T J Austin Elementary

Summary:

T J Austin Elementary is a public elementary school in Tyler, Texas, serving 334 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Tyler Independent School District.

T J Austin Elementary faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has a much higher percentage of Hispanic (63.77%) and African American (32.34%) students compared to nearby schools, and an extremely high percentage (over 95%) of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. Despite spending more per student ($11,801 in 2020-2021) than the district and state averages, the school's STAAR test scores remain significantly lower than the district and state across all grade levels and subjects.

In contrast, nearby schools like Caldwell Arts Academy and Birdwell School demonstrate that schools within the same district can have vastly different academic outcomes. These schools, which include a public magnet school and a magnet school, outperform T J Austin Elementary by a significant margin, suggesting that factors such as school choice, curriculum, and teaching practices may play a crucial role in student achievement.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1105 W Franklin
       Tyler, TX  75702


(903) 262-1765

District: Tyler Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
4025th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,801 Help


Students who attend T J Austin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Moore Middle
High:    Tyler High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.4 Help
Number of students:  362

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
58.3%
African American:
37.8%
White:
2.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  97.5% Help


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Compare Details T J Austin Elementary ranks worse than 86.1% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 15th among 17 ranked elementary schools in the Tyler Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.33. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (58.3%), African American (37.8%), White (2.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 97.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at T J Austin Elementary is 14.4, which is the 4th best among 17 elementary schools in the Tyler Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at T J Austin Elementary is $11,801, which is the highest among 17 elementary schools in the Tyler Independent School District (Isd)!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

T J Austin Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks T J Austin Elementary 4025th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See T J Austin Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Tyler Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Tyler Independent School District (Isd) 501st of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for T J Austin Elementary

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Rank History for all students at T J Austin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 33.90 2725th 3465 21.4%
2005 47.75 2116th 3475 39.1%
2006 37.79 2581st 3476 25.7%
2007 36.81 2814th 3724 24.4%
2008 26.86 3220th 3768 14.5%
2009 27.82 3279th 3884 15.6%
2010 28.44 3339th 3937 15.2%
2011 23.09 3651st 4095 10.8%
2012 24.49 3666th 4206 12.8%
2013 36.37 3065th 4221 27.4%
2014 22.05 3738th 4260 12.3%
2015 22.71 3665th 4320 15.2%
2016 23.83 3558th 4286 17.0%
2017 17.80 3886th 4329 10.2%
2018 23.25 3616th 4359 17.0%
2019 13.66 4204th 4479 6.1%
2021 30.73 3123rd 4578 31.8%
2022 23.21 3775th 4581 17.6%
2023 22.31 3869th 4647 16.7%
2024 20.33 4025th 4675 13.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at T J Austin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.90 1929th 3226 40.2%
2019 30.80 2636th 3333 20.9%
2021 57.38 1111th 3446 67.8%
2022 50.52 1617th 3487 53.6%
2023 40.30 2244th 3556 36.9%
2024 24.85 3055th 3638 16.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at T J Austin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 19.03 3488th 3684 5.3%
2021 39.28 2094th 3799 44.9%
2024 26.72 3448th 4261 19.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at T J Austin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.60 3202nd 4264 24.9%
2019 19.05 4004th 4309 7.1%
2021 41.98 2606th 4451 41.5%
2022 33.14 3304th 4477 26.2%
2023 27.42 3688th 4521 18.4%
2024 25.00 3881st 4560 14.9%
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Rank History for Female students at T J Austin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.52 3518th 4306 18.3%
2019 15.24 4081st 4348 6.1%
2021 36.10 2799th 4499 37.8%
2022 26.63 3647th 4561 20.0%
2023 19.90 4028th 4588 12.2%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at T J Austin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.51 2436th 3106 21.6%
2019 37.33 2477th 3184 22.2%
2023 31.17 2520th 2980 15.4%
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Rank History for At Risk students at T J Austin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.76 2598th 4240 38.7%
2019 28.58 3495th 4295 18.6%
2021 53.17 1621st 4331 62.6%
2022 45.39 2422nd 4461 45.7%
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Rank History for Male students at T J Austin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.25 3593rd 4319 16.8%
2019 15.25 4072nd 4357 6.5%
2021 30.68 3139th 4498 30.2%
2022 21.80 3884th 4563 14.9%
2023 26.13 3663rd 4585 20.1%
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Rank History for African American students at T J Austin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.79 2361st 2483 4.9%
2019 15.67 2397th 2515 4.7%
2021 31.39 1789th 2444 26.8%
2022 24.10 2077th 2421 14.2%
2023 10.98 2403rd 2443 1.6%
2024 30.40 1848th 2421 23.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at T J Austin Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.36 2824th 4168 32.2%
2019 23.25 3667th 4188 12.4%
2021 46.75 2143rd 4329 50.5%
2022 39.43 2788th 4376 36.3%
2023 41.20 2687th 4401 38.9%
2024 28.02 3519th 4431 20.6%
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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.

