Highland Park Elementary is in the Austin ISD and earned a 10/10 rating from Great School’s as of October 2026. The campus sits at 4900 Fairview Dr. in Central-West Austin’s 78731 zip code and serves kindergarten through 5th grade. Highland Park was not part of Austin ISD’s November 2025 consolidation plan, so its attendance zone is the same for 2026-27 as it was last year. The whole zone feeds Lamar Middle School and Fine Arts Academy and McCallum High School. Scroll down to read more about homes near Highland Park Elementary School.
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Highland Park Elementary School Snapshot
- Address: 4900 Fairview Dr., Austin, TX 78731
- Phone: (512) 414-2090
- School District: Austin ISD
- Grades Served: Kindergarten through 5th grade
- Enrollment: 648 students (2025-26)
- Student-Teacher Ratio: 13.9:1
- Principal: Katie Peña
- School Hours: 7:40 a.m. to 3:10 p.m. (doors open 7:20 a.m.; kindergarten and bus riders dismiss at 3:05 p.m.)
- Mascot: the Scotties
- Opened: 1952
- GreatSchools Rating: It is 10/10 as of October 2026.
Highland Park’s campus was built in 1952, and Austin ISD describes it as a National Blue Ribbon school. Parents and faculty started the school’s Spanish program in spring 1992. In 2025-26, Highland Park enrolled 648 students, with 4.5% economically disadvantaged, 1.4% emergent bilingual and 21.3% receiving special education services, according to TEA, and about 13.4% of students were identified as gifted and talented. Nothing changed for Highland Park in 2026-27, and Austin ISD’s February 2026 feeder chart still shows it feeding Lamar and McCallum. GreatSchools and TEA measure different things. GreatSchools weighs test results against schools with similar student populations, while TEA’s rating, below, is the state’s official accountability measure.
Academic Performance: Texas Education Agency Accountability Rating
In TEA’s 2025-26 accountability ratings, released in August 2026, Highland Park Elementary earned an overall A with a score of 94. That is up 1 point from an A (93) in 2024-25. Highland Park has been an A campus in every rated year since 2021-22, scoring 96 in 2021-22, 93 in 2022-23 and 90 in 2023-24.
- Overall TEA Rating (2025-26): A (94)
- Student Achievement: A, 94 out of 100 (based on STAAR performance)
- School Progress: A, 93 out of 100 (Academic Growth A/93, Relative Performance B/81)
- Closing the Gaps: A, 93 out of 100
- Prior Overall Ratings: A (96) in 2021-22, A (93) in 2022-23, A (90) in 2023-24, A (93) in 2024-25
- Austin ISD (2025-26): B (81) district-wide
Under TEA’s scale, an A reflects exemplary performance, B is recognized, C is acceptable, D needs improvement, and F is unacceptable. Highland Park earned an A in all three domains in 2025-26. Student Achievement, the share of students meeting STAAR standards, was an A (94), up from 93. School Progress rose from 90 to an A (93) on the strength of Academic Growth at 93, while Relative Performance, which compares results with schools serving similar shares of economically disadvantaged students, improved from a C (75) to a B (81). Closing the Gaps, which measures results for student groups, was an A (93). Highland Park earned several distinction designations in 2021-22, including ELA/Reading, Mathematics, Comparative Academic Growth and Comparative Closing the Gaps, and none in the years since. The campus is not identified for state improvement support.
Source: Texas Education Agency accountability summaries for Highland Park Elementary (campus 227901119), 2022 through 2026 (2025-26 ratings released August 2026). The 2022-23 and 2023-24 ratings were delayed by litigation and released in 2025. TEA issues updated ratings annually, so verify the current rating directly with Austin ISD or TEA before making a decision based on it.
Programs at Highland Park Elementary
These are the programs Austin ISD and the Highland Park campus list for this school. Highland Park does not offer a bilingual or dual language program; about 1% of students were in Bilingual/ESL programs in 2025-26, according to TEA.
- Grades served: Highland Park serves kindergarten through 5th grade and does not list a Pre-K program; TEA reported no Pre-K enrollment in 2025-26.
- Fine arts: Austin ISD lists arts-based programs in visual arts, music, theatre and digital media. Two art teachers (one a National Board Certified Teacher) and two music teachers are on staff, and the Scottie Singers choir performs during the year.
- Spanish: A Spanish exposure curriculum is offered for kindergarten through 2nd grade, and an off-site vendor offers paid after-school Spanish enrichment.
- Technology lab: A technology lab teaches keyboarding and introductory coding, and there is a Tech Club and an Hour of Code.
- Gifted and Talented: About 13.4% of students were identified GT in 2025-26 (TEA), and the campus posts advanced academics resources and an enrichment board.
- Special education and support: Resource teachers, a SCORES teacher, a dyslexia interventionist, a reading specialist and math and literacy interventionists.
