Zilker Elementary

Public PK, KG-5

 1900 Bluebonnet Ln
       Austin, TX  78704-3395


(512) 414-2327

District: Austin Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
187th of 4,647 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,735 Help


Students who attend Zilker Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    O Henry Middle
High:    Austin High School

Student/teacher ratio:  16.8 Help
Number of students:  488

Racial breakdown:

White:
61.7%
Hispanic:
24.2%
Two or more races:
6.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  24.4% Help


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Compare Details Zilker Elementary ranks better than 96% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 8th among 77 ranked elementary schools in the Austin Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 94.65. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (61.7%), Hispanic (24.2%), two or more races (6.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 24.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Zilker Elementary is 16.8. 54 elementary schools in the Austin Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Zilker Elementary is $11,735. 45 elementary schools in the Austin Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Zilker Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Zilker Elementary 187th of 4647 Texas public elementary schools. (See Zilker Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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White students:


Austin Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Austin Independent School District (Isd) 568th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Zilker Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Zilker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 72.37 841st 3465 75.7%
2005 72.71 835th 3475 76.0%
2006 76.10 643rd 3476 81.5%
2007 75.54 731st 3724 80.4%
2008 62.93 1475th 3768 60.9%
2009 71.11 1020th 3884 73.7%
2010 79.19 513th 3937 87.0%
2011 72.48 1004th 4095 75.5%
2012 84.35 459th 4206 89.1%
2013 79.74 665th 4221 84.2%
2014 85.56 423rd 4260 90.1%
2015 88.36 300th 4320 93.1%
2016 83.31 571st 4286 86.7%
2017 81.58 651st 4329 85.0%
2018 80.39 671st 4359 84.6%
2019 84.56 538th 4479 88.0%
2021 83.75 610th 4578 86.7%
2022 83.33 626th 4581 86.3%
2023 94.65 187th 4647 96.0%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Zilker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 95.33 8th 1112 99.3%
2022 51.45 511th 1004 49.1%
2023 90.40 45th 1099 95.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Zilker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 38.01 2218th 3333 33.5%
2023 92.51 99th 3556 97.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Zilker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.26 386th 3558 89.2%
2019 95.34 56th 3684 98.5%
2021 95.44 65th 3799 98.3%
2022 70.01 699th 3952 82.3%
2023 90.87 160th 4086 96.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Zilker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 45.00 2355th 4264 44.8%
2019 55.25 1693rd 4309 60.7%
2021 82.47 349th 4451 92.2%
2022 61.99 1365th 4477 69.5%
2023 83.53 335th 4521 92.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Zilker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.17 842nd 4306 80.4%
2019 77.55 724th 4348 83.3%
2021 80.74 667th 4499 85.2%
2022 86.20 441st 4561 90.3%
2023 93.19 202nd 4588 95.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Zilker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.73 1607th 3106 48.3%
2019 60.85 1445th 3184 54.6%
2021 69.06 1001st 3006 66.7%
2022 67.81 924th 2958 68.8%
2023 70.65 770th 2980 74.2%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Zilker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.70 1836th 4240 56.7%
2019 55.56 1601st 4295 62.7%
2021 65.01 960th 4331 77.8%
2022 74.73 623rd 4461 86.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Zilker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.79 599th 4319 86.1%
2019 86.44 413th 4357 90.5%
2021 83.92 553rd 4498 87.7%
2022 77.73 803rd 4563 82.4%
2023 91.63 264th 4585 94.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Zilker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.61 787th 4168 81.1%
2019 70.43 855th 4188 79.6%
2021 68.88 925th 4329 78.6%
2022 66.49 1087th 4376 75.2%
2023 87.85 275th 4401 93.8%
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Rank History for White students at Zilker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.22 856th 3127 72.6%
2019 75.02 581st 3142 81.5%
2021 71.90 673rd 3082 78.2%
2022 74.03 591st 3082 80.8%
2023 84.85 255th 3106 91.8%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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All ratings (Avg rating: 4.7)
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Reviews:
by a student
Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Open Quote 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



Enrollment information for Zilker Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 239 24 9 155 1 n/a n/a 0 428
1989 276 26 6 165 1 n/a n/a 0 474
1990 284 24 3 164 1 n/a n/a 0 476
1991 296 23 2 169 0 n/a n/a 0 490
1992 291 21 5 169 0 n/a n/a 0 486
1993 304 19 2 198 0 n/a n/a 0 523
1994 303 25 2 211 2 n/a n/a 0 543
1995 279 25 3 202 2 n/a n/a 0 511
1996 279 25 3 202 2 n/a n/a 0 511
1997 252 26 1 201 2 n/a n/a 0 482
1998 246 19 1 187 4 n/a n/a 0 457
1999 226 35 2 162 3 n/a n/a 0 428
2000 237 28 1 153 6 n/a n/a 0 425
2001 234 20 2 170 4 n/a n/a 0 430
2002 236 35 6 222 5 n/a n/a 0 504
2003 236 35 6 222 5 n/a n/a 0 504
2004 239 40 9 218 5 n/a n/a 0 511
2005 271 39 10 226 3 n/a n/a 0 549
2006 259 30 3 176 1 n/a n/a 0 469
2007 257 21 8 162 1 n/a n/a 0 449
2008 292 23 10 155 0 n/a n/a 0 480
2009 304 19 11 161 2 n/a n/a 0 497
2010 307 27 11 174 3 n/a n/a 0 522
2011 307 15 5 169 2 0 26 0 524
2012 299 15 6 183 1 0 30 0 534
2013 299 11 5 187 2 0 25 0 529
2014 310 10 8 188 2 0 30 0 548
2015 307 14 10 207 2 0 27 0 567
2016 312 6 5 185 0 0 30 0 538
2017 324 10 4 195 0 0 29 0 562
2018 322 10 9 179 1 0 29 0 550
2019 315 7 10 163 1 0 28 0 524
2020 306 7 11 144 2 0 27 0 497
2021 291 6 7 116 1 1 21 0 443
2022 304 14 15 120 1 1 33 0 488
2023 301 15 16 118 4 1 33 0 488