T J Austin Elementary Test Scores
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Enrollment information for T J Austin Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 17 269 2 112 0 n/a n/a 0 400
1990 6 223 0 108 0 n/a n/a 0 337
1991 13 238 0 128 0 n/a n/a 0 379
1992 9 212 4 169 2 n/a n/a 0 396
1993 10 202 4 151 0 n/a n/a 0 367
1994 17 230 1 180 0 n/a n/a 0 428
1995 7 198 1 279 1 n/a n/a 0 486
1996 7 198 1 279 1 n/a n/a 0 486
1997 11 168 1 332 1 n/a n/a 0 513
1998 7 157 0 283 1 n/a n/a 0 448
1999 6 136 0 306 1 n/a n/a 0 449
2000 4 145 0 333 2 n/a n/a 0 484
2001 8 134 0 331 0 n/a n/a 0 473
2002 11 117 0 394 0 n/a n/a 0 522
2003 11 117 0 394 0 n/a n/a 0 522
2004 11 107 0 405 0 n/a n/a 0 523
2005 7 92 0 390 0 n/a n/a 0 489
2006 7 77 0 404 0 n/a n/a 0 488
2007 5 75 0 394 0 n/a n/a 0 474
2008 9 93 0 426 0 n/a n/a 0 528
2009 7 113 0 414 1 n/a n/a 0 535
2010 7 132 0 405 0 n/a n/a 0 544
2011 2 109 0 403 1 0 1 0 516
2012 6 105 0 393 1 0 1 0 506
2013 14 87 1 371 0 0 2 0 475
2014 7 101 1 363 0 0 2 0 474
2015 8 110 1 347 1 0 2 0 469
2016 6 113 2 350 0 0 2 0 473
2017 2 87 2 348 0 0 0 0 439
2018 8 85 0 332 0 0 5 0 430
2019 5 104 0 305 1 0 5 0 420
2020 3 98 0 257 2 0 6 0 366
2021 4 99 0 231 2 0 6 0 342
2022 3 109 0 215 0 0 5 0 332
2023 6 108 0 213 0 0 7 0 334
2024 9 137 0 211 0 0 5 0 362

