📍 5408 Westminster Dr, Austin, Travis County, 78723
Blanton el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Austin, Travis County. The school has 620 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Matthew Kenny. It is part of the Austin Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Blanton el enrolls 620 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% Hispanic or Latino, 41% White and 7.4% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 261 | 42% |
| White | 255 | 41% |
| Black or African American | 46 | 7.4% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 6.1% |
| Asian | 16 | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
258 of the school's 620 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 254 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Blanton el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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 14, state house district 46.
Blanton el is one of 124 schools in AUSTIN ISD, based in AUSTIN, Texas. The district serves 72,272 students district-wide and employs 4,433 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 620 students, Blanton el is close to the district average of about 583 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large