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Helping Hand

Q: How many students attend Helping Hand?

In the 2024-25 school year, 19 students attended Helping Hand.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Helping Hand?

Students at Helping Hand are 37% Hispanic, 32% White, 32% African American.

Public, Charter Grades 1-7

Summary

Helping Hand is a small public charter elementary school in Austin, Texas that serves grades K-7 and has just 22 students as of the 2022-2023 school year. Despite its small size, the school has consistently ranked among the lowest performing elementary schools in the state, with poor academic outcomes and significant challenges serving its predominantly economically disadvantaged student population.

Helping Hand has struggled to provide a quality education to its students, ranking 4622 out of 4647 Texas elementary schools and receiving a 0 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2022-2023 school year. This poor performance is reflected in the school's STAAR test scores, where the percentage of students proficient or better in reading and math is significantly below the state and Austin Independent School District (Isd) averages. Additionally, Helping Hand has a very high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 88% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, much higher than the state and district averages.

The challenges facing Helping Hand are further compounded by its high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 4.7 to 9 students per teacher over the past few years, which is higher than the student-teacher ratios of nearby schools like Casis Elementary, Campbell Elementary, and Reilly Elementary. Additionally, the school's student population has become less racially diverse over the past few years, with a student body that is now 50% White, 27.27% African American, and 22.73% Hispanic, with no Asian, Native American, Pacific Islander, or students of two or more races.

Students ?

4.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,624

Per pupil spending ?

82.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3805 Ave B
Austin, TX 78751

(512) 751-4534

District: University Of Texas University Charter School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

36.8%

White:

31.6%

African American:

31.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — <1st percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2023

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 5 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (0% vs 48% meeting standards)

!Reading scores 51 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school0%

District avg23%

Texas avg48%

Not ranked this year

Helping Hand did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

880^th of 961University Of Texas University Charter School among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	4.3	4622 of 4647	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.3	4581 of 4581	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.1	4575 of 4578	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.8	4478 of 4479	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	0.7	4328 of 4329	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	0.0	4285 of 4286	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	3.0	4461 of 4461	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	4297 of 4331	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.8	4292 of 4295	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	4.6	4499 of 4499	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	6.0	4488 of 4521	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	1.7	4477 of 4477	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.2	4442 of 4451	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.2	4309 of 4309	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	36.4	2605 of 4086	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.0	3877 of 3952	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	2746 of 3799	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2023)36th percentile+36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)1st percentile~ school

Female (2021)<1st percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2023-2024) ?

Reading0%-51 vs state

Mathematics0%-45 vs state

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Schools Near Helping Hand

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)				STAAR Mathematics (2025)				STAAR Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Helping Hand	Public, Charter	1-7	3805 Ave B	Austin	78751	Travis County	University Of Texas University Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 751-4534	19	4	4.7		6 (31.6%)	6 (31.6%)	7 (36.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$22,624
Lee Elementary	Public	K-6	3308 Hampton Rd	Austin	78705	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2098	428	32	13.4	16.6%	274 (64.0%)	14 (3.3%)	93 (21.7%)	14 (3.3%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.8%)	88.6	422^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	90.9%		84.3	603^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	87.2%	181								77.5	79.5	82.2	65.7	61.4	63.0	71.2	45.7	60.3	$9,532
Bryker Woods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3309 Kerbey Ln	Austin	78703	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2054	284	20	14.2	9.9%	195 (68.7%)	7 (2.5%)	39 (13.7%)	15 (5.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.5%)	86.2	528^th of 4651 public elementary schools	88.6%		90	372^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	92.1%	156								84.3	79.6	82.5		66.0	41.9	66.7		48.2	$10,865
Ridgetop Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5005 Caswell Ave	Austin	78751	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-4469	396	27	14.6	18.4%	154 (38.9%)	2 (0.5%)	202 (51.0%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.3%)	82.7	651^st of 4651 public elementary schools	86.0%		88	456^th of 4710 public elementary schools	90.3%	195		20.0			0.0			73.9	82.8	85.1		50.0	69.0	59.6		29.8	$10,714
Maplewood Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3808 Maplewood Ave	Austin	78722	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-4402	403	31	13.0	24.8%	197 (48.9%)	25 (6.2%)	131 (32.5%)	15 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.4%)	90.5	358^th of 4651 public elementary schools	92.3%		82.7	663^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	85.9%	305								78.2	83.6	67.2		75.4	72.6	63.8		53.5	$10,044
Casis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2710 Exposition Blvd	Austin	78703	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2062	652	45	14.4	8.7%	488 (74.8%)	10 (1.5%)	81 (12.4%)	27 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (6.6%)	90.5	353^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	92.4%		94.9	181^st of 4710 public elementary schools	96.2%	172								68.1	81.3	88.2		52.2	77.8	69.6		62.4	$9,162
Campbell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2613 Rogers Ave	Austin	78722	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2056	180	17	10.5	73.9%	35 (19.4%)	74 (41.1%)	49 (27.2%)	12 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.6%)	34.6	3157^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.1%		24.9	3781^st of 4710 public elementary schools	19.7%	624								53.3	42.1	47.6		44.8	31.4	23.8		14.3	$14,157
Reilly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	405 Denson Dr	Austin	78752	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-4464	349	25	13.9	42.1%	92 (26.4%)	2 (0.6%)	200 (57.3%)	23 (6.6%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (8.0%)	93.4	248^th of 4651 public elementary schools	94.7%		84.1	611^th of 4710 public elementary schools	87.0%	363	0.0	0.0	16.7	0.0	0.0	9.1	0.0	84.8	87.9	87.1		66.7	67.6	68.8		53.1	$9,717
Mathews Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	906 W Lynn St	Austin	78703	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-4406	366	24	15.1	34.7%	160 (43.7%)	15 (4.1%)	132 (36.1%)	29 (7.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.7%)	85.3	561^st of 4651 public elementary schools	87.9%		80.9	722^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	84.7%	161								79.6	72.0	79.2	86.1	64.4	66.0	51.1	64.9	38.3	$9,585
Highland Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4900 Fairview Dr	Austin	78731	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2090	649	45	14.4	6.6%	459 (70.7%)	7 (1.1%)	105 (16.2%)	32 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (6.9%)	95.5	167^th of 4651 public elementary schools	96.4%		95.8	153^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	96.8%	14								80.7	80.5	84.2		71.7	75.4	76.6		66.0	$8,665

Frequently Asked Questions about Helping Hand

How many students attend Helping Hand?

In the 2024-25 school year, 19 students attended Helping Hand.

What district is Helping Hand in?

University Of Texas University Charter School

What is the racial makeup of Helping Hand?

Students at Helping Hand are 37% Hispanic, 32% White, 32% African American.

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