Austin Elementary

Summary:

Austin Elementary is a public elementary school in Abilene, Texas, serving 724 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Abilene Independent School District, which is ranked 676 out of 968 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating.

Austin Elementary has consistently ranked in the top 50% of Texas elementary schools, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's STAAR test scores in reading, math, and science are generally higher than the district and state averages, particularly in 4th and 5th grade. For example, in 2023-2024, 60.8% of 4th graders at Austin Elementary were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 43.93% for the district and 50.66% for the state. Additionally, Austin Elementary has a relatively low student-teacher ratio and has seen an increase in per-student spending, which is higher than the district average. However, the school has also seen an increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students.

Compared to other nearby elementary schools in the Abilene ISD, Austin Elementary generally performs better academically, with higher STAAR test scores and a higher SchoolDigger rating. However, some nearby schools, such as Dyess Elementary, have a higher percentage of economically disadvantaged students but still manage to outperform Austin Elementary in certain areas, such as 3rd grade reading proficiency. Additionally, Austin Elementary's performance on STAAR tests has fluctuated over the years, with a dip in performance during the 2020-2021 school year, likely due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 2341 Greenbriar Dr
       Abilene, TX  79605-5623


(325) 690-3920

District: Abilene Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1960th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,027 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  15.8 Help
Number of students:  724

Racial breakdown:

White:
54.4%
Hispanic:
31.9%
African American:
7.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  59.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Austin Elementary ranks better than 58.1% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 2nd among 13 ranked elementary schools in the Abilene Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 53.18. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Austin Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Abilene Independent School District (Isd). Racial makeup is: White (54.4%), Hispanic (31.9%), African American (7.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 59.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Austin Elementary is 15.8. 8 elementary schools in the Abilene Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Austin Elementary is $10,027, which is the 6th highest among 13 elementary schools in the Abilene Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger Rankings:

