Austin Elementary

Summary:

Austin Elementary is a public elementary school in Harlingen, Texas, serving 308 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District, which is ranked 452 out of 968 districts in the state.

While Austin Elementary has a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students (92.86%) compared to nearby schools, its academic performance has been mixed. The school has outperformed the district and state averages in 3rd grade Reading and 5th grade Reading, but has struggled in other areas like 4th grade Reading, 3rd grade Math, 4th grade Math, and 5th grade Science. Austin Elementary's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, ranging from 1608 out of 4479 Texas elementary schools (3 stars) in 2018-2019 to 3597 out of 4578 (1 star) in 2020-2021. Its current ranking for 2023-2024 is 2574 out of 4675 (2 stars).

The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students and English Language Learners performing better than the overall school ranking in recent years. However, the school has struggled with the performance of Gifted and Talented students, ranking in the bottom 1% of Texas elementary schools in this category. Additionally, Austin Elementary has a very high percentage of students (over 90%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Despite these challenges, the school's close proximity to several other elementary schools in the district, including Jefferson Elementary, Houston Elementary, and Zavala Elementary, presents opportunities for collaboration and resource-sharing to address the unique needs of the community.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 700 E Austin Ave
       Harlingen, TX  78550-5008


(956) 427-3060

District: Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
2574th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,238 Help


Students who attend Austin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Memorial Middle
High:    Harlingen Collegiate High School
    Harlingen High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.5 Help
Number of students:  301

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
92.4%
White:
5.6%
African American:
0.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  88.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Austin Elementary ranks worse than 55.1% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 9th among 17 ranked elementary schools in the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.75. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (92.4%), White (5.6%), Asian (0.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 88.4% 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 13.5, which is the 6th best among 17 elementary schools in the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Austin Elementary is $11,238, which is the 5th highest among 17 elementary schools in the Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Austin Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Austin Elementary 2574th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Austin Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District 452nd 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 46.95 2168th 3465 37.4%
2005 50.74 1999th 3475 42.5%
2006 45.46 2261st 3476 35.0%
2007 46.15 2403rd 3724 35.5%
2008 44.39 2452nd 3768 34.9%
2009 24.37 3427th 3884 11.8%
2010 45.11 2585th 3937 34.3%
2011 39.86 2959th 4095 27.7%
2012 33.07 3260th 4206 22.5%
2013 32.74 3271st 4221 22.5%
2014 17.09 3913th 4260 8.1%
2015 40.44 2826th 4320 34.6%
2016 25.51 3487th 4286 18.6%
2017 42.00 2397th 4329 44.6%
2018 46.63 2153rd 4359 50.6%
2019 58.25 1608th 4479 64.1%
2021 23.69 3597th 4578 21.4%
2022 38.11 2856th 4581 37.7%
2023 46.41 2391st 4647 48.5%
2024 43.75 2574th 4675 44.9%
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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 58.25 1117th 3226 65.4%
2019 72.14 564th 3333 83.1%
2021 27.75 2796th 3446 18.9%
2022 48.43 1745th 3487 50.0%
2023 41.78 2142nd 3556 39.8%
2024 45.62 1863rd 3638 48.8%
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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 38.23 2143rd 3558 39.8%
2019 44.07 1790th 3684 51.4%
2021 27.27 3024th 3799 20.4%
2022 41.38 2177th 3952 44.9%
2023 35.08 2710th 4086 33.7%
2024 67.02 923rd 4261 78.3%
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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 54.85 1707th 4264 60.0%
2019 64.91 1070th 4309 75.2%
2021 28.46 3485th 4451 21.7%
2022 47.88 2290th 4477 48.8%
2023 53.09 1969th 4521 56.4%
2024 51.11 2111th 4560 53.7%
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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 57.94 1590th 4306 63.1%
2019 52.20 1934th 4348 55.5%
2021 25.47 3494th 4499 22.3%
2022 39.97 2766th 4561 39.4%
2023 45.85 2422nd 4588 47.2%
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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 23.39 2778th 3106 10.6%
2019 26.25 2784th 3184 12.6%
2022 0.19 2954th 2958 0.1%
2023 5.23 2924th 2980 1.9%
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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 44.25 2356th 4240 44.4%
2019 55.40 1611th 4295 62.5%
2021 24.59 3745th 4331 13.5%
2022 40.26 2795th 4461 37.3%
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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 40.29 2535th 4319 41.3%
2019 61.86 1381st 4357 68.3%
2021 23.94 3606th 4498 19.8%
2022 37.47 2893rd 4563 36.6%
2023 45.30 2433rd 4585 46.9%
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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 48.57 2012th 4168 51.7%
2019 64.81 1120th 4188 73.3%
2021 30.75 3179th 4329 26.6%
2022 42.74 2586th 4376 40.9%
2023 54.57 1783rd 4401 59.5%
2024 52.80 1927th 4431 56.5%
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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 74.11 638th 3127 79.6%
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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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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
1989 128 0 0 443 0 n/a n/a 0 571
1990 112 3 0 434 0 n/a n/a 0 549
1991 139 3 0 467 0 n/a n/a -67 542
1992 112 1 0 470 0 n/a n/a 0 583
1993 113 3 0 457 0 n/a n/a 0 573
1994 92 3 0 515 0 n/a n/a 0 610
1995 65 8 1 579 0 n/a n/a 0 653
1996 65 8 1 579 0 n/a n/a 0 653
1997 74 6 2 587 0 n/a n/a 0 669
1998 59 4 1 497 0 n/a n/a 0 561
1999 57 3 2 354 0 n/a n/a 0 416
2000 74 2 0 332 0 n/a n/a 0 408
2001 65 3 0 338 0 n/a n/a 0 406
2002 77 3 0 360 1 n/a n/a 0 441
2003 77 3 0 360 1 n/a n/a 0 441
2004 62 5 0 381 1 n/a n/a 0 449
2005 57 6 3 353 1 n/a n/a 0 420
2006 57 4 2 391 2 n/a n/a 0 456
2007 50 4 2 396 1 n/a n/a 0 453
2008 49 3 2 419 1 n/a n/a 0 474
2009 49 5 3 407 0 n/a n/a 0 464
2010 44 7 2 392 1 n/a n/a 0 446
2011 44 3 3 359 2 0 0 0 411
2012 41 0 1 353 1 0 0 0 396
2013 40 0 0 336 1 0 0 0 377
2014 45 0 3 365 1 0 0 0 414
2015 42 0 3 365 0 0 0 0 410
2016 47 2 3 344 0 0 1 0 397
2017 33 3 2 360 0 0 1 0 399
2018 18 1 2 362 0 0 1 0 384
2019 22 1 1 401 0 0 0 0 425
2020 18 0 2 337 0 0 0 0 357
2021 22 5 0 329 0 0 1 0 357
2022 21 3 0 304 0 0 0 0 328
2023 20 2 0 286 0 0 0 0 308
2024 17 2 2 278 0 0 2 0 301