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 T J Austin Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 400 n/a n/a n/a
1990 337 26.0 12.9 n/a
1991 379 25.5 14.8 n/a
1992 396 24.3 16.2 77.8
1993 367 25.0 14.7 86.9
1994 428 26.1 16.4 85.5
1995 486 29.9 16.3 83.3
1996 486 29.9 16.3 83.3
1997 513 36.4 14.1 82.3
1998 448 32.3 13.9 86.6
1999 449 30.1 14.9 86.2
2000 484 37.0 13.1 78.1
2001 473 39.5 12.0 88.8
2002 522 37.5 13.9 94.3
2003 522 37.5 13.9 94.3
2004 523 41.6 12.6 96.9
2005 489 37.4 13.1 87.1
2006 488 36.1 13.5 86.9
2007 474 31.6 15.0 94.3
2008 528 35.4 14.9 91.5
2009 535 38.4 13.9 92.3
2010 544 38.6 14.0 93.8
2011 516 37.4 13.7 96.3
2012 506 31.6 15.9 97.6
2013 475 30.9 15.3 98.9
2014 474 33.5 14.1 97.9
2015 469 34.0 13.7 96.2
2016 473 33.0 14.3 95.3
2017 439 30.5 14.3 76.8
2018 430 28.9 14.8 97.7
2019 420 32.8 12.7 97.4
2020 366 27.5 13.3 98.1
2021 342 26.7 12.7 96.8
2022 332 29.1 11.3 97.3
2023 334 26.4 12.6 98.8
2024 362 25.0 14.4 97.5

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 T J Austin Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 400 n/a n/a n/a
1990 337 26.0 12.9 n/a
1991 379 25.5 14.8 n/a
1992 396 24.3 16.2 77.8
1993 367 25.0 14.7 86.9
1994 428 26.1 16.4 85.5
1995 486 29.9 16.3 83.3
1996 486 29.9 16.3 83.3
1997 513 36.4 14.1 82.3
1998 448 32.3 13.9 86.6
1999 449 30.1 14.9 86.2
2000 484 37.0 13.1 78.1
2001 473 39.5 12.0 88.8
2002 522 37.5 13.9 94.3
2003 522 37.5 13.9 94.3
2004 523 41.6 12.6 96.9
2005 489 37.4 13.1 87.1
2006 488 36.1 13.5 86.9
2007 474 31.6 15.0 94.3
2008 528 35.4 14.9 91.5
2009 535 38.4 13.9 92.3
2010 544 38.6 14.0 93.8
2011 516 37.4 13.7 96.3
2012 506 31.6 15.9 97.6
2013 475 30.9 15.3 98.9
2014 474 33.5 14.1 97.9
2015 469 34.0 13.7 96.2
2016 473 33.0 14.3 95.3
2017 439 30.5 14.3 76.8
2018 430 28.9 14.8 97.7
2019 420 32.8 12.7 97.4
2020 366 27.5 13.3 98.1
2021 342 26.7 12.7 96.8
2022 332 29.1 11.3 97.3
2023 334 26.4 12.6 98.8
2024 362 25.0 14.4 97.5

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 T J Austin Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $2,057 (20.5%) $8,000 (79.5%) $10,057
2020 $2,103 (18.8%) $9,067 (81.2%) $11,170
2021 $2,340 (19.8%) $9,461 (80.2%) $11,801

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

Impact of COVID-19 on T J Austin Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 4204th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 3869th of 4647 Elementary schools
 10.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (T J Austin Elementary)158
 7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Tyler Independent School District (Isd))3445
 11%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (T J Austin Elementary)2229
 7%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Tyler Independent School District (Isd))4142
 1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (T J Austin Elementary)1116
 5%
   4th Grade Reading (Tyler Independent School District (Isd))3843
 5%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (T J Austin Elementary)2428
 4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Tyler Independent School District (Isd))4348
 5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (T J Austin Elementary)2541
 16%
   5th Grade Reading (Tyler Independent School District (Isd))4554
 9%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (T J Austin Elementary)5853
 5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Tyler Independent School District (Isd))5745
 12%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (T J Austin Elementary)1315
 2%
   5th Grade Science (Tyler Independent School District (Isd))4229
 13%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students420334
 20.5%
African American104108
 3.8%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian00
Hispanic305213
 30.2%
Pacific Islander00
White56
 20%
Two or More Races57
 40%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients97.4%98.8%
 1.4%


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Students who attend T J Austin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Moore Middle
High : Tyler High School

T J Austin Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.9% of Texas elementary schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 362 students attended T J Austin Elementary.

Students at T J Austin Elementary are 58% Hispanic, 38% African American, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.


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