Enrollment
295
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARLINGEN CISD·NCES 482253002276
AUSTIN EL
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
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
45.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +31.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 24 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 31 points.
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
39.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
295
-89 (-23%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.9:1
% White
5%
was 5%
% Hispanic
94%
was 94%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About AUSTIN EL
AUSTIN EL is one of the close-knit elementary schools in HARLINGEN, Texas, part of HARLINGEN CISD, with 295 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so AUSTIN EL sits 43% smaller than that benchmark.
HARLINGEN CISD comprises 31 schools with combined enrollment of 17,506 students; AUSTIN EL is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, AUSTIN EL lists that 94% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 5% White.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 87% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, AUSTIN EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.1%.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Cameron County indicate the typical household earns roughly $52,601 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 21%. Across Cameron County's 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 97,392 students), AUSTIN EL is one campus in the mix.
EDNA TAMAYO HOUSE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts AUSTIN EL at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 38.8%.
AUSTIN EL operates from an urban location.
Over the past 7-year window. AUSTIN EL's enrollment has decreased 23% since 2018, when it stood at 384 (now 295).
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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
Related schools
Other schools in HARLINGEN CISD
- HARLINGEN H SHigh · 2,433 students
- HARLINGEN H S - SOUTHHigh · 2,019 students
- DR ABRAHAM P CANO FRESHMAN ACADEMYCombined · 1,035 students
- MOISES VELA MIDDLEMiddle · 761 students
- TREASURE HILLS ELElementary · 758 students
- GUTIERREZ MIDDLEMiddle · 747 students
Other schools in HARLINGEN
- HARLINGEN H SHigh · 2,433 students
- HARLINGEN H S - SOUTHHigh · 2,019 students
- DR ABRAHAM P CANO FRESHMAN ACADEMYCombined · 1,035 students
- MOISES VELA MIDDLEMiddle · 761 students
- TREASURE HILLS ELElementary · 758 students
- GUTIERREZ MIDDLEMiddle · 747 students
Nearby schools
- EDNA TAMAYO HOUSE0.5 mi · 8
- HARLINGEN H S0.5 mi · 2,433
- ZAVALA EL0.6 mi · 332
- VERNON MIDDLE0.8 mi · 631
- TRAVIS EL0.9 mi · 294
- LONG EL1.1 mi · 475
Frequently asked questions
About AUSTIN ELHow many students attend AUSTIN EL?
AUSTIN EL enrolls approximately 295 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does AUSTIN EL serve?
AUSTIN EL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at AUSTIN EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at AUSTIN EL is approximately 14.0:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at AUSTIN EL?
At AUSTIN EL, the student body is approximately 5% White, 94% Hispanic, 0% Black.
Is AUSTIN EL public or private?
AUSTIN EL is a public K-12 school, overseen by HARLINGEN CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.