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Enrollment
930
Elementary
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUSTIN ISD·NCES 480894000314
Doss Elementary School
7005 NORTHLEDGE DR, AUSTIN, TX 78731 · (512) 414-2365 · Travis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL930 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
178 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 56 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 123 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 151 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 155 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 142 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 152 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 151 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (123) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (151).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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
77.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
73.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +23.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 23 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 59.0% | 18.0% | 13.0% | 10.0% |
| Mathematics | 47.0% | 26.0% | 15.0% | 12.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 77.0% | 73.0% |
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 80.0% | 78.0% |
| 2022-23 | 61.0% | 69.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.0% | 63.0% |
| 2020-21 | 47.0% | 50.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
71.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Doss Elementary School
Doss Elementary School's state test result (71.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doss Elementary School this school | 930 | 19.1% | 71.1% |
| Sampson Elementary School CYPRESS | 900 | 17.1% | 78.1% |
| Buckalew Elementary School THE WOODLANDS | 823 | 18.1% | 84.3% |
| Bush Elementary School THE WOODLANDS | 881 | 17.4% | 77.7% |
| Hill Elementary School AUSTIN | 811 | 15.7% | 70.6% |
| Campbell Elementary School LEAGUE CITY | 791 | 16.3% | 60.9% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Doss Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.1% | #284 of 4,401 | #15 of 166 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #313 of 4,466 ▼ 17 | #27 of 176 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #369 of 4,466 ▼ 78 | #39 of 176 ▼ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #1,442 of 3,998 | #55 of 166 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 930 | #162 of 4,938 | #2 of 183 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #2,057 of 4,622 | #113 of 174 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.9% | #1,325 of 4,628 | #47 of 174 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.1% | #4,454 of 4,789 | #137 of 170 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.4% | #697 of 1,307 | #22 of 36 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
930
+181 (+24%) vs 2020
+54% since 1990-91, when it was 604
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 13.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 930 | 63.9 | 14.6:1 | 19% (178) |
| 2023-24 | 917 | 62.1 | 14.8:1 | 19% (172) |
| 2022-23 | 860 | 53 | 16.2:1 | 18% (157) |
| 2020-21 | 749 | 54 | 13.9:1 | 19% (143) |
| 2017-18 | 835 | 51.9 | 16.1:1 | 15% (126) |
| 2015-16 | 884 | 56 | 15.8:1 | 16% (144) |
| 2010-11 | 776 | 46 | 16.9:1 | 12% (91) |
| 2000-01 | 668 | 41 | 16.3:1 | 5% (36) |
| 1990-91 | 604 | 33 | 18.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Doss Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (835 to 930); teachers up 23% (51.9 to 63.9).
About Doss Elementary School
Doss Elementary School, a large elementary school, is located in AUSTIN, Texas. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 930 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students.
AUSTIN ISD is made up of 123 schools with 72,272 students in all.
At 57%, White students outnumber all other groups at Doss Elementary School combined. It is also 23% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 8% multiracial, and 2% Black. That is close to the 55% White share among all Travis County residents. By the diversity index, Doss Elementary School comes in at 61%.
Federal data list 63.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Doss Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.6:1. Elementary schools in Texas average about 15.1:1, a similar figure. The lunch program counts 19% of students at Doss Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is below the 54% average among public schools in Travis County.
The model predicts 65.5% for a school in Texas with Doss Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Doss Elementary School posts 71.1%.
Travis County has about 1,330,015 residents, and median household income is about $99,611, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Federal data list 333 public schools in Travis County, with a combined enrollment of about 191,706.
The closest public school, Murchison Middle School, is about 0.3 miles from Doss Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 61.5%; Doss Elementary School's is 71.1%, ranking 2nd of 8.
The federal government classifies Doss Elementary School's location as City: Large.
Doss Elementary School saw enrollment rise 24% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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
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Other Doss Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Doss Elementary. Doss Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Doss Elementary SchoolDOSS, TX · 20 students
Nearby schools
- Murchison Middle School0.3 mi · 1,209
- Gullett Elementary School1.2 mi · 544
- Anderson High School1.5 mi · 2,223
- Rosedale1.6 mi · 179
- Hill Elementary School1.6 mi · 811
- Highland Park Elementary School1.8 mi · 649
Frequently asked questions
About Doss Elementary SchoolHow large is Doss Elementary School?
Doss Elementary School enrolls approximately 930 students in grades PK-05.
Is Doss Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Doss Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Doss Elementary School have?
Doss Elementary School employs 64 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
How diverse is Doss Elementary School?
Doss Elementary School reports a student body of 57% White, 23% Hispanic, 2% Black, 10% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Doss Elementary School in?
Doss Elementary School is part of AUSTIN ISD.
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