Enrollment
366
Elementary
DISTRICT 524 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EDINBURG CISD·NCES 481818001635
AUSTIN EL
1023 E KUHN ST, EDINBURG, TX 78539 · (956) 289-2331 · Hidalgo County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL366 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
317 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
72.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +37.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
73.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +54.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 37 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 54 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
70.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+34.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 36% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 34 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
366
-21 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 15.5:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
98%
was 98%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
Hidalgo County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
891,977
Census ACS
Median income
$54,338
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
364
212,859 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in EDINBURG CISD
- ECONOMEDES H SHigh · 2,689 students
- EDINBURG NORTH H SHigh · 2,542 students
- EDINBURG H SHigh · 2,267 students
- ROBERT R VELA H SHigh · 2,101 students
- BETTY HARWELL MIDDLEMiddle · 1,301 students
- SOUTH MIDDLEMiddle · 1,246 students
Other schools in EDINBURG
- ECONOMEDES H SHigh · 2,689 students
- EDINBURG NORTH H SHigh · 2,542 students
- EDINBURG H SHigh · 2,267 students
- ROBERT R VELA H SHigh · 2,101 students
- VANGUARD BEETHOVENCombined · 1,782 students
- BETTY HARWELL MIDDLEMiddle · 1,301 students
Nearby schools
- LINCOLN EL0.3 mi · 400
- L B JOHNSON EL0.8 mi · 402
- TRAVIS EL0.9 mi · 337
- EARLY CHILDHOOD0.9 mi · 352
- JEFFERSON ELEM0.9 mi · 511
- FRANCISCO BARRIENTES MIDDLE1.0 mi · 1,064
Frequently asked questions
About AUSTIN ELHow large is AUSTIN EL?
AUSTIN EL enrolls approximately 366 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does AUSTIN EL serve?
AUSTIN EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does AUSTIN EL have?
AUSTIN EL employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
How diverse is AUSTIN EL?
AUSTIN EL reports a student body of 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 1% Black.
What district is AUSTIN EL in?
AUSTIN EL is part of EDINBURG CISD.
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