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Lake Travis Independent School District is a public school district headquartered in Austin, Texas, (USA). It was created on June 12, 1981, after school board members decided to split the Dripping Springs Independent School District in order to handle the growing population of the Lake Travis area.

In 2011, the school district was rated "Exemplary" by the Texas Education Agency.

Geography

Lake Travis ISD covers approximately 118 square miles (310 km). Its boundaries are the Travis/Hays county line on the south, the shores of Lake Travis to the north, the Pedernales River to the west, and Lake Austin and Barton Creek to the east.

Incorporated communities in the district include Bee Cave, Briarcliff, Lakeway, and The Hills. Hudson Bend, a census-designated place, is also in the district.

As of 2013 LTISD covers 1.4 square miles (3.6 km) of land within the City of Austin, making up 0.4% of the city's territory.

Schools

High School (Grades 9-12)

• Lake Travis High School - Unincorporated area

Middle Schools (Grades 6-8)

• Hudson Bend Middle School (Unincorporated area)
• Lake Travis Middle School (Spicewood, Unincorporated area)
• Bee Cave Middle School

Elementary Schools (Grades K-5)

• Bee Cave Elementary School (Bee Cave)
• Lake Pointe Elementary School (Unincorporated area)
• Lake Travis Elementary School (Lakeway)
• Lakeway Elementary School (Lakeway)
• Rough Hollow Elementary School (Rough Hollow)
• Serene Hills Elementary School (Lakeway)
• West Cypress Hills Elementary (Spicewood, Unincorporated area)

Bonds

Voters in Lake Travis have approved of over $321 million in bonds for the LT school district for the past ten years.

References

1. "History". Lake Travis ISD. Retrieved December 4, 2011.
2. ^ "Annexation Map." City of Lakeway. Retrieved on December 30, 2016. This annexation map, to the southeast, shows Lake Travis High/former Lake Travis Middle/LTISD admin. building as being outside of the Lakeway boundaries
3. Home page. Lake Travis Independent School District. Retrieved on December 30, 2016. "3322 Ranch Road 620 South, Austin, TX 78738"
4. "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Travis County, TX." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on December 30, 2016.
5. "Regional School Districts and the City of Austin." City of Austin. March 2013. Retrieved on August 4, 2016.
6. Home. Hudson Bend Middle School. Retrieved on December 30, 2016. "15600 Lariat Trail, Austin TX, 78734"
7. Home. Lake Travis Middle School. Retrieved on December 30, 2016. "4932 Bee Creek Road, Spicewood TX, 78669"
8. Bee Cave City Limits and Extraterritorial Jurisdiction. City of Bee Cave. Retrieved on December 30, 2016.
9. Home. Lake Pointe Elementary School. Retrieved on December 30, 2016. "11801 Sonoma Drive, Austin TX, 78738" - The address maps to a location not in the Austin city limits despite the Austin, Texas address.
10. Lake Travis ISD: History

External links

• Lake Travis ISD

v t e Austin–Round Rock–San Marcos
Central city	Austin
Satellite cities	Cedar Park Georgetown Pflugerville Round Rock San Marcos
Other communities	Bastrop Buda Burnet Elgin Hudson Bend Hutto Jollyville Kyle Lago Vista Leander Lakeway Lockhart Lost Creek Luling Manor Marble Falls Taylor Smithville Wells Branch West Lake Hills Wimberley Windemere Wyldwood
Counties	MSA/CSA Bastrop Burnet Caldwell Hays Travis Williamson Outlying Blanco Burleson Colorado Fayette Gillespie Lee Llano Milam Washington
Parks and preserves	Balcones Canyonlands Bastrop Emma Long Enchanted Rock Hippie Hollow Indiangrass Longhorn Cavern McKinney Falls Mount Bonnell Onion Creek Pedernales Falls John Stokes Wild Basin Zilker
Geography	Austin Chalk Balcones Fault Edwards Aquifer Edwards Plateau Highland Lakes Hill Country Llano Uplift
Bodies of water	Barton Creek Barton Springs Colorado River Granger Lake Lady Bird Lake Lake Austin Lake Georgetown Lake Marble Falls Lake Travis Lake Walter E. Long Pedernales River San Gabriel River San Marcos River
Transportation	Capital Area Rural Transportation System

• School districts in Travis County, Texas
• Education in Austin, Texas
• School districts established in 1981
• 1981 establishments in Texas