- After-school and summer: Austin ISD’s tuition-based 3rd Base program runs on campus, and the school lists several off-campus providers. Highland Park also runs a two-week Scottie Camp each June.
- PTA: An active PTA buys school supplies in bulk for families and supports campus programs.
Principal and assistant principal tours run the 1st Friday of each month at 1:30 p.m. and the 3rd Monday at 9 a.m. starting October 2026. For current details on gifted and talented services, special education, after-school care or tours, contact Highland Park Elementary at (512) 414-2090.
Where is Highland Park Elementary School?
Highland Park Elementary is located at:
4900 Fairview Dr.
Austin, TX 78731
Highland Park Elementary Attendance Zone Map
Highland Park’s zone runs from the campus west toward Lake Austin and north into Northwest Hills, including Highland Park West, Highland Park, Greenshores on Lake Austin, Woods of Greenshores, Cat Mountain Villas, Shinoak Valley, Balcones Park, Shoalmont, Shoal Village, Mount Bonnell Shores, Long Canyon, Cliff Over Lake Austin and parts of Northwest Hills and Rosedale. No school closure or reassignment changed the zone for 2026-27.
Several neighborhoods are split between Highland Park and other zones, so check the specific address. Austin ISD plans Phase 1 boundary changes for 2027-28, with a board vote expected in fall 2026, and a district-wide boundary and feeder realignment for fall 2028, so confirm any address with Austin ISD’s school finder before buying.
Homes Zoned to Highland Park Elementary: Market Stats
The figures below cover single-family homes sold through Unlock MLS whose addresses fall inside Highland Park Elementary’s 2026-27 attendance zone, based on Austin ISD’s official SY 2026-27 boundary map, not the school typed into each listing. The zone had 640 sales since September 2022, with the largest groups in Highland Park West, Highland Park, Greenshores on Lake Austin, Cat Mountain Villas, Shinoak Valley and the Northwest Hills sections inside the zone.
3-Year Closed Sales Trend
| Period | Homes Sold | Median Sale Price | Median $/Sq Ft | Sale-to-List Ratio | Median Days on Market |
| Sept 2022 – Aug 2023 | 147 | $1,345,000 | $482.13 | 96.5% | 27 days |
| Sept 2023 – Aug 2024 | 146 | $1,167,500 | $459.37 | 97.0% | 38 days |
| Sept 2024 – Aug 2025 | 163 | $1,310,000 | $482.33 | 96.1% | 36 days |
| Trailing 12 Months (Sept 2025 – Aug 2026) | 184 | $1,262,928 | $456.66 | 96.6% | 35 days |
Data sourced from Unlock MLS. Statistics deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Single-family homes only. Each Austin ISD listing was geocoded and matched to Austin ISD’s SY 2026-27 Highland Park Elementary attendance boundary, so the figures reflect today’s zone rather than the school typed into each listing.
The median sale price in the Highland Park zone went from $1,345,000 in 2022-23 to $1,262,928 over the trailing twelve months, a change of about -6.1%. Prices have moved up and down from year to year, dipping to $1,167,500 in 2023-24 and recovering to $1,310,000 in 2024-25. Median price per square foot moved from $482.13 to $456.66 (-5.3%), with the median home size steady near 2,850 square feet.
Sales volume rose from 147 homes in 2022-23 to 184 in the past twelve months. Median days on market increased from 27 to 35 days, and sellers received a median of 96.6% of their final list price over the past year, about the same as the 96.5% in 2022-23.
Current Inventory Snapshot
As of October 2, 2026
| Status | Count | Median List Price | Median Days on Market |
| Active | 51 | $1,675,000 | 79 days |
| Active Under Contract | 11 | $1,600,000 | 29 days |
| Pending | 6 | $775,000 | 34 days |
Data sourced from Unlock MLS. Statistics deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Single-family homes only, same zone method as above.
68 homes are currently active, under contract, or pending in the Highland Park Elementary zone. With 51 active listings against about 15.3 sales a month over the past year, the zone has roughly 3.3 months of inventory, a balanced market.
The median active list price of $1,675,000 is well above the trailing-twelve-month median sale price of $1,262,928, and active listings have been on the market a median of 79 days.
Homes for Sale Near Highland Park Elementary School
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Neighborhoods Zoned to Highland Park Elementary
The neighborhoods below have their own guides and include homes zoned to Highland Park Elementary for 2026-27. Several are only partly in the zone: about half of Rosedale and Highland Park West Balcones, about a third of Highland Hills and about a quarter of Northwest Hills fall inside it, and a small share of Balcones Park, Shinoak Valley and Shoal Village sales fall outside it, so check the specific address in those neighborhoods.
The zone also includes Shoalmont, Shoalwoods and Fiset Place, which don’t have separate guides.
