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Enrollment
699
Elementary
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUSTIN ISD·NCES 480894000334
Menchaca Elementary School
1218 W FM 1626, MANCHACA, TX 78652 · (512) 414-2333 · Travis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL699 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
311 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 | 62 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 103 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 131 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (98).
Student demographics
54%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
45.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +32.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 32 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 25.0% | 26.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 20.0% | 21.0% | 39.0% |
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 | 45.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 39.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 8.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
33.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 55% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Menchaca Elementary School
Menchaca Elementary School's state test result (33.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Menchaca Elementary School this school | 699 | 44.5% | 33.3% |
| Patricia Knowles Elementary School CEDAR PARK | 683 | 45.8% | 34.3% |
| Ralph Pfluger Elementary School BUDA | 779 | 47.5% | 52.1% |
| Voss Farms Elementary School NEW BRAUNFELS | 807 | 43.5% | 44.5% |
| Potranco Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 839 | 42.7% | 52.8% |
| Garden Oaks Montessori HOUSTON | 763 | 42.7% | 40.7% |
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 Menchaca Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #3,329 of 4,401 | #101 of 166 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #2,817 of 4,466 ▲ 612 | #94 of 176 ▲ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #3,096 of 4,466 ▲ 295 | #103 of 176 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #2,120 of 3,998 | #88 of 166 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 699 | #925 of 4,938 | #29 of 183 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #704 of 4,622 | #60 of 174 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.5% | #2,085 of 4,628 | #78 of 174 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.5% | #3,791 of 4,789 | #112 of 170 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.5% | #2,653 of 2,838 | #113 of 120 |
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
699
+20 (+3%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 724
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 699 | 54.5 | 12.8:1 | 44% (311) |
| 2023-24 | 748 | 57.1 | 13.1:1 | 44% (328) |
| 2022-23 | 758 | 42 | 18.1:1 | 47% (359) |
| 2020-21 | 679 | 45 | 15.1:1 | 43% (290) |
| 2017-18 | 717 | 50.3 | 14.3:1 | 42% (302) |
| 2015-16 | 719 | 47 | 15.3:1 | 47% (340) |
| 2010-11 | 681 | 46 | 14.8:1 | 45% (307) |
| 2000-01 | 546 | 36 | 15.2:1 | 20% (111) |
| 1990-91 | 724 | 34 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Menchaca Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (717 to 699); teachers up 8% (50.3 to 54.5).
About Menchaca Elementary School
Menchaca Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Texas, located in MANCHACA. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 699 students. That puts enrollment 35% larger than the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas.
AUSTIN ISD, which runs Menchaca Elementary School, has 123 schools and 72,272 students.
The largest group at Menchaca Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 63%. Other groups make up 24% White, 5% multiracial, 4% Black, and 2% Asian. County-wide, 33% of Travis County residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 54%.
Menchaca Elementary School has 54.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.8:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 44% at Menchaca Elementary School. The rate at public schools in Travis County averages 54%, higher than here.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 54.7% for Menchaca Elementary School, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 33.3%. The 21.4-point gap ranks in the bottom 10% of Texas schools.
American Community Survey estimates for Travis County show that the median household earns about $99,611 a year, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Travis County, 333 public schools serve about 191,706 students.
Menchaca Elementary School's nearest public school is Baranoff Elementary School (about 1.3 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Menchaca Elementary School ranks 8th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Menchaca Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 3%, from 679 to 699. Students per teacher dropped from 15.1 in 2020-21 to 12.8 in 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
Related schools
Other schools in AUSTIN ISD
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,876 students
- Akins Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,421 students
- Austin High SchoolHigh · 2,323 students
- Anderson High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- McCallum High SchoolHigh · 1,897 students
- Navarro Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,633 students
Nearby schools
- Baranoff Elementary School1.3 mi · 810
- Akins Early College High School2.2 mi · 2,421
- Paredes Middle School2.3 mi · 635
- Kocurek Elementary School2.5 mi · 507
- Bailey Middle School2.7 mi · 785
- Casey Elementary School2.8 mi · 544
Frequently asked questions
About Menchaca Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Menchaca Elementary School?
Menchaca Elementary School enrolls approximately 699 students in grades PK-05.
Is Menchaca Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Menchaca Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Menchaca Elementary School have?
Menchaca Elementary School employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Menchaca Elementary School?
Student demographics at Menchaca Elementary School are roughly 24% White, 63% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Menchaca Elementary School?
Menchaca Elementary School is overseen by AUSTIN ISD in Travis County.
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