DECKER EL

As a modestly sized elementary-level community in AUSTIN, Texas, DECKER EL enrolls 366 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under MANOR ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 29% leaner than the state mean of about 519.

DECKER EL is one of 17 schools operated by MANOR ISD, a district that works with 10,321 students overall.

Looking at the student body, DECKER EL reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 76%. The remainder comes out to 17% Black, 2% White, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 33% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, DECKER EL shows 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Travis County (around 54%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, DECKER EL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 33.8%; actual is 11.8%, a gap of -22.0 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Travis County) reports that median household earnings sit near $99,611, roughly 57% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. DECKER EL is one of 333 public schools in Travis County (combined enrollment of about 191,706 students).

The closest other public school is DECKER MIDDLE, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around DECKER EL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DECKER EL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 22.2%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. DECKER EL's enrollment has decreased 22% since 2018, when it stood at 469 (now 366). Over the same period, the Hispanic share contracted from 84% to 76%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.

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