Balcones Park
2-5 beds, 2-9 baths, 1,500-7,000 sqft, $1.2MMs – $3.2MMs
Beverly Hills
See the full guide for current homes and pricing
Cat Mountain Villas
3-5 beds, 2-6 baths, 1,700-5,900 sqft, Low $700,000s – $2.3MMs
Cliff Over Lake Austin
3-4 beds, 2-5 baths, 1,800-5,500 sqft, Mid $500,000s – High $500,000s
Courtyard
2-5 beds, 2-6 baths, 1,600-6,400 sqft, Low $600,000s – $7.6MMs
Greenshores on Lake Austin
3-6 beds, 2-8 baths, 2,500-6,500 sqft, $1.2MMs – $6MMs
Highland Hills
3-6 beds, 2-6 baths, 1,400-5,800 sqft, Mid $600,000s – $1.7MMs
Highland Park West
2-6 beds, 1-7 baths, 1,000-5,500 sqft, Mid $500,000s – $4MMs
Highland Park West Balcones
2-7 beds, 1-14 baths, 1,000-14,000 sqft, Mid $500,000s – $4.8MMs
Highland Village
2-5 beds, 1-5 baths, 750-3,800 sqft, Mid $500,000s – $2.3MMs
Long Canyon
2-6 beds, 2-7 baths, 1,800-7,200 sqft, $1.1MMs – $2.2MMs
Monte Vista Condominiums
See the full guide for current homes and pricing
Mount Bonnell Shores
3-4 beds, 3-5 baths, 1,700-4,300 sqft, High $800,000s – $1.3MMs
Northwest Hills
2-7 beds, 2-6 baths, 1,600-7,100 sqft, Mid $700,000s – $3.2MMs
Oak Shores on Lake Austin
3-5 beds, 2-6 baths, 2,100-4,700 sqft, $1.1MMs – $1.9MMs
Rosedale
2-6 beds, 1-5 baths, 650-3,800 sqft, Mid $400,000s – $2.3MMs
Shinoak Valley
3-5 beds, 2-5 baths, 1,900-4,700 sqft, Low $700,000s – $1.7MMs
Shoal Village
2-5 beds, 1-4 baths, 1,000-3,700 sqft, Low $500,000s – $2.3MMs
Woods of Greenshores
3-5 beds, 3-6 baths, 3,000-5,700 sqft, $1.1MMs – $1.4MMs
Feeder Middle and High Schools
For 2026-27, all of Highland Park’s zone is zoned to Lamar Middle School and Fine Arts Academy and McCallum High School. No school closures changed this feeder pattern.
Feeder Middle School
- Lamar Middle School and Fine Arts Academy
6201 Wynona St., Austin, TX 78757
Great Schools Rating: 9/10
Feeder High School
- McCallum High School
5600 Sunshine Dr., Austin, TX 78756
Great Schools Rating: 8/10
Source: Austin ISD’s official SY 2026-27 attendance boundary and school reassignment layers (updated July 30, 2026); shares are based on where the zone’s single-family home sales since Sept 2022 fall. Feeder patterns can change, and Austin ISD plans boundary changes for 2027-28 and a district-wide realignment for fall 2028, so confirm with the district.
Frequently Asked Questions
Ratings and Zoning
Highland Park earned an A with a score of 94 in TEA’s 2025-26 accountability ratings, released in August 2026. It has been an A in every rated year since 2021-22, with scores between 90 and 96.
All three domains were A ratings: Student Achievement at 94, School Progress at 93 and Closing the Gaps at 93. Relative Performance, which compares results with similar schools, improved from 75 to 81.
No. Highland Park was not part of Austin ISD’s November 2025 consolidation plan, and its zone and feeder schools are the same. Austin ISD plans Phase 1 boundary changes for 2027-28 and a district-wide realignment for fall 2028.
The zone includes Highland Park West, Greenshores on Lake Austin, Cat Mountain Villas, Shinoak Valley, Balcones Park, Shoal Village, Mount Bonnell Shores and Long Canyon. Only parts of Northwest Hills, Rosedale and Highland Hills are in the zone.
Use Austin ISD’s school finder and confirm with the district. Many nearby neighborhoods are split between zones, so check the exact address rather than the neighborhood name.
Programs, Feeder Schools and Home Prices
No. Highland Park serves kindergarten through 5th grade and does not list a Pre-K program, and TEA reported no Pre-K enrollment in 2025-26.
Highland Park does not offer bilingual or dual language classes. It has a Spanish exposure curriculum for kindergarten through 2nd grade, and an off-site vendor offers paid after-school Spanish enrichment.
The entire zone is zoned to Lamar Middle School and Fine Arts Academy and McCallum High School for 2026-27.
Over the trailing twelve months, 184 single-family homes sold in the zone at a median of $1,262,928, down about 6.1% from $1,345,000 in 2022-23. The median price per square foot was $456.66.
As of October 2, 2026, there were 51 active single-family listings with a median list price of $1,675,000, plus 17 under contract or pending. That is about 3.3 months of inventory, a balanced market.
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