BLAZIER EL

Located at 8601 VERTEX BLVD, in AUSTIN, Texas, BLAZIER EL is a sprawling primary school that hosts 1,275 students (grades pre-K through 6), part of AUSTIN ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 146% bigger than the state mean of about 519.

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

On demographics, BLAZIER EL reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 73% of enrollment. Other groups include 11% White, 8% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 33%.

On the resource side, On paper, BLAZIER EL has 94 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting BLAZIER EL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 61% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, BLAZIER EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.3%.

In the area at large, census data for Travis County shows the typical household earns roughly $99,611 per year, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Travis County's 333 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,706 students), BLAZIER EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is LANGFORD EL, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around BLAZIER EL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BLAZIER EL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 29.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 48%: 860 students in 2018 compared to 1,275 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.