UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EL CHARTER SCHOOL

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EL CHARTER SCHOOL operates as a modestly sized K-5 school in AUSTIN, Texas, overseen by UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS ELEMENTARY CHARTER SCHOOL. Current enrollment sits at 304 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 41% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EL CHARTER SCHOOL is a school of UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS ELEMENTARY CHARTER SCHOOL, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Demographically, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EL CHARTER SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 65% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 17% White, 12% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Travis County as a whole is about 33% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EL CHARTER SCHOOL has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EL CHARTER SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 61% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EL CHARTER SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.0%.

In the area at large, census data for Travis County shows median household income runs about $99,611, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EL CHARTER SCHOOL is one of 333 public schools in Travis County (combined enrollment of about 191,706 students).

The closest other public school is ZAVALA EL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EL CHARTER SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EL CHARTER SCHOOL at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 27.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area. UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EL CHARTER SCHOOL operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 3%: 295 students in 2018 compared to 304 in 2025.

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