About Homes Zoned to West Cypress Hills Elementary
West Cypress Hills Elementary is a campus that reflects everything that makes Lake Travis ISD one of the most admired school districts in the Austin area. The district ranks consistently among the top performers in Texas for academic achievement, and West Cypress Hills carries that tradition with a dedicated teaching staff, highly engaged parent community, and a school culture that genuinely rallies around its students. Academics are strong across all grade levels, with a curriculum designed to challenge and support every learner. Fine arts, physical education, and enrichment programs round out the school day, and the campus benefits from the resources and sustained investment that come with belonging to a district that has made excellence its standard.
Lake Travis ISD has built its reputation not just on test scores but on the full experience it provides students from early childhood through graduation. Families who choose to buy in this zone often cite the district as their primary motivation, and West Cypress Hills is a proud part of that larger story. The school draws students from a wide, scenic stretch of Travis County, creating a school community shaped by the Hill Country landscape and a shared appreciation for what this part of the Austin metro offers.
TEA School Performance Data (2025)
The Texas Education Agency evaluates every public school in the state annually. Here is how West Cypress Hills Elementary performed in the most recent evaluation.
| Metric |
Rating |
Score |
| Overall Rating |
B |
87/100 |
| Student Achievement |
A |
90/100 |
| School Progress |
B |
81/100 |
| Academic Growth |
B |
81/100 |
| Closing the Gaps |
B |
81/100 |
| School Detail |
Value |
| Grades Served |
KG - 05 |
| Total Enrollment |
590 students |
| Economically Disadvantaged |
8.0% |
| English Learners (EB/EL) |
3.6% |
TEA Distinctions Earned (6 of 7): ELA/Reading, Mathematics, Science, Academic Progress, Closing the Gaps, Postsecondary Readiness. Distinction designations recognize outstanding achievement in specific areas beyond the overall rating.
Rating History
TEA accountability ratings from 2019 to 2025. Ratings were suspended in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID.
| Year |
Rating |
Score |
| 2019 |
B |
87/100 |
| 2022 |
C |
78/100 |
| 2023 |
B |
80/100 |
| 2024 |
C |
78/100 |
| 2025 |
B |
87/100 |
Neighborhoods Zoned to West Cypress Hills Elementary
The West Cypress Hills attendance zone covers one of the most geographically expansive and scenically varied stretches of Travis County, drawing from communities across the Lake Travis corridor and into the Hill Country beyond. Buyers will find everything from lakeside enclaves with decades of history to polished master-planned communities built for modern living.
Briarcliff is one of the most established communities in the zone, a storied neighborhood along Lake Travis with a mix of original cottages, carefully renovated homes, and newer custom builds on lots measured in acres rather than fractions. It carries a laid-back, lake-town character that many buyers find genuinely irresistible. Not far away, Lick Creek Ranch offers Hill Country acreage properties where privacy and natural beauty take center stage, with rugged topography and mature cedar providing a backdrop unlike anything in the suburbs closer to the city.
For buyers looking for something newer and amenity-forward, Sweetwater in Bee Cave is a standout community within the zone. This master-planned neighborhood features resort-style pools, miles of maintained trails, greenbelts, and beautifully designed homes from builders including Chesmar Homes and Pulte Homes. It is one of the most sought-after addresses in the entire Lake Travis ISD footprint. Reserve at Lake Travis represents the elevated end of the market, with spacious custom and semi-custom homes in a gated setting with sweeping Hill Country views and a sense of arrival that impresses every time.
Other communities in the zone include Laguna Vista, Siesta Shores, Paleface Ranch, Pedernales, and Angel Bay, each offering its own personality along the Lake Travis shoreline and surrounding ridgelines. The zone also carries a meaningful inventory of raw land, making it one of the few areas near Austin where buyers can still find a dramatic Hill Country lot and build a custom home designed exactly to their vision.
West Cypress Hills Elementary Feeder Pattern
Understanding the full feeder path through Lake Travis ISD is one of the most important parts of buying in a school zone, and the West Cypress Hills path is an excellent one from kindergarten all the way to graduation.
After West Cypress Hills, students progress into middle school. Depending on the specific neighborhood within the zone, students may attend Bee Cave Middle School, Hudson Bend Middle School, or Lake Travis Middle School. All three campuses are part of Lake Travis ISD and share the same high academic standards and broad extracurricular offerings the district is known for. Because middle school boundaries do vary within the elementary zone, buyers should always confirm the specific middle school assignment for any address they are seriously considering.
Every student in this zone ultimately feeds into Lake Travis High School, one of the premier public high schools in the entire Austin metro. Lake Travis High has built a well-earned reputation across competitive athletics, a robust fine arts conservatory, a deep catalog of AP and dual-credit courses, and strong college placement outcomes year after year. For many buyers, the full path from West Cypress Hills Elementary through Lake Travis High is the single most compelling reason to focus their home search on this zone.
Community and Lifestyle in the West Cypress Hills Zone
Living in the West Cypress Hills zone means trading urban density for something that feels more open, more natural, and genuinely more relaxed. The area is defined in large part by Lake Travis itself, one of the crown jewels of the Texas Hill Country. Boating, swimming, paddleboarding, and waterfront dining are woven into everyday life here, not just something reserved for vacation. Marinas, lakefront parks, and waterfront restaurants dot the shoreline throughout the zone.
Lakeway provides convenient everyday amenities nearby, with grocery stores, restaurants, healthcare providers, and shops clustered along FM 620 and RR 620. The Hill Country Galleria in Bee Cave adds a walkable retail and dining destination that residents throughout the zone use regularly, with a farmers market, boutiques, and a strong lineup of restaurants. For those who work in Austin, the commute via RR 620 or Highway 71 is very manageable, and the rise of remote and hybrid work has made this zone even more attractive to buyers who no longer need to be downtown every day.
The natural landscape here is genuinely spectacular. Cedar and oak canopy, rocky creek beds, and rolling terrain give this part of Spicewood and the surrounding Lake Travis corridor a character that is impossible to replicate closer to the city. Hiking, mountain biking, kayaking, and fishing are accessible from within or adjacent to most neighborhoods in the zone. The area around Lago Vista and Jonestown to the north adds even more outdoor recreation options within an easy drive.
New construction continues to bring fresh inventory into the zone, with active builders delivering modern homes in communities like Sweetwater. At the same time, established neighborhoods like Briarcliff offer character and history that newer builds simply cannot replicate. The combination of old and new, rustic and refined, acreage and amenity-rich, makes this zone one of the most compelling places to search the broader Austin area homes for sale market. If you are considering a home here, the team at Neuhaus Realty Group knows this part of the Hill Country deeply and can help you find the neighborhood and property that fits your priorities.
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