West Cypress Hills Elementary School
- Elementary school in Lake Travis ISD
- Spicewood, TX
- Kindergarten - 5th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Lake Travis ISD: N/A
Total students
599
Avg. teacher experience
7.6 years
Lake Travis ISD: 10.8 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Lake Travis ISD: 97.7%
Statewide: 90.3%
West Cypress Hills Elementary School is an elementary school in Spicewood, TX, in the Lake Travis ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 599 students. 18% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $60,808, which is $1,666 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 7.6 years of experience.
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Principal
- Amy Russ
- russa@ltisdschools.org
- (512) 533-6000
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in West Cypress Hills Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 13. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 23.8 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 13.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
599
African American
2 (0.3%)
Lake Travis ISD: 1.6%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
1 (0.2%)
Lake Travis ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
45 (7.5%)
Lake Travis ISD: 8.9%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
91 (15.2%)
Lake Travis ISD: 20.1%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Lake Travis ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
443 (74%)
Lake Travis ISD: 64.1%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
17 (2.8%)
Lake Travis ISD: 4.9%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
18 %
Lake Travis ISD: 26.7%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
11.9 %
Lake Travis ISD: 11.6%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
4.2 %
Lake Travis ISD: 8.6%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
4 %
Lake Travis ISD: 8.4%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
3.2 %
Lake Travis ISD: 8.5%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
16.7 %
Lake Travis ISD: 13.4%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Lake Travis ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Lake Travis ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Lake Travis ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Lake Travis ISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
9 %
Lake Travis ISD: 15%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
Masked
Lake Travis ISD: 18.2%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Lake Travis ISD: 23.7%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
20 %
Lake Travis ISD: 9.4%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
12.6 %
Lake Travis ISD: 21.3%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Lake Travis ISD: 18.2%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
8.7 %
Lake Travis ISD: 13.7%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
0 %
Lake Travis ISD: 14.7%
Statewide: 18.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
40.7
African American
0 (0%)
Lake Travis ISD: 1.5%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Lake Travis ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1 (2.5%)
Lake Travis ISD: 1.8%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
1 (2.5%)
Lake Travis ISD: 13.7%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Lake Travis ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
38.7 (95.1%)
Lake Travis ISD: 80.9%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Lake Travis ISD: 1.8%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Lake Travis ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
32.9 (80.7%)
Lake Travis ISD: 68.4%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
7.9 (19.3%)
Lake Travis ISD: 30.2%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Lake Travis ISD: 1.2%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
14.7
Lake Travis ISD: 16.6
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
7.6 years
Lake Travis ISD: 10.8 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$60,808
Lake Travis ISD: $63,185
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$56,206
Lake Travis ISD: $55,901
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$58,818
Lake Travis ISD: $59,168
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$60,945
Lake Travis ISD: $61,900
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$64,762
Lake Travis ISD: $64,968
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$71,530
Lake Travis ISD: $71,164
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$77,076
Lake Travis ISD: $75,915
Statewide: $74,014