Austin Elementary was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Abilene Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Abilene Independent School District (Isd) 676th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Austin Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Austin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 83.75 221st 3465 93.6%
2005 83.83 255th 3475 92.7%
2006 75.80 659th 3476 81.0%
2007 80.82 391st 3724 89.5%
2008 83.13 306th 3768 91.9%
2009 72.76 909th 3884 76.6%
2010 67.62 1277th 3937 67.6%
2011 71.55 1078th 4095 73.7%
2012 80.54 625th 4206 85.1%
2013 76.14 844th 4221 80.0%
2014 77.68 827th 4260 80.6%
2015 79.32 780th 4320 81.9%
2016 74.95 1004th 4286 76.6%
2017 75.87 837th 4329 80.7%
2018 66.05 1207th 4359 72.3%
2019 74.15 907th 4479 79.7%
2021 74.31 948th 4578 79.3%
2022 47.85 2275th 4581 50.3%
2023 49.02 2239th 4647 51.8%
2024 53.18 1960th 4675 58.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Austin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 39.92 606th 961 36.9%
2022 43.91 619th 1004 38.3%
2023 36.44 766th 1099 30.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Austin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 94.28 40th 3226 98.8%
2021 40.87 2012th 3446 41.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Austin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.83 1769th 3558 50.3%
2019 78.59 339th 3684 90.8%
2021 54.63 1186th 3799 68.8%
2022 36.82 2510th 3952 36.5%
2023 45.89 1899th 4086 53.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Austin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.03 2107th 4264 50.6%
2019 60.38 1339th 4309 68.9%
2021 59.12 1450th 4451 67.4%
2022 30.32 3494th 4477 22.0%
2023 35.77 3179th 4521 29.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Austin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.59 1222nd 4306 71.6%
2019 62.23 1378th 4348 68.3%
2021 68.40 1125th 4499 75.0%
2022 46.45 2373rd 4561 48.0%
2023 49.76 2171st 4588 52.7%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Austin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.12 1441st 3106 53.6%
2019 53.78 1863rd 3184 41.5%
2021 74.79 688th 3006 77.1%
2022 68.04 907th 2958 69.3%
2023 59.20 1511th 2980 49.3%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Austin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.67 2185th 4240 48.5%
2019 57.90 1467th 4295 65.8%
2021 57.73 1345th 4331 68.9%
2022 20.30 4052nd 4461 9.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Austin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.51 1236th 4319 71.4%
2019 81.64 585th 4357 86.6%
2021 77.48 785th 4498 82.5%
2022 48.87 2241st 4563 50.9%
2023 47.46 2299th 4585 49.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Austin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.52 2182nd 2483 12.1%
2019 67.88 555th 2515 77.9%
2022 37.74 1552nd 2421 35.9%
2023 46.03 1204th 2443 50.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Austin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.03 909th 4168 78.2%
2019 67.07 1013th 4188 75.8%
2021 64.84 1121st 4329 74.1%
2022 33.53 3188th 4376 27.1%
2023 37.65 2912th 4401 33.8%
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Rank History for White students at Austin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.05 1144th 3127 63.4%
2019 66.71 907th 3142 71.1%
2021 63.45 953rd 3082 69.1%
2022 40.88 2003rd 3082 35.0%
2023 39.21 2042nd 3106 34.3%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Austin Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 579 23 11 28 1 n/a n/a 0 642
1989 576 35 10 24 0 n/a n/a 0 645
1990 637 28 11 29 1 n/a n/a 0 706
1991 626 33 20 33 0 n/a n/a 0 712
1992 590 40 14 31 1 n/a n/a 0 676
1993 411 17 17 32 0 n/a n/a 0 477
1994 404 22 10 47 1 n/a n/a 0 484
1995 396 22 10 49 1 n/a n/a 0 478
1996 396 22 10 49 1 n/a n/a 0 478
1997 343 28 8 44 1 n/a n/a 0 424
1998 351 26 5 43 0 n/a n/a 0 425
1999 369 26 3 45 1 n/a n/a 0 444
2000 384 20 1 48 2 n/a n/a 0 455
2001 359 28 4 46 2 n/a n/a 0 439
2002 362 18 4 67 1 n/a n/a 0 452
2003 362 18 4 67 1 n/a n/a 0 452
2004 381 27 5 81 1 n/a n/a 0 495
2005 409 31 6 88 2 n/a n/a 0 536
2006 404 21 5 88 2 n/a n/a 0 520
2007 425 32 8 88 1 n/a n/a 0 554
2008 394 37 12 102 1 n/a n/a 0 546
2009 389 30 14 96 7 n/a n/a 0 536
2010 350 36 15 140 7 n/a n/a 0 548
2011 342 28 12 148 6 0 24 0 560
2012 336 22 15 150 4 1 25 0 553
2013 342 31 18 164 3 0 29 0 587
2014 368 27 10 176 4 0 21 0 606
2015 346 28 7 190 2 0 23 0 596
2016 350 39 7 189 2 0 28 0 615
2017 330 35 4 200 2 0 24 0 595
2018 334 37 3 194 1 0 23 0 592
2019 351 31 5 180 1 0 31 0 599
2020 362 29 4 171 1 1 26 0 594
2021 340 40 2 182 1 1 22 0 588
2022 381 50 3 203 2 1 41 0 681
2023 394 52 5 231 1 4 37 0 724

