Enrollment
305
Elementary
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUSTIN ISD·NCES 480894000357
St Elmo Elementary School
600 W ST ELMO RD, AUSTIN, TX 78745 · (512) 414-4477 · Travis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL305 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
246 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 37 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 20% larger than its 5th grade class (35).
Student demographics
48%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% . +28.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
28.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +11.0pp 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 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 28 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 22.0% | 24.0% | 31.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 16.0% | 27.0% | 45.0% |
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% | 28.0% |
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 27.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 32.0% |
| 2020-21 | 17.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
28.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 St Elmo Elementary School
St Elmo Elementary School's state test result (28.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Elmo Elementary School this school | 305 | 80.7% | 28.4% |
| Oak Dale Elementary School AMARILLO | 314 | 86.0% | 45.3% |
| Burnet Elementary School ODESSA | 325 | 84.9% | 19.8% |
| Littlefield Primary School LITTLEFIELD | 329 | 83.0% | N/A |
| Tulia Elementary School TULIA | 364 | 82.1% | 22.3% |
| Post Elementary School POST | 311 | 79.1% | 27.0% |
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 St Elmo Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #3,804 of 4,401 | #120 of 166 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #4,042 of 4,466 ▲ 43 | #140 of 176 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #3,097 of 4,466 ▲ 548 | #104 of 176 ▲ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.5pp | #1,639 of 3,998 | #64 of 166 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 305 | #4,167 of 4,938 | #153 of 183 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #363 of 4,622 | #40 of 174 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.1% | #2,564 of 4,628 | #95 of 174 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.7% | #1,910 of 4,789 | #71 of 170 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.7% | #1,136 of 1,307 | #33 of 36 |
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
305
0 (0%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 514
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 305 | 25.3 | 12.0:1 | 81% (246) |
| 2023-24 | 299 | 23.9 | 12.5:1 | 80% (238) |
| 2022-23 | 302 | 24 | 12.6:1 | 80% (243) |
| 2020-21 | 305 | 27 | 11.3:1 | 82% (250) |
| 2017-18 | 297 | 21.8 | 13.6:1 | 83% (246) |
| 2015-16 | 307 | 22 | 13.9:1 | 85% (262) |
| 2010-11 | 304 | 27 | 11.3:1 | 94% (287) |
| 2000-01 | 418 | 31 | 13.5:1 | 74% (310) |
| 1990-91 | 514 | 31 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for St Elmo Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (297 to 305); teachers up 16% (21.8 to 25.3).
About St Elmo Elementary School
St Elmo Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Texas, with an address in AUSTIN. The school enrolls 305 students in pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Texas enroll around 519, and this school is 41% below that mark.
St Elmo Elementary School is among 123 schools run by AUSTIN ISD, which serves 72,272 students.
More than half of enrollment at St Elmo Elementary School is Hispanic: 69%. Enrollment also includes 20% White, 6% Black, and 3% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 36 points above the 33% share among Travis County residents. The diversity index for St Elmo Elementary School is 48%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
St Elmo Elementary School reported 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 12.0:1. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is 3.1 students per teacher. Roughly 81% of students at St Elmo Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 54% average for public schools in Travis County, the school's rate is higher.
St Elmo Elementary School is 10.9 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (28.4% versus 39.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
The school is in Travis County, where median household income comes to about $99,611, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Travis County's 333 public schools enroll about 191,706 students and include St Elmo Elementary School.
The closest school to St Elmo Elementary School is Galindo Elementary School, located about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts St Elmo Elementary School at 4th of 5.
The federal government classifies St Elmo Elementary School's location as City: Large.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (305) to 2024-25 (305).
St Elmo Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
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- Navarro Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,633 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
Other St Elmo Elementary schools
One other US public school is named St Elmo Elementary. St Elmo Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- St Elmo Elementary SchoolSaint Elmo, IL · 222 students
Nearby schools
- Galindo Elementary School0.5 mi · 418
- Premier High School-Austin South Campus0.7 mi · 143
- Dawson Elementary School1.0 mi · 196
- Joslin Elementary School1.1 mi · 265
- Ki Charter - Austin1.3 mi · 4
- Austin Oaks1.3 mi · 11
Frequently asked questions
About St Elmo Elementary SchoolHow many students attend St Elmo Elementary School?
St Elmo Elementary School enrolls approximately 305 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does St Elmo Elementary School serve?
St Elmo Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at St Elmo Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at St Elmo Elementary School is approximately 12.0:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at St Elmo Elementary School?
Student demographics at St Elmo Elementary School are roughly 20% White, 69% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is St Elmo Elementary School in?
St Elmo Elementary School is part of AUSTIN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.