Enrollment
295
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARLINGEN CISD·NCES 482253002276
Austin Elementary School
700 E AUSTIN AVE, HARLINGEN, TX 78550 · (956) 427-3060 · Cameron County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL295 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
257 students
DISTRICT 80% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 41 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
61.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +40.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
50.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +43.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 40 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 43 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 29.0% | 32.0% | 18.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 25.0% | 25.0% | 24.0% | 26.0% |
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 | 61.0% | 50.0% |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 64.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 7.0% |
% 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
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 (41.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Elementary School this school | 295 | 87.1% | 41.5% |
| Moreno Elementary School EL PASO | 304 | 87.8% | 36.5% |
| Deanna Davenport Elementary School CANUTILLO | 303 | 85.8% | 33.8% |
| Jubilee Kingsville KINGSVILLE | 302 | 85.8% | 26.9% |
| L G Alarcon Elementary School SAN ELIZARIO | 297 | 87.2% | 31.3% |
| Zavala Elementary School CRYSTAL CITY | 300 | 89.7% | 44.3% |
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 Cameron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #2,386 of 4,401 | #59 of 93 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,757 of 4,466 ▲ 689 | #58 of 93 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #1,356 of 4,466 ▲ 770 | #26 of 93 ▲ 24 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.5pp | #1,389 of 3,998 | #39 of 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 295 | #4,222 of 4,938 | #82 of 95 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #1,554 of 4,622 | #10 of 93 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.9% | #4,065 of 4,628 | #11 of 93 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.1% | #1,376 of 4,789 | #58 of 94 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.2% | #913 of 2,838 | #24 of 64 |
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
295
-62 (-17%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 542
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 295 | 21 | 14.0:1 | 87% (257) |
| 2023-24 | 301 | 22.2 | 13.6:1 | 88% (266) |
| 2022-23 | 308 | 22.8 | 13.5:1 | 90% (278) |
| 2020-21 | 357 | 24 | 14.9:1 | 88% (313) |
| 2017-18 | 384 | 25.8 | 14.9:1 | 88% (339) |
| 2015-16 | 397 | 25 | 15.9:1 | 80% (319) |
| 2010-11 | 411 | 28 | 14.7:1 | 81% (334) |
| 2000-01 | 406 | 23 | 17.6:1 | 68% (275) |
| 1990-91 | 542 | 44 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Austin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (384 to 295); teachers down 19% (25.8 to 21).
About Austin Elementary School
Located in HARLINGEN, Texas, Austin Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 295 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students, so this school is 43% smaller than average.
Austin Elementary School falls under HARLINGEN CISD, which has 31 schools enrolling 17,506 students.
Austin Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 94% Hispanic. The school is also 5% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Austin Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 11%.
Teacher staffing is 21 full-time equivalents, or about 14.0 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 15.1:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Austin Elementary School is 87%. Across public schools in Cameron County, the average is about the same, 84%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Austin Elementary School would be expected to post about 36.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 41.5%.
In Cameron County (population about 426,120), median household income is about $52,601, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 21%. Austin Elementary School is one of 187 public schools in Cameron County, which together enroll about 97,392 students.
Edna Tamayo House is the closest public school, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Austin Elementary School places 3rd of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Austin Elementary School is coded as City: Small in federal locale data.
Federal counts put enrollment at 357 in 2020-21 and 295 in 2024-25, a 17% decrease.
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Cameron County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
426,120
Census ACS
Median income
$52,601
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
187
97,392 students
Quick facts
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- Dr Abraham P Cano Freshman AcademyCombined · 1,035 students
- Moises Vela Middle SchoolMiddle · 761 students
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Other Austin Elementary schools
15 other US public schools in 4 states are named Austin Elementary. Austin Elementary School is the 14th largest of the 16.
- Austin Elementary SchoolCONROE, TX · 896 students
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- Austin Elementary SchoolABILENE, TX · 729 students
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Nearby schools
- Edna Tamayo House0.5 mi · 8
- Harlingen High School0.5 mi · 2,433
- Zavala Elementary School0.6 mi · 332
- Vernon Middle School0.8 mi · 631
- Travis Elementary School0.9 mi · 294
- Long Elementary School1.1 mi · 475
Frequently asked questions
About Austin Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Austin Elementary School?
Austin Elementary School enrolls approximately 295 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Austin Elementary School serve?
Austin Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Austin Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Austin Elementary School is approximately 14.0:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Austin Elementary School?
At Austin Elementary School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 94% Hispanic, 0% Black.
Is Austin Elementary School public or private?
Austin Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by HARLINGEN CISD.
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