Enrollment
394
Elementary
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ENNIS ISD·NCES 481854001736
Austin Elementary School
1500 AUSTIN DR, ENNIS, TX 75119 · (972) 872-7190 · Ellis County
GRADES 01–03ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
276 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 139 | 35% |
| Grade 2 | 126 | 32% |
| Grade 3 | 129 | 33% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
59.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +36.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
49.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +26.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 36 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 26 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 36.0% | 21.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 29.0% | 26.0% | 25.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 59.0% | 49.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 21.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 23.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Austin Elementary School
Austin Elementary School's state test result (43.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Elementary School this school | 394 | 70.1% | 43.0% |
| Venus Primary School VENUS | 397 | 73.8% | N/A |
| Th Johnson Elementary School TAYLOR | 351 | 73.2% | N/A |
| Caldwell Elementary School MCKINNEY | 409 | 67.7% | 39.2% |
| Harmony Hills Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 382 | 72.8% | 48.1% |
| Main Street Elementary School TAYLOR | 446 | 74.2% | 32.6% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Austin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Ellis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #2,209 of 4,401 | #22 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,845 of 4,466 ▲ 1,508 | #14 of 36 ▲ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #1,522 of 4,466 ▲ 827 | #12 of 36 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #1,458 of 3,998 | #10 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #3,532 of 4,938 | #33 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #3,343 of 4,622 | #30 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.7% | #2,454 of 4,628 | #36 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.1% | #2,556 of 4,789 | #9 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +40.2% | #158 of 1,307 | #3 of 20 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
394
+109 (+38%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 553
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 13.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 394 | 24.5 | 16.1:1 | 70% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 370 | 25.5 | 14.5:1 | 80% (297) |
| 2022-23 | 359 | 26.5 | 13.6:1 | 77% (275) |
| 2020-21 | 285 | 21 | 13.6:1 | 70% (200) |
| 2017-18 | 281 | 20.5 | 13.7:1 | 66% (186) |
| 2015-16 | 308 | 22 | 14.0:1 | 68% (209) |
| 2010-11 | 359 | 24 | 15.0:1 | 64% (228) |
| 2000-01 | 332 | 25 | 13.3:1 | 42% (138) |
| 1990-91 | 553 | 31 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Austin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 40% (281 to 394); teachers up 20% (20.5 to 24.5).
About Austin Elementary School
Austin Elementary School is a small elementary school in ENNIS, Texas, (ZIP code 75119). The school offers grades 1 through 3 and enrolls 394 students. On average, elementary schools in Texas enroll around 519, and this school is 24% below that mark.
ENNIS ISD enrolls 6,646 students in 12 schools, including Austin Elementary School.
The largest group at Austin Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 67%. The remaining students are 21% White and 9% Black. Among people living in Ellis County, the Hispanic share is about 28%. The diversity index for Austin Elementary School is 50%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school's 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Income data for the school show 70% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 51% for public schools in Ellis County.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 43.8% at Austin Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 43.0%.
In Ellis County, home to about 213,160 people, median household income comes to about $99,595, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 83 public schools in the county, enrolling about 46,344, Austin Elementary School among them.
Among nearby public schools, Jack Lummus Intermediate School is closest at about 1.0 miles. Within five miles of Austin Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Austin Elementary School ranks 5th of 7 on average proficiency.
The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant).
Enrollment rose 38% over 4 years, reaching 394 in 2024-25. The ratio was 13.6:1 in 2020-21 and 16.1:1 in 2024-25.
Austin Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Ellis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
213,160
Census ACS
Median income
$99,595
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
46,344 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ENNIS ISD
- Ennis High SchoolHigh · 1,887 students
- Ennis Junior High SchoolMiddle · 908 students
- Jack Lummus Intermediate SchoolElementary · 515 students
- Bowie Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
- David S Crockett Early Childhood CenterElementary · 479 students
- Alamo Middle SchoolMiddle · 457 students
Other schools in ENNIS
- Ennis High SchoolHigh · 1,887 students
- Ennis Junior High SchoolMiddle · 908 students
- Jack Lummus Intermediate SchoolElementary · 515 students
- Bowie Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
- David S Crockett Early Childhood CenterElementary · 479 students
- Alamo Middle SchoolMiddle · 457 students
Other Austin Elementary schools
15 other US public schools in 4 states are named Austin Elementary. Austin Elementary School is the 10th largest of the 16.
- Austin Elementary SchoolCONROE, TX · 896 students
- Austin Elementary SchoolGALVESTON, TX · 784 students
- Austin Elementary SchoolDAYTON, TX · 771 students
- Austin Elementary SchoolABILENE, TX · 729 students
- Austin Elementary SchoolPECOS, TX · 583 students
Nearby schools
- Jack Lummus Intermediate School1.0 mi · 515
- Alamo Middle School1.0 mi · 457
- Bowie Elementary School1.1 mi · 506
- G W Carver Early Childhood Center1.2 mi · 407
- Travis Elementary School1.5 mi · 280
- David S Crockett Early Childhood Center1.9 mi · 479
Frequently asked questions
About Austin Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Austin Elementary School?
Austin Elementary School enrolls approximately 394 students in grades 01-03.
What grades does Austin Elementary School serve?
Austin Elementary School serves grades 01-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Austin Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Austin Elementary School is approximately 16.1:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Austin Elementary School?
At Austin Elementary School, the student body is approximately 21% White, 67% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Austin Elementary School public or private?
Austin Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by ENNIS ISD.
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