BROWN EL

BROWN EL operates as an average-sized elementary-level community in AUSTIN, Texas, part of AUSTIN ISD. Current enrollment sits at 497 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Within AUSTIN ISD, which oversees 123 schools and 72,272 students, BROWN EL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, BROWN EL logs that 82% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 6% Asian, 5% Black, 5% White. By comparison, Travis County as a whole is about 33% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Travis County's rate of about 54%.

With demographic context factored in, BROWN EL is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 31.6%; BROWN EL posts 16.8%, -14.8 points below that line.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Travis County put the typical household earns roughly $99,611 per year, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Travis County's 333 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,706 students), BROWN EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is NICOLE'S PLACE, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts BROWN EL at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 34.4%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Five-year trend. BROWN EL's enrollment has edged up 83% since 2018, when it stood at 272 (now 497). Class-load math has grew: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.

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