In addition to Woodland Heights, it serves sections of Norhill south of 11th Street.

The playground space was donated to the city of Houston and was considered to be larger than that of most schools.

[5] Travis was previously reserved for white children, but in 1971, plans to desegregate were implemented.

The boundaries between Travis and Crockett Elementary School in the Sixth Ward were also adjusted.

As a result of the construction project the building space at Travis increased to 69,000 square feet (6,400 m2).

Principal Tom Day read about the program in Time and this made him decide to implement it.

One was a mural, two stories tall, depicting prehistoric plants and sea creatures.

[16] By 2011 the Woodland Heights Civic Association had established a park renovation program, with $10,000 contributed by the association itself, $90,000 from a Community Development Block Grant from the federal government, and over $60,000 from community fundraising.

[10] The school amphitheater, Mary Jo Klosterman Memorial Outdoor Classroom, may house five classes at one time.

[9] In 1985 Margaret Blackstone, a teacher at Travis, applied for and received a grant from the National Gardening Association;[19] the grant was issued to develop an urban garden program for Travis Elementary.

[20] Different sections of the Travis attendance zone are assigned to different middle and high schools.