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Zilker Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 428 30.0 14.2 n/a
1989 474 n/a n/a n/a
1990 476 32.0 14.8 n/a
1991 490 32.0 15.3 n/a
1992 486 33.3 14.5 45.5
1993 523 33.0 15.8 53.3
1994 543 35.0 15.5 47.1
1995 511 35.1 14.6 41.1
1996 511 35.1 14.6 41.1
1997 482 32.8 14.7 45.2
1998 457 32.7 14.0 42.2
1999 428 34.0 12.6 51.2
2000 425 33.4 12.7 44.5
2001 430 34.4 12.5 40.7
2002 504 35.7 14.1 52.4
2003 504 35.7 14.1 52.4
2004 511 38.0 13.4 50.5
2005 549 39.0 14.1 33.5
2006 469 40.5 11.6 30.7
2007 449 41.0 11.0 44.8
2008 480 39.1 12.3 38.5
2009 497 38.0 13.1 39
2010 522 37.2 14.0 37.2
2011 524 36.3 14.4 33.8
2012 534 36.0 14.8 31.6
2013 529 37.0 14.2 31.2
2014 548 36.9 14.8 31.4
2015 567 40.0 14.1 27.5
2016 538 38.0 14.1 20.6
2017 562 37.7 14.8 20.3
2018 550 39.2 14.0 19.3
2019 524 37.1 14.0 17.9
2020 497 35.4 14.0 17.7
2021 443 34.4 12.8 18.5
2022 488 34.0 14.3 21.9
2023 488 29.0 16.8 24.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Zilker Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 428 30.0 14.2 n/a
1989 474 n/a n/a n/a
1990 476 32.0 14.8 n/a
1991 490 32.0 15.3 n/a
1992 486 33.3 14.5 45.5
1993 523 33.0 15.8 53.3
1994 543 35.0 15.5 47.1
1995 511 35.1 14.6 41.1
1996 511 35.1 14.6 41.1
1997 482 32.8 14.7 45.2
1998 457 32.7 14.0 42.2
1999 428 34.0 12.6 51.2
2000 425 33.4 12.7 44.5
2001 430 34.4 12.5 40.7
2002 504 35.7 14.1 52.4
2003 504 35.7 14.1 52.4
2004 511 38.0 13.4 50.5
2005 549 39.0 14.1 33.5
2006 469 40.5 11.6 30.7
2007 449 41.0 11.0 44.8
2008 480 39.1 12.3 38.5
2009 497 38.0 13.1 39
2010 522 37.2 14.0 37.2
2011 524 36.3 14.4 33.8
2012 534 36.0 14.8 31.6
2013 529 37.0 14.2 31.2
2014 548 36.9 14.8 31.4
2015 567 40.0 14.1 27.5
2016 538 38.0 14.1 20.6
2017 562 37.7 14.8 20.3
2018 550 39.2 14.0 19.3
2019 524 37.1 14.0 17.9
2020 497 35.4 14.0 17.7
2021 443 34.4 12.8 18.5
2022 488 34.0 14.3 21.9
2023 488 29.0 16.8 24.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Zilker Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $748 (7.7%) $8,994 (92.3%) $9,742
2020 $847 (8.4%) $9,294 (91.6%) $10,142
2021 $529 (4.5%) $11,207 (95.5%) $11,735

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Zilker Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 538th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 187th of 4647 Elementary schools
 8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Zilker Elementary)6873
 5%
   3rd Grade Reading (Austin Independent School District (Isd))5157
 6%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Zilker Elementary)5667
 11%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Austin Independent School District (Isd))5246
 6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Zilker Elementary)6381
 18%
   4th Grade Reading (Austin Independent School District (Isd))5058
 8%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Zilker Elementary)6473
 9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Austin Independent School District (Isd))4951
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Zilker Elementary)8485
 1%
   5th Grade Reading (Austin Independent School District (Isd))5664
 8%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Zilker Elementary)6379
 16%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Austin Independent School District (Isd))5853
 5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Zilker Elementary)6566
 1%
   5th Grade Science (Austin Independent School District (Isd))4840
 8%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students524488
 6.9%
African American715
 114.3%
American Indian14
 300%
Asian1016
 60%
Hispanic163118
 27.6%
Pacific Islander01
White315301
 4.4%
Two or More Races2833
 17.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients17.9%24.4%
 6.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Zilker Elementary

Students at Zilker Elementary are 62% White, 24% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 3% African American.

Yes! Zilker Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 187th of 4647 Texas elementary schools.

Students who attend Zilker Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : O Henry Middle
High : Austin High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 488 students attended Zilker Elementary.


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