T J AUSTIN EL

T J AUSTIN EL is an elementary-level community of modestly sized scale in TYLER, Texas, run under TYLER ISD, works with 359 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 31% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

T J AUSTIN EL is one of 26 schools operated by TYLER ISD, a district that instructs 18,708 students overall.

Demographically, T J AUSTIN EL lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 62%. The remainder is composed of 33% Black, 4% White, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 21% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, T J AUSTIN EL logs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting T J AUSTIN EL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Smith County runs at roughly 64%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, T J AUSTIN EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 24.3%.

Across the wider county, census data for Smith County shows median household income runs about $74,192, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. T J AUSTIN EL is one of 65 public schools in Smith County (combined enrollment of about 37,385 students).

The closest other public school is TEXASWORKS - TYLER, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, T J AUSTIN EL comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 37.2%.

T J AUSTIN EL operates from a high-density location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at T J AUSTIN EL has edged down 17%, going from 430 students in 2018 to 359 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked down from 77% to 62%.

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