Ortega Elementary

Public PK, KG-6

 1135 Garland Ave
       Austin, TX  78721-2699


(512) 414-4417

District: Austin Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
2546th of 4,647 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $13,957 Help


Students who attend Ortega Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Martin Middle
High:    Eastside Early College High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.3 Help
Number of students:  274

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
78.1%
African American:
13.9%
White:
5.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  90.1% Help


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Compare Details Ortega Elementary ranks worse than 54.8% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 37th among 77 ranked elementary schools in the Austin Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.82. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (78.1%), African American (13.9%), White (5.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 90.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ortega Elementary is 15.3, which is the 36th best among 77 elementary schools in the Austin Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ortega Elementary is $13,957, which is the 16th highest among 77 elementary schools in the Austin Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Ortega Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Ortega Elementary 2546th of 4647 Texas public elementary schools. (See Ortega Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Austin Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Austin Independent School District (Isd) 568th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ortega Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Ortega Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 43.20 2341st 3465 32.4%
2005 57.76 1634th 3475 53.0%
2006 45.14 2279th 3476 34.4%
2007 55.32 1940th 3724 47.9%
2008 67.02 1240th 3768 67.1%
2009 70.53 1066th 3884 72.6%
2010 77.93 595th 3937 84.9%
2011 69.37 1223rd 4095 70.1%
2012 77.43 778th 4206 81.5%
2013 81.24 596th 4221 85.9%
2014 79.82 727th 4260 82.9%
2015 76.12 951st 4320 78.0%
2016 74.40 1021st 4286 76.2%
2017 53.46 1784th 4329 58.8%
2018 59.94 1488th 4359 65.9%
2019 44.01 2426th 4479 45.8%
2021 23.78 3591st 4578 21.6%
2022 54.51 1893rd 4581 58.7%
2023 43.82 2546th 4647 45.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Ortega Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.19 420th 1046 59.8%
2019 33.31 818th 1112 26.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ortega Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 81.40 300th 3226 90.7%
2019 67.70 732nd 3333 78.0%
2021 23.42 3035th 3446 11.9%
2022 54.21 1411th 3487 59.5%
2023 39.78 2276th 3556 36.0%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Ortega Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.38 1225th 3558 65.6%
2019 81.73 269th 3684 92.7%
2021 22.04 3406th 3799 10.3%
2022 37.80 2440th 3952 38.3%
2023 51.10 1576th 4086 61.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ortega Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.08 819th 4264 80.8%
2019 57.04 1566th 4309 63.7%
2021 27.33 3573rd 4451 19.7%
2022 58.18 1593rd 4477 64.4%
2023 46.44 2432nd 4521 46.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Ortega Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.19 1634th 4306 62.1%
2019 47.60 2195th 4348 49.5%
2021 37.08 2735th 4499 39.2%
2022 59.08 1605th 4561 64.8%
2023 42.47 2642nd 4588 42.4%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Ortega Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.60 901st 3106 71.0%
2019 41.88 2330th 3184 26.8%
2022 66.57 1020th 2958 65.5%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Ortega Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.01 481st 4240 88.7%
2019 67.02 939th 4295 78.1%
2021 32.28 3182nd 4331 26.5%
2022 49.14 2156th 4461 51.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Ortega Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.78 1489th 4319 65.5%
2019 42.55 2486th 4357 42.9%
2021 14.17 4225th 4498 6.1%
2022 45.87 2383rd 4563 47.8%
2023 45.51 2420th 4585 47.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Ortega Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.86 222nd 2483 91.1%
2019 81.08 259th 2515 89.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ortega Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 60.69 1326th 4168 68.2%
2019 51.08 1912th 4188 54.3%
2021 21.40 3810th 4329 12.0%
2022 52.21 1944th 4376 55.6%
2023 49.06 2112th 4401 52.0%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Ortega Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 7 81 1 251 1 n/a n/a 0 341
1989 9 78 1 235 0 n/a n/a 0 323
1990 9 84 5 201 0 n/a n/a 0 299
1991 13 81 4 208 0 n/a n/a 0 306
1992 17 83 3 212 0 n/a n/a 0 315
1993 14 84 2 216 1 n/a n/a 0 317
1994 12 93 2 237 0 n/a n/a 0 344
1995 10 82 2 285 0 n/a n/a 0 379
1996 10 82 2 285 0 n/a n/a 0 379
1997 9 82 2 276 0 n/a n/a 0 369
1998 11 89 1 268 0 n/a n/a 0 369
1999 8 75 0 246 0 n/a n/a 0 329
2000 10 90 0 272 0 n/a n/a 0 372
2001 6 89 0 269 3 n/a n/a 0 367
2002 5 67 0 230 1 n/a n/a 0 303
2003 5 67 0 230 1 n/a n/a 0 303
2004 6 62 0 212 0 n/a n/a 0 280
2005 3 73 0 210 0 n/a n/a 0 286
2006 4 64 0 216 0 n/a n/a 0 284
2007 2 59 0 217 0 n/a n/a 0 278
2008 2 32 1 219 0 n/a n/a 0 254
2009 1 19 2 235 0 n/a n/a 0 257
2010 3 34 4 245 0 n/a n/a 0 286
2011 6 34 4 250 0 0 2 0 296
2012 2 34 2 241 0 0 1 0 280
2013 3 32 3 299 0 1 2 0 340
2014 6 32 3 305 0 0 4 0 350
2015 8 36 1 272 0 0 9 0 326
2016 12 33 0 264 0 0 7 0 316
2017 13 27 3 253 0 0 10 0 306
2018 13 28 3 225 0 0 7 0 276
2019 14 20 3 192 0 0 9 0 238
2020 22 40 3 213 0 0 3 0 281
2021 21 32 2 185 0 0 3 0 243
2022 16 23 2 177 1 0 6 0 225
2023 15 38 4 214 1 0 2 0 274

