AUSTIN EL

AUSTIN EL, a small elementary school in EDINBURG, Texas, part of EDINBURG CISD, instructs 366 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 29% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Within EDINBURG CISD, which oversees 44 schools and 33,343 students, AUSTIN EL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, AUSTIN EL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (98%).

Looking at school resources, AUSTIN EL reports 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.0:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 87% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), AUSTIN EL sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 36.1%; actual is 70.5%, +34.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Hidalgo County put the typical household earns roughly $54,338 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Hidalgo County runs 364 public schools (combined enrollment of about 212,859 students), of which AUSTIN EL is one.

LINCOLN EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around AUSTIN EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts AUSTIN EL at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 57.6%.

AUSTIN EL operates from a city-core location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at AUSTIN EL has shrank 5%, going from 387 students in 2018 to 366 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.