📍 701 W Houston, Dayton, Liberty County, 77535
Austin el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dayton, Liberty County. The school has 759 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Atiya Wortham. It is part of the Dayton Isd school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 47.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Austin el enrolls 759 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 47.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% Hispanic or Latino, 39% White and 4.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 405 | 53% |
| White | 293 | 39% |
| Black or African American | 31 | 4.1% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
576 of the school's 759 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 541 qualify for free lunch and 35 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. 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 a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 3, state house district 18.
Austin el is one of 7 schools in DAYTON ISD, based in DAYTON, Texas. The district serves 5,675 students district-wide and employs 363 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 759 students, Austin el is close to the district average of about 811 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant