📍 1105 W Franklin, Tyler, Smith County, 75702
T J Austin el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Tyler, Smith County. The school has 334 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Melanie Bush. It is part of the Tyler Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
T J Austin el enrolls 334 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Hispanic or Latino, 32% Black or African American and 2.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 213 | 64% |
| Black or African American | 108 | 32% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 2.1% |
| White | 6 | 1.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
330 of the school's 334 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 330 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
T J Austin el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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-10, state senate district 1, state house district 6.
T J Austin el is one of 25 schools in TYLER ISD, based in TYLER, Texas. The district serves 18,708 students district-wide and employs 1,218 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 334 students, T J Austin el is smaller than the district average of about 748 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize