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The highest-poverty public elementary schools in Austin, Texas

145 public elementary schools in Austin, Texas appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public elementary schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Texas Empowerment Academy Elementary School leads the list at 99.7%, against a median of 69.2% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

145

Austin, Texas

Top % FRL

99.7%

Median % FRL

69.2%

HIGHEST POVERTY · AUSTIN, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Texas Empowerment Academy Elementary School	AUSTIN, TX	TEXAS EMPOWERMENT ACADEMY	Elementary	303	99.7%
2	Jordan Elementary School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Elementary	492	97.2%
3	Harmony Science Academy - Austin	AUSTIN, TX	HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS - CENTRAL TEXAS	Elementary	754	96.9%
4	Brown Elementary School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Elementary	497	96.8%
5	Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary School	AUSTIN, TX	DEL VALLE ISD	Elementary	711	96.8%
6	Oak Springs Elementary School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Elementary	215	96.7%
7	Guerrero Thompson	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Elementary	548	96.7%
8	Baty Elementary School	AUSTIN, TX	DEL VALLE ISD	Elementary	558	96.2%
9	Rodriguez Elementary School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Elementary	372	96.0%
10	Padron Elementary School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Elementary	625	95.8%
11	IDEA Rundberg Academy	AUSTIN, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	694	95.8%
12	Pecan Springs Elementary School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Elementary	279	95.7%
13	The East Austin College Prep at Southwest Key	AUSTIN, TX	VALERE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	159	95.6%
14	Pickle Elementary School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Elementary	407	95.3%
15	Norman-Sims Elementary School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Elementary	274	95.3%
16	Cook Elementary School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Elementary	433	94.9%
17	Langford Elementary School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Elementary	391	94.9%
18	Andrews Elementary School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Elementary	309	94.8%
19	Barrington Elementary School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Elementary	405	94.8%
20	McBee Elementary School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Elementary	347	94.5%
21	KIPP Austin Comunidad	AUSTIN, TX	KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	513	94.0%
22	Wooldridge Elementary School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Elementary	462	93.7%
23	KIPP Austin Obras	AUSTIN, TX	KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	373	92.8%
24	Linder Elementary School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Elementary	587	92.7%
25	Overton Elementary School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Elementary	440	92.5%
26	Hart Elementary School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Elementary	577	92.4%
27	Houston Elementary School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Elementary	496	92.1%
28	Walnut Creek Elementary School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Elementary	496	92.1%
29	KIPP Alegria Primary School	AUSTIN, TX	KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	532	91.9%
30	Widen Elementary School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Elementary	433	91.9%
31	Decker Elementary School	AUSTIN, TX	MANOR ISD	Elementary	366	91.8%
32	Harris Elementary School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Elementary	285	91.6%
33	Wooten Elementary School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Elementary	272	91.2%
34	Allison Elementary School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Elementary	362	91.2%
35	KIPP Paseo Primary School	AUSTIN, TX	KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	560	90.9%
36	Perez Elementary School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Elementary	460	90.9%
37	IDEA Health Professions Academy	AUSTIN, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	294	90.8%
38	Galindo Elementary School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Elementary	418	90.4%
39	Joseph Gilbert Elementary School	AUSTIN, TX	DEL VALLE ISD	Elementary	664	90.4%
40	Copperfield Elementary School	AUSTIN, TX	PFLUGERVILLE ISD	Elementary	526	90.3%
41	Sanchez Elementary School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Elementary	479	90.2%
42	Zavala Elementary School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Elementary	229	89.5%
43	Smith Elementary School	AUSTIN, TX	DEL VALLE ISD	Elementary	566	88.9%
44	Ortega Elementary School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Elementary	242	88.8%
45	Hillcrest Elementary School	AUSTIN, TX	DEL VALLE ISD	Elementary	376	88.8%
46	Wayside Real Learning Academy	AUSTIN, TX	WAYSIDE SCHOOLS	Elementary	644	88.8%
47	IDEA Montopolis Academy	AUSTIN, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	694	88.8%
48	Austin Achieve Northeast Elementary School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ACHIEVE PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	839	88.3%
49	Pleasant Hill Elementary School	AUSTIN, TX	AUSTIN ISD	Elementary	422	88.2%
50	Cedars International Academy	AUSTIN, TX	CEDARS INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY	Elementary	408	87.7%

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