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Enrollment
810
Elementary
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUSTIN ISD·NCES 480894008393
Baranoff Elementary School
12009 BUCKINGHAM GATE RD, AUSTIN, TX 78748 · (512) 841-7100 · Travis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL810 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
114 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 60 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 97 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 120 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 121 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 124 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 134 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 154 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 37% smaller than its 5th grade class (154).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · 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
71.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +10.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
63.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 10 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 40.0% | 31.0% | 18.0% | 11.0% |
| Mathematics | 30.0% | 33.0% | 24.0% | 13.0% |
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 | 71.0% | 63.0% |
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 70.0% | 67.0% |
| 2021-22 | 71.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 61.0% | 48.0% |
% 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
58.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 Baranoff Elementary School
Baranoff Elementary School's state test result (58.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baranoff Elementary School this school | 810 | 14.1% | 58.3% |
| Woodridge Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 833 | 12.8% | 61.6% |
| Travis Elementary School HOUSTON | 762 | 13.5% | 70.1% |
| Fair Oaks Ranch Elementary School FAIR OAKS RANCH | 821 | 10.4% | 77.8% |
| Timberwood Park Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 746 | 10.3% | 75.0% |
| Elm Grove Elementary School BUDA | 678 | 15.0% | 68.0% |
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 Baranoff Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #859 of 4,401 | #39 of 166 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #747 of 4,466 ▲ 372 | #45 of 176 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #651 of 4,466 ▲ 74 | #48 of 176 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #1,006 of 3,998 | #40 of 166 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 810 | #413 of 4,938 | #9 of 183 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #1,200 of 4,622 | #82 of 174 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.5% | #1,755 of 4,628 | #64 of 174 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.1% | #4,559 of 4,789 | #144 of 170 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.1% | #1,161 of 2,838 | #54 of 120 |
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
810
-29 (-3%) vs 2020
+15% since 2000-01, when it was 704
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 810 | 59.6 | 13.6:1 | 14% (114) |
| 2023-24 | 834 | 55 | 15.2:1 | 14% (115) |
| 2022-23 | 850 | 54.5 | 15.6:1 | 13% (108) |
| 2020-21 | 839 | 56 | 15.0:1 | 14% (114) |
| 2017-18 | 1,014 | 59.8 | 16.9:1 | 12% (118) |
| 2015-16 | 984 | 56 | 17.6:1 | 11% (112) |
| 2010-11 | 878 | 50 | 17.6:1 | 13% (116) |
| 2000-01 | 704 | 39 | 18.1:1 | 2% (13) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Baranoff Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (1,014 to 810); teachers unchanged (59.8 to 59.6).
About Baranoff Elementary School
This page covers Baranoff Elementary School, a large elementary school in AUSTIN, Texas. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 810 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Texas enroll about 519 students on average.
The district for Baranoff Elementary School is AUSTIN ISD, with 123 schools and 72,272 students.
At Baranoff Elementary School, 58% of students are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 31% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Census estimates put Travis County at about 55% White, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for Baranoff Elementary School is 56%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 59.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.6:1. Elementary schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Baranoff Elementary School, 14% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Travis County averages 54%, higher than here.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 67.7% for Baranoff Elementary School. The school posts 58.3%, 9.4 points below the prediction.
Looking at the county, Travis County, the median household earns about $99,611 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Counting Baranoff Elementary School, Travis County has 333 public schools.
The closest school to Baranoff Elementary School is Menchaca Elementary School, located about 1.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Baranoff Elementary School's average proficiency of 58.3% compares with 47.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell 3% over 4 years, reaching 810 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.0:1 to 13.6:1 over the same years.
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Travis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,330,015
Census ACS
Median income
$99,611
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
333
191,706 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in AUSTIN ISD
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,876 students
- Akins Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,421 students
- Austin High SchoolHigh · 2,323 students
- Anderson High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- McCallum High SchoolHigh · 1,897 students
- Navarro Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,633 students
Other schools in AUSTIN
- Lake Travis High SchoolHigh · 3,569 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,876 students
- Westwood High SchoolHigh · 2,858 students
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 2,854 students
- McNeil High SchoolHigh · 2,660 students
- Vandegrift High SchoolHigh · 2,437 students
Nearby schools
- Menchaca Elementary School1.3 mi · 699
- Bailey Middle School1.4 mi · 785
- Kocurek Elementary School1.9 mi · 507
- Bowie High School2.4 mi · 2,876
- Paredes Middle School2.6 mi · 635
- Cowan Elementary School2.6 mi · 555
Frequently asked questions
About Baranoff Elementary SchoolHow large is Baranoff Elementary School?
Baranoff Elementary School enrolls approximately 810 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Baranoff Elementary School serve?
Baranoff Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Baranoff Elementary School have?
Baranoff Elementary School employs 60 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Baranoff Elementary School?
Student demographics at Baranoff Elementary School are roughly 58% White, 31% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Baranoff Elementary School in?
Baranoff Elementary School is part of AUSTIN ISD.
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