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S F Austin Elementary School

7351 STEPHEN F AUSTIN RD, JONES CREEK, TX 77541 · (979) 730-7160 · Brazoria County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL189 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of Texas public elementary schools
  • C+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.
  • CThree-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

Enrollment
189
Elementary
DISTRICT 519 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
131 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K2212%
Kindergarten2312%
Grade 12111%
Grade 21910%
Grade 32513%
Grade 42513%
Grade 53016%
Grade 62413%

This year's kindergarten class (23) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (24).

Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
6635%
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
10857%
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
63%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Two+
84%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
11%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
9349%
Female
9651%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
37.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +37.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
19.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -1.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 37 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 1 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading11.0%26.0%26.0%37.0%
Mathematics5.0%14.0%27.0%54.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2637.0%19.0%
2024-2549.0%32.0%
2023-2444.0%37.0%
2022-2333.0%33.0%
2021-2233.0%47.0%
2020-210.0%20.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 S F Austin Elementary School

S F Austin Elementary School's state test result (39.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
S F Austin Elementary School this school18969.3%39.8%
Pettus Elementary School
PETTUS
17169.6%41.7%
East Ridge Elementary School
SWEETWATER
20572.7%N/A
Mary Allen Elementary School
STRATFORD
23064.8%56.2%
Southeast Elementary School
SWEETWATER
15772.0%N/A
Seadrift School
SEADRIFT
20265.8%45.0%
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 S F Austin Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Brazoria County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
39.8%#2,618 of 4,401#46 of 52
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
19.0%#4,388 of 4,466
▼ 837
#52 of 52
▼ 2
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
37.0%#3,904 of 4,466
▼ 1,366
#52 of 52
▼ 3
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-5.0pp#653 of 3,998#8 of 49
Enrollment
ranked largest first
189#4,663 of 4,938#54 of 55
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
69.3%#2,604 of 4,789#15 of 55
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-37.6%#228 of 2,838#1 of 34
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 2024-25
Enrollment
189
-74 (-28%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 243
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 11.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2518914.113.4:169% (131)
2023-2425121.311.8:176% (190)
2022-2326521.212.5:174% (196)
2020-212632311.4:168% (179)
2017-1830320.814.6:156% (170)
2015-163072015.3:158% (177)
2010-112882014.4:159% (170)
2000-013362513.4:154% (180)
1990-91243614.0:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for S F Austin Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 38% (303 to 189); teachers down 32% (20.8 to 14.1).

About S F Austin Elementary School

At 7351 STEPHEN F AUSTIN RD in JONES CREEK, Texas, S F Austin Elementary School operates as a very small elementary school. It offers pre-K through 6 and has 189 students enrolled. It has 64% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Texas (about 519).

BRAZOSPORT ISD has 11,169 students spread across 18 schools.

At S F Austin Elementary School, 57% of students are Hispanic. It is also 35% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. For comparison, the population of Brazoria County is roughly 32% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, S F Austin Elementary School scores 55%.

There are 14.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 13.4:1. Elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 1.7 more students per teacher than here. A total of 131 students, or 69%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Brazoria County averages 50%, lower than here.

On the allk12 Grade, S F Austin Elementary School lands at C, ahead of 33% of Texas public elementary schools.

After adjusting for student poverty, S F Austin Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 39.8%; the prediction is 44.1%.

In Brazoria County, the median household earns about $97,993 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Brazoria County has 115 public schools with about 75,767 students, including S F Austin Elementary School.

Brazos Harbor, about 4.2 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles. S F Austin Elementary School places 6th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.

Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.

Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 189, compared with 263 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher increased from 11.4 to 13.4 over 4 years.

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Brazoria County at a glance

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Population
391,255
Census ACS
Median income
$97,993
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
115
75,767 students

Quick facts

School name
S F Austin Elementary School
District
BRAZOSPORT ISD
Address
7351 STEPHEN F AUSTIN RD, JONES CREEK, TX 77541
Phone
(979) 730-7160
County
Brazoria County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
189
Teachers (FTE)
14
Student–teacher ratio
13.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
131 (69%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
481119000579
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About S F Austin Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at S F Austin Elementary School?
S F Austin Elementary School enrolls approximately 189 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does S F Austin Elementary School serve?
S F Austin Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does S F Austin Elementary School have?
S F Austin Elementary School employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at S F Austin Elementary School?
At S F Austin Elementary School, the student body is approximately 35% White, 57% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is S F Austin Elementary School public or private?
S F Austin Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by BRAZOSPORT ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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