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Brown Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
4517th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools
Better than 3% of Texas elementary schools
Summary

Brown Elementary is a public elementary school in Austin, Texas, serving 453 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Austin Independent School District (AISD), which is ranked 578 out of 961 districts in the state.

Brown Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Texas elementary schools over the past several years, with low proficiency rates on STAAR tests across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 20.83% of 3rd graders at Brown Elementary were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 58.14% in the AISD and 52.02% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low in mathematics, with only 8.11% of 3rd graders and 22.73% of 5th graders proficient or better, compared to around 45% in the district and state. Brown Elementary also struggles with STAAR Spanish assessments, with proficiency rates well below the district and state averages.

Compared to nearby schools like Guerrero Thompson, Wooten Elementary, and Hart Elementary, Brown Elementary performs significantly worse academically. These nearby schools generally have higher proficiency rates on STAAR tests and higher rankings among Texas elementary schools. Additionally, Reilly Elementary and Brentwood Elementary, also part of the AISD, stand out as high-performing schools with much higher academic achievement and rankings than Brown Elementary.

497
Students ?
14.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,491
Per pupil spending ?
96.8%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 7801 Guadalupe St
       Austin, TX  78752-1111

(512) 414-2047

District: Austin Independent School District (Isd)


Students who attend Brown Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Webb Middle
High:    Navarro Early College High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
82.1%
Asian:
6.2%
African American:
5.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (11% vs 46% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school11%
District avg45%
Texas avg46%
4,517th of 4,651
Texas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 3%▼ down 14 pts since 2015
From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Texas Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
67th of 77Elementary Schools in the Austin Independent School District (Isd)
578th of 961Austin Independent School District (Isd) 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)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20258.84517 of 46512.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202412.64430 of 47105.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.14320 of 46477.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202214.24237 of 45817.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202110.34469 of 45782.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201921.23854 of 447914.0%★☆☆☆☆
201830.73145 of 435927.9%★☆☆☆☆
201726.23402 of 432921.4%★☆☆☆☆
201645.42527 of 428641.0%★★☆☆☆
201524.83582 of 432017.1%★☆☆☆☆
201417.53906 of 42608.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201317.63876 of 42218.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201240.62856 of 420632.1%★★☆☆☆
201134.63188 of 409522.1%★☆☆☆☆
201027.53375 of 393714.3%★☆☆☆☆
200926.33348 of 388413.8%★☆☆☆☆
200837.52789 of 376826.0%★☆☆☆☆
200729.73081 of 372417.3%★☆☆☆☆
200624.53040 of 347612.5%★☆☆☆☆
200528.92887 of 347516.9%★☆☆☆☆
200444.52288 of 346534.0%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202127.81953 of 244420.1%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20231.7999 of 10151.6%☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202235.53136 of 446129.7%★☆☆☆☆
202117.74156 of 43314.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201944.72350 of 429545.3%★★☆☆☆
201861.61222 of 424071.2%★★★★☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20256.22905 of 29180.4%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.43578 of 36682.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202326.72938 of 355617.4%★☆☆☆☆
202225.72956 of 348715.2%★☆☆☆☆
202117.23308 of 34464.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201935.22386 of 333328.4%★☆☆☆☆
201854.11285 of 322660.2%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20255.53722 of 37440.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.74523 of 46582.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.94269 of 45887.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202211.34396 of 45613.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20217.74480 of 44990.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201915.94056 of 43486.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201829.93255 of 430624.4%★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20250.22619 of 26190.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20235.22925 of 29801.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202226.22583 of 295812.7%★☆☆☆☆
20218.82868 of 30064.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201830.82590 of 310616.6%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20254.03635 of 36440.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.64348 of 44652.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202323.73754 of 440114.7%★☆☆☆☆
202221.83868 of 437611.6%★☆☆☆☆
202113.04227 of 43292.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201930.13286 of 418821.5%★☆☆☆☆
201840.12571 of 416838.3%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20254.43697 of 37050.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202410.44487 of 45942.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202322.04004 of 452111.4%★☆☆☆☆
202223.13889 of 447713.1%★☆☆☆☆
202113.44333 of 44512.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201929.53491 of 430919.0%★☆☆☆☆
201843.92424 of 426443.2%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20253.53728 of 37390.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202411.44458 of 46474.1%☆☆☆☆☆
202314.34265 of 45857.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202223.73767 of 456317.4%★☆☆☆☆
202116.04127 of 44988.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201930.93265 of 435725.1%★☆☆☆☆
201833.43016 of 431930.2%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20259.93516 of 35490.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202414.14133 of 42923.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202333.62836 of 408630.6%★★☆☆☆
202233.52765 of 395230.0%★★☆☆☆
202129.52840 of 379925.2%★☆☆☆☆
201933.02600 of 368429.4%★☆☆☆☆
201822.83178 of 355810.7%★☆☆☆☆
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)
At Risk (2022)30th percentile+22 vs school
African American (2021)20th percentile+18 vs school
Asian (2023)2nd percentile-5 vs school
Special Education (2025)1st percentile~ school
Female (2025)1st percentile~ school
English Language Learner (2025)<1st percentile~ school
Male (2025)<1st percentile-3 vs school
Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile-3 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile-3 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2025)<1st percentile-3 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?
Reading11%-18 vs state
Mathematics4%-21 vs state
Science0%-7 vs state

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Students who attend Brown Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Webb Middle
High : Navarro Early College High School

Students at Brown Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% African American, 5% White, 1% Two or more races.

Brown Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.9% of Texas elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 497 students attended Brown Elementary.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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