WIDEN EL

WIDEN EL is one of the small K-5 schools in AUSTIN, Texas, run under AUSTIN ISD, with 433 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6.

AUSTIN ISD runs 123 schools in total, collectively educating 72,272 students. WIDEN EL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, WIDEN EL shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (87%). Other groups include 7% Black, 3% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 33% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, WIDEN EL has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.0:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Travis County (around 54%), the school's rate is north of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, WIDEN EL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 33.8%; this one comes in at 12.3%, -21.4 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, census data for Travis County shows median household earnings sit near $99,611, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Travis County runs 333 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,706 students), of which WIDEN EL is one.

The closest other public school is MENDEZ MIDDLE, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WIDEN EL at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 29.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Five-year trend. WIDEN EL's enrollment has decreased 17% since 2018, when it stood at 522 (now 433). Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 in 2025.

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