Market Overview for Barton Creek Elementary
There are 8 active listings in Barton Creek Elementary with a median list price of $1.5M and a median sold price of $1.5M.
Homes average 34 days on market.
Over the past 30 days, 6 homes have sold, with 28 sales in the past 12 months.
The average price per square foot is $446.
About Barton Creek Elementary
Barton Creek Elementary, one of five elementary schools in Eanes Independent School District, serves grades K-5 from a campus at 1314 Patterson Road in zip code 78733. The school enrolled 515 students for the 2024-2025 school year, with a pupil-teacher ratio of approximately 11:1. The principal is Brandis Smoland. Barton Creek Elementary holds a U.S. Blue Ribbon School designation.
Effective the 2025-2026 school year, Barton Creek Elementary absorbed the attendance area of Valley View Elementary, which the Eanes ISD Board of Trustees voted in January 2025 to close at the end of the 2024-2025 school year. The merger was projected to save the district approximately $2 million annually against a multi-year budget deficit ($3.3M projected for 2024-25, $6.3M for 2025-26) caused by declining enrollment and stagnant state funding.
The campus offers Gifted & Talented services, Special Education programming, and Social Emotional Learning curriculum. As an Eanes ISD campus, Barton Creek operates inside a district that earned an "A" overall accountability rating from the Texas Education Agency for both 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 (94 of 100 each year). Barton Creek feeds West Ridge Middle School; all Eanes ISD students continue on to Westlake High School. The campus phone is 512-732-9180, and the school's website is bce.eanesisd.net.
Living in Barton Creek Elementary
The Barton Creek Elementary attendance area covers the western and southwestern portion of Eanes ISD, roughly between Loop 360 (Capital of Texas Highway) and the City of Bee Cave's eastern edge. The campus sits in zip code 78733, an unincorporated section of western Travis County. With the fall 2025 absorption of Valley View Elementary's zone, the campus footprint expanded to cover additional western Eanes neighborhoods.
Housing in the Barton Creek attendance area is overwhelmingly single-family, with several Austin-side neighborhoods west of Loop 360 also feeding into the campus. Lot sizes tend to skew larger toward the western edge of the district near Bee Cave. Topography is heavily wooded with limestone outcroppings, and the area includes drainage to Lake Austin tributaries.
Day-to-day retail clusters at the West Woods Shopping Center on Bee Caves Road and at the larger Hill Country Galleria in Bee Cave (directly west of the district line). Loop 360, MoPac (Loop 1), and Bee Caves Road (RM 2244) are the primary commute corridors. The Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve (227 acres along Loop 360) sits inside the attendance area, and the northern trailheads of the Barton Creek Greenbelt are within a short drive.
Things to Do in Barton Creek Elementary
- Eanes ISD GT and SEL Programs: Barton Creek runs Gifted & Talented services, Special Education programming, and Social Emotional Learning curriculum, all part of the broader Eanes ISD elementary framework.
- PTO and Eanes Education Foundation: An active campus PTO and the independent Eanes Education Foundation run annual fundraising events that channel resources into Barton Creek and the eight other district campuses.
- Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve: 227-acre preserve along Loop 360 in West Lake Hills, managed by St. Edward's University. Trails wind through Hill Country canyon and creek habitat with public access.
- Hill Country Galleria: Open-air shopping and dining center at 12700 Hill Country Boulevard in Bee Cave, immediately west of the district line. Anchors include Whole Foods, Dillard's, Barnes & Noble, Dick's Sporting Goods, and a Cinemark theater.
- Westlake-Area Athletics: Barton Creek students follow Eanes ISD's K-12 path: West Ridge Middle for grades 6-8 and Westlake High School for grades 9-12. The Westlake Chaparrals (UIL 6A) play home football games at on-campus Chaparral Stadium / Ebbie Neptune Field.
Major Employers in Barton Creek Elementary
- Eanes Independent School District (Education): The district is the largest employer inside the attendance zone, with administration at 401 Camp Craft Road and roughly 1,154 staff per the most recent NCES district detail.
- St. Stephen's Episcopal School (Education (Private)): Independent boarding and day school at 6500 St. Stephen's Drive, founded 1950. About 714 students in grades 6-12 and more than 100 faculty.
- Hill Country Galleria (Retail): Open-air shopping and dining center in Bee Cave, anchored by Whole Foods, Dillard's, Barnes & Noble, Dick's Sporting Goods, and a Cinemark theater. The Galleria sits immediately west of the Barton Creek attendance area.
- City of West Lake Hills (Local Government): Municipal government for the small incorporated city, headquartered at 4010 Bee Cave Road, with its own police department serving a residential population of about 3,444.
Frequently Asked Questions
What grades does Barton Creek Elementary serve?
Barton Creek Elementary serves grades K-5 in Eanes Independent School District. Total enrollment was 515 students for the 2024-2025 school year, with a pupil-teacher ratio of approximately 11:1. Effective fall 2025 the campus absorbed the Valley View Elementary attendance area.
Where is Barton Creek Elementary located?
Barton Creek Elementary is at 1314 Patterson Road, Austin TX 78733, in the western part of the Eanes ISD attendance zone between West Lake Hills and the City of Bee Cave.
Why did Barton Creek absorb Valley View Elementary?
The Eanes ISD Board of Trustees voted in January 2025 to close Valley View Elementary at the end of the 2024-2025 school year and merge its students into Barton Creek Elementary. The decision was projected to save approximately $2 million annually against a multi-year budget deficit ($3.3M projected 2024-25, $6.3M projected 2025-26) caused by declining enrollment and stagnant state funding.
Is Barton Creek a Blue Ribbon School?
Yes. Barton Creek Elementary holds U.S. Blue Ribbon School designation, alongside Eanes Elementary, Hill Country Middle, West Ridge Middle, and Westlake High School.
What is Barton Creek's feeder pattern?
Barton Creek Elementary feeds West Ridge Middle School (grades 6-8); West Ridge students then continue to Westlake High School (grades 9-12), the only high school in Eanes ISD.
Who is the principal of Barton Creek Elementary?
Brandis Smoland is the principal of Barton Creek Elementary. The campus phone is 512-732-9180, and the school's website is bce.eanesisd.net.