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
1989 571 n/a n/a n/a
1990 549 30.0 18.3 n/a
1991 542 44.5 12.1 n/a
1992 583 30.0 19.4 57.8
1993 573 32.0 17.9 66.1
1994 610 30.3 20.1 65.2
1995 653 33.1 19.7 71.7
1996 653 33.1 19.7 71.7
1997 669 35.4 18.9 71.6
1998 561 34.6 16.2 71.7
1999 416 25.3 16.4 71.9
2000 408 24.4 16.7 69.6
2001 406 23.1 17.6 67.7
2002 441 25.0 17.6 68
2003 441 25.0 17.6 68
2004 449 26.0 17.3 73.7
2005 420 26.1 16.1 73.1
2006 456 26.5 17.2 75.7
2007 453 27.5 16.5 78.4
2008 474 27.6 17.2 79.1
2009 464 28.0 16.6 81.9
2010 446 30.0 14.8 83
2011 411 28.0 14.6 81.3
2012 396 24.6 16.0 83.8
2013 377 24.6 15.3 82.8
2014 414 24.6 16.7 87.4
2015 410 26.0 15.7 83.2
2016 397 26.0 15.2 80.4
2017 399 25.7 15.5 86.5
2018 384 25.8 14.8 88.3
2019 425 27.6 15.3 91.8
2020 357 25.7 13.8 86.3
2021 357 24.6 14.5 87.7
2022 328 23.7 13.7 89.3
2023 308 22.7 13.5 90.3
2024 301 22.1 13.5 88.4

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
1989 571 n/a n/a n/a
1990 549 30.0 18.3 n/a
1991 542 44.5 12.1 n/a
1992 583 30.0 19.4 57.8
1993 573 32.0 17.9 66.1
1994 610 30.3 20.1 65.2
1995 653 33.1 19.7 71.7
1996 653 33.1 19.7 71.7
1997 669 35.4 18.9 71.6
1998 561 34.6 16.2 71.7
1999 416 25.3 16.4 71.9
2000 408 24.4 16.7 69.6
2001 406 23.1 17.6 67.7
2002 441 25.0 17.6 68
2003 441 25.0 17.6 68
2004 449 26.0 17.3 73.7
2005 420 26.1 16.1 73.1
2006 456 26.5 17.2 75.7
2007 453 27.5 16.5 78.4
2008 474 27.6 17.2 79.1
2009 464 28.0 16.6 81.9
2010 446 30.0 14.8 83
2011 411 28.0 14.6 81.3
2012 396 24.6 16.0 83.8
2013 377 24.6 15.3 82.8
2014 414 24.6 16.7 87.4
2015 410 26.0 15.7 83.2
2016 397 26.0 15.2 80.4
2017 399 25.7 15.5 86.5
2018 384 25.8 14.8 88.3
2019 425 27.6 15.3 91.8
2020 357 25.7 13.8 86.3
2021 357 24.6 14.5 87.7
2022 328 23.7 13.7 89.3
2023 308 22.7 13.5 90.3
2024 301 22.1 13.5 88.4

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 $1,437 (14.5%) $8,445 (85.5%) $9,882
2020 $1,745 (15.1%) $9,807 (84.9%) $11,553
2021 $2,724 (24.2%) $8,514 (75.8%) $11,238

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 1608th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 2391st of 4647 Elementary schools
 15.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Austin Elementary)4426
 18%
   3rd Grade Reading (Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District)4244
 2%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Austin Elementary)5314
 39%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District)5038
 12%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Austin Elementary)4346
 3%
   4th Grade Reading (Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District)4541
 4%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Austin Elementary)4640
 6%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District)4343
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Austin Elementary)4775
 28%
   5th Grade Reading (Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District)5156
 5%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Austin Elementary)5333
 20%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District)5947
 12%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Austin Elementary)5746
 11%
   5th Grade Science (Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District)5235
 17%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students425308
 27.5%
African American12
 100%
American Indian00
Asian10
 100%
Hispanic401286
 28.7%
Pacific Islander00
White2220
 9.1%
Two or More Races00
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients91.8%90.3%
 1.5%


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Students who attend Austin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Memorial Middle
High : Harlingen Collegiate High School
High : Harlingen High School

Students at Austin Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 6% White.

In the 2023-24 school year, 301 students attended Austin Elementary.

Austin Elementary ranks 2574th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.


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