GALINDO EL

Located at 3800 S 2ND ST, in AUSTIN, Texas, GALINDO EL is a compact elementary-level community that enrolls 418 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of AUSTIN ISD.

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

Demographically, GALINDO EL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (87%); the rest is composed of 6% White, 4% Black, 2% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 33%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, GALINDO EL has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.2:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Travis County's rate of about 54%.

After controlling for student poverty, GALINDO EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.4%; this one delivers 28.5%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Travis County shows median household income runs about $99,611, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Travis County's 333 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,706 students), GALINDO EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: ST ELMO EL, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GALINDO EL at 3rd of 4; the average score across the group is 31.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Over the past 7-year window. GALINDO EL's enrollment has edged down 29% since 2018, when it stood at 586 (now 418). Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.