BALDWIN EL

BALDWIN EL is an elementary campus of moderately sized scale in AUSTIN, Texas, operated by AUSTIN ISD, hosting 582 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 123 schools in AUSTIN ISD (72,272 students total), BALDWIN EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, BALDWIN EL logs that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 7% multiracial. Compared to Travis County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, BALDWIN EL has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting BALDWIN EL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 14% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Travis County (around 54%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BALDWIN EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 73.5%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Travis County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $99,611 per year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Travis County runs 333 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,706 students), of which BALDWIN EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: CLAYTON EL, around 1.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, BALDWIN EL comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 68.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BALDWIN EL has fell 28%, going from 810 students in 2018 to 582 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 59% to 53% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

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