JOSLIN EL

As a tight-knit elementary campus in AUSTIN, Texas, JOSLIN EL caters to 265 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of AUSTIN ISD. That puts it 49% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, JOSLIN EL lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 36% White, 7% multiracial, 5% Asian, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 33% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting JOSLIN EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 43% of students at JOSLIN EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Travis County runs at roughly 54%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, JOSLIN EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.0%.

Around the school, Travis County reports that median household earnings sit near $99,611, 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), JOSLIN EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PREMIER HIGH SCHOOL-AUSTIN SOUTH CAMPUS, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, JOSLIN EL comes 2nd of 5 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 37.8%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

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