📍 1711 Wheless Ln, Austin, Travis County, 78723
Harris el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Austin, Travis County. The school has 373 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sonya Wyatt. It is part of the Austin Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Harris el enrolls 373 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 26 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 80% Hispanic or Latino, 13% Black or African American and 3.8% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 299 | 80% |
| Black or African American | 49 | 13% |
| White | 14 | 3.8% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
335 of the school's 373 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 328 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Harris 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.
Harris 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 373 students, Harris el is smaller than the district average of about 583 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large