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Sanchez Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

4327^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Sanchez Elementary in Austin, TX, is a PK-6 school serving 479 students in the 78702 zip code, part of the Austin Independent School District (Isd), and faces significant challenges with over 90% of its students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, reflecting a high level of economic disadvantage.

Sanchez Elementary has experienced a steep decline in academic performance, dropping from a 57th percentile state ranking in 2017-2018 to the 6th percentile (0 stars) for the 2025-2026 school year, making it one of the lowest-performing elementary schools in Texas. This is starkly different from nearby schools like Becker Elementary (83rd percentile) and Mathews Elementary (88th percentile), which are less than two miles away and serve far fewer economically disadvantaged students (15% and 35% free/reduced lunch rates, respectively). For example, only 19% of Sanchez 3rd graders were proficient in Reading (STAAR) compared to 71% at Becker and 66% at Mathews, and in 3rd-grade Math, 18% at Sanchez versus 49% at Becker and 66% at Mathews. This extreme disparity highlights a deep academic divide within the same district and geographic area.

Despite spending $12,987 per student—higher than high-performing peers like Becker ($9,746) and Mathews ($11,398)—Sanchez has not seen corresponding academic gains, indicating that the challenge lies in overcoming the effects of concentrated poverty rather than a lack of funding. There is a glimmer of hope in 5th-grade Reading, where proficiency has risen from 32% in 2022-2023 to 50% in 2025-2026, approaching the district average. Additionally, the school's Spanish STAAR program shows mixed results, with 5th-grade Reading (Spanish) at 26% outperforming the district average of 19%. However, a recent sharp decline in support for Special Education students, dropping from the 46th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 3rd percentile in 2024-2025, suggests a potential breakdown in services that needs attention.

479

Students ?

13.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,898

Per pupil spending ?

90.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

73 San Marcos St
Austin, TX 78702-5299

(512) 414-4423

District: Austin Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Sanchez Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

Martin Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.1%

White:

2.9%

African American:

2.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2016 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (24% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg52%

Texas avg50%

4,327^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 32 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

65^th of 77Elementary Schools in the Austin Independent School District (Isd)

523^rd of 951Austin 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	4327 of 4627	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.0	4479 of 4651	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	4507 of 4710	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	4209 of 4647	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	3733 of 4581	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	4479 of 4578	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	2731 of 4479	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.7	1865 of 4359	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	40.3	2499 of 4329	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.6	2617 of 4286	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.4	2363 of 4320	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.7	2665 of 4260	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	28.5	3464 of 4221	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.4	3300 of 4206	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	47.4	2567 of 4095	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	33.0	3160 of 3937	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.4	3679 of 3884	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	23.1	3345 of 3768	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	41.8	2609 of 3724	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	24.9	3023 of 3476	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	50.6	2007 of 3475	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	35.5	2664 of 3465	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	37.4	2991 of 4461	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.9	4258 of 4331	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	64.9	1050 of 4295	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	77.8	488 of 4240	88.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	2871 of 2918	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	3523 of 3668	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	2948 of 3556	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	2858 of 3487	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.4	3425 of 3446	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	63.1	915 of 3333	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.6	314 of 3226	90.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.0	3987 of 4575	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	6.4	3707 of 3744	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.4	4586 of 4658	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	4127 of 4588	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.0	2589 of 4561	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	7.6	4482 of 4499	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	3504 of 4348	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.7	2382 of 4306	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.0	2780 of 3075	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	36.3	2078 of 2619	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	2920 of 2980	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	44.1	2069 of 2958	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	11.7	4283 of 4413	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.9	3623 of 3644	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.5	4375 of 4465	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	4031 of 4401	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	3823 of 4376	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	4256 of 4329	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	45.3	2292 of 4188	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.0	1597 of 4168	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.9	4105 of 4520	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.8	3682 of 3705	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.8	4474 of 4594	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	3948 of 4521	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.9	3388 of 4477	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.7	4435 of 4451	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	49.8	2079 of 4309	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.3	976 of 4264	77.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	12.5	4379 of 4582	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.4	3671 of 3739	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	4443 of 4647	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	4084 of 4585	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	4297 of 4563	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	4439 of 4498	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	51.8	1903 of 4357	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.5	1660 of 4319	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.0	2329 of 4301	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	11.4	3481 of 3549	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.7	4149 of 4292	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.0	3048 of 4086	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	3572 of 3952	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	48.9	1472 of 3558	58.6%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)46th percentile+39 vs school