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Austin Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 642 34.0 18.8 n/a
1989 645 n/a n/a n/a
1990 706 39.0 18.1 n/a
1991 712 39.0 18.2 n/a
1992 676 36.0 18.7 9.3
1993 477 31.0 15.4 20.3
1994 484 29.5 16.4 9.9
1995 478 31.7 15.1 15.7
1996 478 31.7 15.1 15.7
1997 424 32.2 13.2 16.7
1998 425 34.1 12.5 16.9
1999 444 34.6 12.8 30
2000 455 30.6 14.9 27.9
2001 439 31.9 13.8 29.8
2002 452 29.1 15.5 29.2
2003 452 29.1 15.5 29.2
2004 495 34.3 14.4 30.5
2005 536 34.8 15.4 33.4
2006 520 34.7 15.0 34.4
2007 554 33.6 16.5 32.7
2008 546 33.3 16.4 35
2009 536 33.5 16.0 35.4
2010 548 33.1 16.5 43.8
2011 560 33.7 16.6 43.8
2012 553 28.7 19.2 44.1
2013 587 29.4 19.9 44.3
2014 606 31.9 18.9 45.4
2015 596 33.0 18.0 43.6
2016 615 33.0 18.6 44.4
2017 595 33.3 17.8 46.4
2018 592 32.3 18.2 49.8
2019 599 31.9 18.7 42.4
2020 594 35.8 16.5 41.6
2021 588 45.5 12.9 46.8
2022 681 46.0 14.7 46.4
2023 724 45.8 15.8 59.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Austin Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 642 34.0 18.8 n/a
1989 645 n/a n/a n/a
1990 706 39.0 18.1 n/a
1991 712 39.0 18.2 n/a
1992 676 36.0 18.7 9.3
1993 477 31.0 15.4 20.3
1994 484 29.5 16.4 9.9
1995 478 31.7 15.1 15.7
1996 478 31.7 15.1 15.7
1997 424 32.2 13.2 16.7
1998 425 34.1 12.5 16.9
1999 444 34.6 12.8 30
2000 455 30.6 14.9 27.9
2001 439 31.9 13.8 29.8
2002 452 29.1 15.5 29.2
2003 452 29.1 15.5 29.2
2004 495 34.3 14.4 30.5
2005 536 34.8 15.4 33.4
2006 520 34.7 15.0 34.4
2007 554 33.6 16.5 32.7
2008 546 33.3 16.4 35
2009 536 33.5 16.0 35.4
2010 548 33.1 16.5 43.8
2011 560 33.7 16.6 43.8
2012 553 28.7 19.2 44.1
2013 587 29.4 19.9 44.3
2014 606 31.9 18.9 45.4
2015 596 33.0 18.0 43.6
2016 615 33.0 18.6 44.4
2017 595 33.3 17.8 46.4
2018 592 32.3 18.2 49.8
2019 599 31.9 18.7 42.4
2020 594 35.8 16.5 41.6
2021 588 45.5 12.9 46.8
2022 681 46.0 14.7 46.4
2023 724 45.8 15.8 59.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Austin Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $770 (10.7%) $6,436 (89.3%) $7,206
2020 $787 (9.7%) $7,357 (90.3%) $8,144
2021 $1,728 (17.2%) $8,299 (82.8%) $10,027

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Austin Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 907th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 2239th of 4647 Elementary schools
 27.9%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Austin Elementary)5251
 1%
   3rd Grade Reading (Abilene Independent School District (Isd))3542
 7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Austin Elementary)4734
 13%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Abilene Independent School District (Isd))3735
 2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Austin Elementary)5353
   4th Grade Reading (Abilene Independent School District (Isd))3838
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Austin Elementary)5037
 13%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Abilene Independent School District (Isd))3534
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Austin Elementary)6851
 17%
   5th Grade Reading (Abilene Independent School District (Isd))4147
 6%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Austin Elementary)6946
 23%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Abilene Independent School District (Isd))4337
 6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Austin Elementary)7536
 39%
   5th Grade Science (Abilene Independent School District (Isd))3723
 14%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students599724
 20.9%
African American3152
 67.7%
American Indian11
Asian55
Hispanic180231
 28.3%
Pacific Islander04
White351394
 12.3%
Two or More Races3137
 19.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients42.4%59.5%
 17.1%


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Students at Austin Elementary are 54% White, 32% Hispanic, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races.

Austin Elementary ranks 1960th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 724 students attended Austin Elementary.


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