📍 2341 Greenbriar Dr, Abilene, Taylor County, 79605
Austin el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Abilene, Taylor County. The school has 724 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lacy Bruce. It is part of the Abilene Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 45.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Austin el enrolls 724 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 45.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 7.2% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 394 | 54% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 231 | 32% |
| Black or African American | 52 | 7.2% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 5.1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
431 of the school's 724 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 415 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Austin el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 24, state house district 71.
Austin el is one of 28 schools in ABILENE ISD, based in ABILENE, Texas. The district serves 14,536 students district-wide and employs 1,035 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 724 students, Austin el is larger than the district average of about 519 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize