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Enrollment
1,364
Combined
DISTRICT 825 · STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALOR EDUCATION·NCES 480146113593
Valor South Austin
11720 S MOPAC EXPY, AUSTIN, TX 78739 · (512) 646-4170 · Travis County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL1,364 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
73 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
185 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 145 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 145 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 134 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 133 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 137 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 132 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 120 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 98 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 75 | 5% |
| Grade 9 | 74 | 5% |
| Grade 10 | 77 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 60 | 4% |
| Grade 12 | 34 | 2% |
This year's kindergarten class (145) is 93% larger than its 8th grade class (75).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
69.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +45.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
62.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +44.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 45 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 44 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 31.0% | 38.0% | 20.0% | 11.0% |
| Mathematics | 30.0% | 32.0% | 23.0% | 15.0% |
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 | 69.0% | 62.0% |
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 52.0% |
| 2022-23 | 61.0% | 59.0% |
| 2021-22 | 48.0% | 39.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
60.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,364
+787 (+136%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 1,364 | 73.1 | 18.7:1 | 14% (185) |
| 2023-24 | 827 | 52.3 | 15.8:1 | 15% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 753 | 48.6 | 15.5:1 | 18% (132) |
| 2020-21 | 577 | 31 | 18.6:1 | 21% (122) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valor South Austin.
About Valor South Austin
Valor South Austin is a combined-grade school in AUSTIN, Texas, according to federal school records. The grade span is kindergarten through 12, and enrollment is 1,364 students. An average school in this group (combined schools in Texas) has about 485 students.
The 5 schools in VALOR EDUCATION enroll 4,127 students altogether, Valor South Austin among them.
At Valor South Austin, White students make up 61% of the student body. The remaining shares are 24% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 2% Black. Valor South Austin's diversity index is 56%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 73.1 full-time equivalents, or about 18.7 students per teacher. On average, combined schools in Texas have 11.7:1, compared with 18.7:1 here. About 14% of students, or 185, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 54% for public schools in Travis County.
Valor South Austin is 7.6 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (60.3% versus 67.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
Across Travis County, the median household income is $99,611, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. In all, Travis County has 333 public schools and roughly 191,706 students.
Of nearby public schools, Kiker Elementary School is the closest, at about 1.2 miles. Valor South Austin has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Valor South Austin comes in 8th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Valor South Austin is a publicly funded charter school.
In 2020-21 the school reported 577 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 1,364. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Valor South Austin, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 VALOR EDUCATION
- Valor North AustinCombined · 1,134 students
- Valor KyleCombined · 907 students
- Valor LeanderCombined · 380 students
- Valor San AntonioCombined · 342 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
- Kiker Elementary School1.2 mi · 750
- Bailey Middle School1.3 mi · 785
- Bear Creek Elementary School1.3 mi · 509
- Clayton Elementary School1.7 mi · 637
- Bowie High School2.0 mi · 2,876
- Baldwin Elementary School2.2 mi · 582
Frequently asked questions
About Valor South AustinHow many students attend Valor South Austin?
Valor South Austin enrolls approximately 1,364 students in grades KG-12.
Is Valor South Austin an elementary, middle, or high school?
Valor South Austin is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-12.
How many teachers does Valor South Austin have?
Valor South Austin employs 73 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Valor South Austin?
Student demographics at Valor South Austin are roughly 61% White, 24% Hispanic, 2% Black, 5% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Valor South Austin public or private?
Valor South Austin is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by VALOR EDUCATION.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.