	469	41	11.3	61.8%	152 (32.4%)	40 (8.5%)	182 (38.8%)	60 (12.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.6%)	36.6	2975^th of 4627 public elementary schools	35.7%		46.1	2379^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.8%	596						42.1	51.5	48.2		35.1	38.5	41.1		$11,992
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
Joslin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4500 Manchaca Rd	Austin	78745	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2094	265	28	9.4	43.4%	96 (36.2%)	8 (3.0%)	128 (48.3%)	13 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (7.2%)	67.4	1252^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	72.9%		63.3	1419^th of 4651 public elementary schools	69.5%	167			0.0		0.0	50.0	75.0	59.4		43.3	55.8	58.1		$14,218
St Elmo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 W St Elmo Rd	Austin	78745	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-4477	305	25	12.0	80.7%	61 (20.0%)	17 (5.6%)	210 (68.9%)	10 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	34	3151^st of 4627 public elementary schools	31.9%		29.1	3486^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.0%	335	0.0	33.3	0.0		16.7	36.4	58.8	55.3		17.7	46.3	21.4		$12,871
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Zilker Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Zilker Elementary?

Students at Zilker Elementary are 57% White, 27% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Zilker Elementary attend?

Students who attend Zilker Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : O Henry Middle
High : Austin High School

Is Zilker Elementary a good school?

Yes. Zilker Elementary ranks in the top 7.3% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is Zilker Elementary in?

Austin Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Zilker Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 506 students attended Zilker Elementary.

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