GOVALLE EL

Set in AUSTIN, Texas, GOVALLE EL is a modestly sized elementary campus, part of AUSTIN ISD. It teaches 384 students across grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so GOVALLE EL sits 26% smaller than that benchmark.

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

In terms of who attends, GOVALLE EL shows that nearly all students (83%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 13% Black, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 33% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 87% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Travis County (around 54%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, GOVALLE EL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 35.8%; this one comes in at 15.9%, -19.9 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Travis County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $99,611 per year, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. GOVALLE EL is one of 333 public schools in Travis County (combined enrollment of about 191,706 students).

Nearest neighbor: ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GOVALLE EL at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 39.0%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GOVALLE EL has contracted 6%, going from 408 students in 2018 to 384 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 in 2025.

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