📍 5409 Ponciana Dr, Austin, Travis County, 78744
Houston el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Austin, Travis County. The school has 527 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Alexandra Tarpley. It is part of the Austin Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 40.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Houston el enrolls 527 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 40.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Hispanic or Latino, 5.1% Black or African American and 2.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 481 | 91% |
| Black or African American | 27 | 5.1% |
| White | 12 | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
485 of the school's 527 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 473 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Houston 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 21, state house district 51.
Houston 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 527 students, Houston 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