📍 1900 Bluebonnet Ln, Austin, Travis County, 78704
Zilker el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Austin, Travis County. The school has 488 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Aj Pitts. It is part of the Austin Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Zilker el enrolls 488 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 29 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 6.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 301 | 62% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 118 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 33 | 6.8% |
| Asian | 16 | 3.3% |
| Black or African American | 15 | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
119 of the school's 488 students (24%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 107 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Zilker el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 14, state house district 49.
Zilker el is one of 124 schools in AUSTIN ISD, based in AUSTIN, Texas. The district serves 72,272 students district-wide and employs 4,433 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 488 students, Zilker el is smaller than the district average of about 583 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large