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ortega Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 341 32.0 10.6 n/a
1989 323 n/a n/a n/a
1990 299 31.0 9.6 n/a
1991 306 31.0 9.8 n/a
1992 315 30.9 10.1 77.1
1993 317 33.0 9.6 89.3
1994 344 32.9 10.5 83.1
1995 379 29.8 12.7 79.7
1996 379 29.8 12.7 79.7
1997 369 29.0 12.7 80.2
1998 369 26.4 14.0 77.2
1999 329 26.3 12.5 83.6
2000 372 28.4 13.1 80.4
2001 367 31.3 11.7 83.7
2002 303 29.5 10.3 91.4
2003 303 29.5 10.3 91.4
2004 280 24.2 11.6 92.9
2005 286 23.6 12.1 62.6
2006 284 25.2 11.3 61.6
2007 278 26.3 10.6 96.4
2008 254 24.0 10.6 94.5
2009 257 23.4 11.0 96.5
2010 286 25.1 11.3 96.9
2011 296 26.5 11.1 97
2012 280 22.5 12.4 96.8
2013 340 27.4 12.4 97.1
2014 350 26.1 13.3 94
2015 326 25.0 13.0 94.5
2016 316 26.0 12.1 89.6
2017 306 24.5 12.4 83.7
2018 276 21.8 12.6 88.4
2019 238 19.3 12.2 90.3
2020 281 21.9 12.8 90.4
2021 243 20.9 11.6 85.6
2022 225 18.2 12.3 88
2023 274 17.8 15.3 90.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ortega Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 341 32.0 10.6 n/a
1989 323 n/a n/a n/a
1990 299 31.0 9.6 n/a
1991 306 31.0 9.8 n/a
1992 315 30.9 10.1 77.1
1993 317 33.0 9.6 89.3
1994 344 32.9 10.5 83.1
1995 379 29.8 12.7 79.7
1996 379 29.8 12.7 79.7
1997 369 29.0 12.7 80.2
1998 369 26.4 14.0 77.2
1999 329 26.3 12.5 83.6
2000 372 28.4 13.1 80.4
2001 367 31.3 11.7 83.7
2002 303 29.5 10.3 91.4
2003 303 29.5 10.3 91.4
2004 280 24.2 11.6 92.9
2005 286 23.6 12.1 62.6
2006 284 25.2 11.3 61.6
2007 278 26.3 10.6 96.4
2008 254 24.0 10.6 94.5
2009 257 23.4 11.0 96.5
2010 286 25.1 11.3 96.9
2011 296 26.5 11.1 97
2012 280 22.5 12.4 96.8
2013 340 27.4 12.4 97.1
2014 350 26.1 13.3 94
2015 326 25.0 13.0 94.5
2016 316 26.0 12.1 89.6
2017 306 24.5 12.4 83.7
2018 276 21.8 12.6 88.4
2019 238 19.3 12.2 90.3
2020 281 21.9 12.8 90.4
2021 243 20.9 11.6 85.6
2022 225 18.2 12.3 88
2023 274 17.8 15.3 90.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Ortega Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,467 (11.4%) $11,384 (88.6%) $12,851
2020 $1,445 (11.6%) $10,998 (88.4%) $12,443
2021 $807 (5.8%) $13,150 (94.2%) $13,957

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Ortega Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2426th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 2546th of 4647 Elementary schools
 0.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Ortega Elementary)5135
 16%
   3rd Grade Reading (Austin Independent School District (Isd))5157
 6%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Ortega Elementary)3733
 4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Austin Independent School District (Isd))5246
 6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (Ortega Elementary)1140
 29%
   3rd Grade Reading (Austin Independent School District (Isd))3419
 15%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
4th Grade Reading (Ortega Elementary)3643
 7%
   4th Grade Reading (Austin Independent School District (Isd))5058
 8%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Ortega Elementary)4738
 9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Austin Independent School District (Isd))4951
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Ortega Elementary)3656
 20%
   5th Grade Reading (Austin Independent School District (Isd))5664
 8%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Ortega Elementary)4450
 6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Austin Independent School District (Isd))5853
 5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Ortega Elementary)4350
 7%
   5th Grade Science (Austin Independent School District (Isd))4840
 8%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students238274
 15.1%
African American2038
 90%
American Indian01
Asian34
 33.3%
Hispanic192214
 11.5%
Pacific Islander00
White1415
 7.1%
Two or More Races92
 77.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients90.3%90.1%
 0.2%


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Students at Ortega Elementary are 78% Hispanic, 14% African American, 5% White, 1% Asian.

Ortega Elementary ranks 2546th of 4647 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Ortega Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Martin Middle
High : Eastside Early College High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 274 students attended Ortega Elementary.


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