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Enrollment
600
Elementary
DISTRICT 603 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEL VALLE ISD·NCES 481662013609
Newton Collins Elementary School
7609 APOGEE BLVD, AUSTIN, TX 78744 · (512) 386-3900 · Travis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL600 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Texas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
404 students
DISTRICT 89% · 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 | 103 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 51% larger than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
53.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +31.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +34.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 34 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 36.0% | 17.0% | 18.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 26.0% | 20.0% | 23.0% | 31.0% |
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 | 53.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 21.0% | 34.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
42.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Newton Collins Elementary School
Newton Collins Elementary School's state test result (42.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newton Collins Elementary School this school | 600 | 67.3% | 42.6% |
| Evers Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 580 | 66.9% | 33.0% |
| Shady Oaks Elementary School HURST | 594 | 69.4% | 55.0% |
| Schertz Elementary School SCHERTZ | 663 | 66.2% | 33.3% |
| Hernandez Elementary School SAN MARCOS | 577 | 66.9% | 46.6% |
| Stahl Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 644 | 69.3% | 42.0% |
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 Newton Collins Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #2,256 of 4,401 | #72 of 166 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #2,141 of 4,466 ▲ 291 | #74 of 176 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #2,135 of 4,466 ▼ 16 | #82 of 176 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.0pp | #865 of 3,998 | #40 of 166 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 600 | #1,624 of 4,938 | #52 of 183 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #1,031 of 4,622 | #74 of 174 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.4% | #2,694 of 4,628 | #99 of 174 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.3% | #2,706 of 4,789 | #88 of 170 |
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
600
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 600 | 45 | 13.3:1 | 67% (404) |
| 2023-24 | 556 | 41.6 | 13.4:1 | 78% (431) |
| 2022-23 | 543 | 37.6 | 14.4:1 | 81% (438) |
| 2020-21 | 595 | 43 | 13.8:1 | 92% (548) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Newton Collins Elementary School.
About Newton Collins Elementary School
Newton Collins Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in DEL VALLE ISD, located in AUSTIN, Texas. The school reports 600 students in pre-K through 5.
Newton Collins Elementary School belongs to DEL VALLE ISD, a district of 15 schools and 11,715 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Newton Collins Elementary School, at 71%. The remaining students are 19% White, 4% Black, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census figures show Travis County is about 33% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 46% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1 at Newton Collins Elementary School, with 45 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 13.3:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 67% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Travis County report 54%.
allk12 grades Newton Collins Elementary School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Newton Collins Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 42.6% and a predicted 44.9%.
Across Travis County, the median household income is $99,611, about 57% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. In all, Travis County has 333 public schools and roughly 191,706 students.
Hillcrest Elementary School is the public school closest to Newton Collins Elementary School, about 1.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Newton Collins Elementary School ranks 3rd of 9 on average proficiency.
Newton Collins Elementary School is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 595 to 600.
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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 DEL VALLE ISD
- Del Valle High SchoolHigh · 3,641 students
- Del Valle Middle SchoolMiddle · 895 students
- Dailey Middle SchoolMiddle · 767 students
- John P Ojeda Middle SchoolMiddle · 759 students
- Del Valle Elementary SchoolElementary · 726 students
- Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary SchoolElementary · 711 students
Other schools in AUSTIN
- Lake Travis High SchoolHigh · 3,569 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,876 students
- Westwood High SchoolHigh · 2,858 students
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 2,854 students
- McNeil High SchoolHigh · 2,660 students
- Vandegrift High SchoolHigh · 2,437 students
Nearby schools
- Hillcrest Elementary School1.3 mi · 376
- Langford Elementary School2.0 mi · 391
- Palm Elementary School2.0 mi · 329
- Blazier Elementary School2.3 mi · 1,275
- John P Ojeda Middle School2.6 mi · 759
- Perez Elementary School2.8 mi · 460
Frequently asked questions
About Newton Collins Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Newton Collins Elementary School?
Newton Collins Elementary School enrolls approximately 600 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Newton Collins Elementary School serve?
Newton Collins Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Newton Collins Elementary School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Newton Collins Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Newton Collins Elementary School?
At Newton Collins Elementary School, the student body is approximately 19% White, 71% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Newton Collins Elementary School?
Newton Collins Elementary School is overseen by DEL VALLE ISD in Travis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.