📍 1135 Garland Ave, Austin, Travis County, 78721
Ortega el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Austin, Travis County. The school has 274 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jennifer Stephens. It is part of the Austin Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ortega el enrolls 274 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% Hispanic or Latino, 14% Black or African American and 5.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 214 | 78% |
| Black or African American | 38 | 14% |
| White | 15 | 5.5% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.5% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
247 of the school's 274 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 238 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ortega 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.
Ortega 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 274 students, Ortega 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