Enrollment
214
Elementary
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUSTIN ISD·NCES 480894000300
BLACKSHEAR EL
1712 E 11TH ST, AUSTIN, TX 78702 · (512) 414-2021 · Travis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL214 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
112 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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% . +12.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
25.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +25.0pp 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 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 12 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 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
29.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 51% 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
214
-164 (-43%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 13.5:1
% White
26%
was 19%
% Hispanic
40%
was 50%
% Black
22%
was 24%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BLACKSHEAR EL
BLACKSHEAR EL is a compact elementary campus in AUSTIN, Texas, one of the schools within AUSTIN ISD. The school teaches 214 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 59% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.
Across the 123 schools in AUSTIN ISD (72,272 students total), BLACKSHEAR EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Looking at the student body, BLACKSHEAR EL reports that 40% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 26% White, 22% Black, 10% multiracial.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, BLACKSHEAR EL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 51.0%; actual is 29.8%, a gap of -21.2 points.
In the broader community, community-level numbers for Travis County indicate median household earnings sit near $99,611, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. BLACKSHEAR EL is one of 333 public schools in Travis County (combined enrollment of about 191,706 students).
The closest other public school is KEALING MIDDLE, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BLACKSHEAR EL at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 37.2%.
BLACKSHEAR EL operates from an urban location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BLACKSHEAR EL has edged down 43%, going from 378 students in 2018 to 214 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 50% to 40% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.
On the community side, the feed for BLACKSHEAR EL typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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
- KEALING MIDDLE0.3 mi · 1,196
- UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EL CHARTER SCHOOL0.6 mi · 304
- ZAVALA EL0.6 mi · 229
- GARZA INDEPENDENCE H S0.7 mi · 199
- EASTSIDE EARLY COLLEGE H S0.8 mi · 663
- TEXANS CAN ACADEMY - AUSTIN0.9 mi · 168
Frequently asked questions
About BLACKSHEAR ELHow many students attend BLACKSHEAR EL?
BLACKSHEAR EL enrolls approximately 214 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does BLACKSHEAR EL serve?
BLACKSHEAR EL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does BLACKSHEAR EL have?
BLACKSHEAR EL employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
What is the student diversity at BLACKSHEAR EL?
Student demographics at BLACKSHEAR EL are roughly 26% White, 40% Hispanic, 22% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees BLACKSHEAR EL?
BLACKSHEAR EL is overseen by AUSTIN ISD in Travis County.
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