At Risk (2022)33rd percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)13th percentile+6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)10th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)9th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)3rd percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading23%-10 vs state

Mathematics23%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)		STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 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	Total
Sanchez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	73 San Marcos St	Austin	78702	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-4423	479	35	13.6	90.2%	14 (2.9%)	11 (2.3%)	441 (92.1%)	8 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	14.4	4327^th of 4627 public elementary schools	6.5%		10	4479^th of 4651 public elementary schools	3.7%	152	16.1	28.1	26.3	0.0	0.0	19.1	41.2	50.0		18.0	27.0	22.9		$10,898
Zavala Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	310 Robert Martinez Jr St	Austin	78702	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2318	229	22	10.3	89.5%	22 (9.6%)	49 (21.4%)	151 (65.9%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	19.5	4068^th of 4627 public elementary schools	12.1%		29.8	3445^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.9%	623						36.0	29.4	34.8		38.5	35.3	16.7		$19,042
Blackshear Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1712 E 11th St	Austin	78702	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2021	214	19	11.3	52.3%	55 (25.7%)	47 (22.0%)	86 (40.2%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (10.3%)	45.1	2380^th of 4627 public elementary schools	48.6%		48.1	2254^th of 4651 public elementary schools	51.5%	126						56.8	41.2	51.7		55.6	38.2	31.0		$13,624
University Of Texas Elementary Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2200 E 6th St	Austin	78702	Travis County	University Of Texas Elementary Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 495-3300	304	22	13.8	60.5%	51 (16.8%)	37 (12.2%)	199 (65.5%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.3%)	53.5	1932^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	58.2%		34.1	3182^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	31.6%	1250						48.8	58.1	67.4		41.5	34.1	51.2		$13,512
Travis Hts Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2010 Alameda Dr	Austin	78704	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-4495	469	41	11.3	61.8%	152 (32.4%)	40 (8.5%)	182 (38.8%)	60 (12.8%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.6%)	36.6	2975^th of 4627 public elementary schools	35.7%		46.1	2379^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.8%	596						42.1	51.5	48.2		35.1	38.5	41.1		$11,992
Becker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	906 W Milton	Austin	78704	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2019	502	31	16.1	15.1%	209 (41.6%)	10 (2.0%)	243 (48.4%)	8 (1.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.8%)	79.5	776^th of 4627 public elementary schools	83.2%		63.2	1429^th of 4651 public elementary schools	69.3%	653						70.8	77.5	74.6		49.3	52.1	64.2		$8,829
Oak Springs Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3601 Webberville Rd	Austin	78702	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-4413	215	20	10.5	96.7%	4 (1.9%)	80 (37.2%)	129 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3.4	4609^th of 4627 public elementary schools	0.4%		3.8	4634^th of 4651 public elementary schools	0.4%	25						14.7	20.8	34.6		3.1	8.3	12.0		$15,037
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%)	85.4	566^th of 4627 public elementary schools	87.8%		85.3	561^st of 4651 public elementary schools	87.9%	5						65.7	82.0	79.3	66.7	65.7	68.6	61.8	38.1	$9,585
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%)	41.6	2617^th of 4627 public elementary schools	43.4%		34.6	3157^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.1%	540						54.2	61.5	45.7		37.5	53.9	19.4		$14,157
Govalle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3601 Govalle Ave	Austin	78702	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2078	384	39	9.7	87.2%	11 (2.9%)	51 (13.3%)	320 (83.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	4.3	4600^th of 4627 public elementary schools	0.6%		7.1	4564^th of 4651 public elementary schools	1.9%	36	7.7	28.6	33.3			15.9	24.3	26.2		16.4	14.0	10.9		$14,674

Frequently Asked Questions about Sanchez Elementary

Is Sanchez Elementary a good school?

Sanchez Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.5% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is Sanchez Elementary in?

Austin Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Sanchez Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 479 students attended Sanchez Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Sanchez Elementary?

Students at Sanchez Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% African American, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Sanchez Elementary attend?

Students who attend Sanchez Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Martin Middle

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