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Alumni: what's one memory from BECKER EL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
502
Elementary
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUSTIN ISD·NCES 480894000298
BECKER EL
906 W MILTON, AUSTIN, TX 78704 · (512) 414-2019 · Travis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL502 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
76 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
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 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
74.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +37.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
55.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +34.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 37 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 34 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
52.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 67% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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
502
+65 (+15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 14.9:1
% White
42%
was 40%
% Hispanic
48%
was 51%
% Black
2%
was 4%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BECKER EL
BECKER EL operates as a reasonably sized K-5 school in AUSTIN, Texas, overseen by AUSTIN ISD. Current enrollment sits at 502 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.
BECKER EL is one of 123 schools operated by AUSTIN ISD, a district that serves 72,272 students overall.
On the student-mix side, BECKER EL lists that 48% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 42% White, 6% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 33%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 15% of students at BECKER EL qualify 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 meaningfully below typical.
With demographic context factored in, BECKER EL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 67.2%; this one comes in at 52.5%, -14.8 points off the demographic line.
In the broader community, community-level numbers for Travis County indicate median household earnings sit near $99,611, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. BECKER EL is one of 333 public schools in Travis County (combined enrollment of about 191,706 students).
DAEP- EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 15%: 437 students in 2018 compared to 502 in 2025. Class-load math has loosened: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.
On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 H SHigh · 2,876 students
- AKINS EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 2,421 students
- AUSTIN H SHigh · 2,323 students
- ANDERSON H SHigh · 2,223 students
- MCCALLUM H SHigh · 1,897 students
- NAVARRO EARLY COLLEGE H SHigh · 1,633 students
Other schools in AUSTIN
- LAKE TRAVIS H SHigh · 3,569 students
- BOWIE H SHigh · 2,876 students
- WESTWOOD H SHigh · 2,858 students
- WESTLAKE H SHigh · 2,854 students
- MCNEIL H SHigh · 2,660 students
- VANDEGRIFT H SHigh · 2,437 students
Nearby schools
- DAEP- EL0.0 mi · 1
- TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF0.7 mi · 500
- LIVELY MIDDLE0.7 mi · 910
- ZILKER EL0.9 mi · 506
- TRAVIS COUNTY J J A E P1.0 mi · 7
- TRAVIS CO J J A E P1.0 mi · 1
Frequently asked questions
About BECKER ELWhat is the total enrollment at BECKER EL?
BECKER EL enrolls approximately 502 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does BECKER EL serve?
BECKER EL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BECKER EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BECKER EL is approximately 16.1:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BECKER EL?
At BECKER EL, the student body is approximately 42% White, 48% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees BECKER EL?
BECKER EL is overseen by AUSTIN ISD in Travis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.