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Nyos Lamar Elementary

Q: Is Nyos Lamar Elementary a good school?

Nyos Lamar Elementary ranks 1715 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-5

1715^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Nyos Lamar Elementary is a public charter school in Austin, Texas, serving 941 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Nyos Charter School District, which is ranked 202 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Nyos Lamar Elementary consistently outperforms the state average in STAAR Reading, Mathematics, and Science assessments across grades 3-5. For example, the school's 3rd-grade STAAR Reading proficiency rate was 60.42% in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 52.02%. Additionally, the school's student-teacher ratio is relatively low, ranging from 13.1 to 13.9 over the past 3 years, which is lower than the nearby Austin Independent School District (AISD) schools. Nyos Lamar Elementary also has very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 1.3% over the past 5 years, significantly lower than the state average.

Compared to nearby AISD schools, such as McBee Elementary and Walnut Creek Elementary, Nyos Lamar Elementary outperforms in academic achievement. For instance, in 3rd-grade STAAR Reading, Nyos Lamar Elementary had a 62% proficiency rate in 2022-2023, compared to 40.63% at McBee Elementary and 30% at Walnut Creek Elementary. Additionally, Nyos Lamar Elementary has a lower percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (30.43% in 2022-2023) compared to the nearby AISD schools, which range from 73.72% to 88.08%, suggesting it serves a more economically advantaged student population.

858

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,382

Per pupil spending ?

30%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12333 N Lamar Blvd
Austin, TX 78753

(512) 275-1593

District: Nyos Charter School

Racial breakdown:

White:

31.7%

Hispanic:

29.7%

Asian:

19.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2022 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Texas median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2022

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school48%

District avg48%

Texas avg47%

1,715^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 16 pts since 2022

From top 21% (2022) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

202^nd of 961Nyos 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
2025	57.1	1715 of 4651	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.0	985 of 4710	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	72.9	1042 of 4647	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	975 of 4581	78.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	839 of 1905	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.9	505 of 2443	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.7	578 of 2443	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	286 of 2421	88.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	657 of 814	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	813 of 1045	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	48.7	608 of 1015	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.8	571 of 957	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	71.0	791 of 4461	82.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	57.9	1023 of 2918	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.2	836 of 3668	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	60.1	1157 of 3556	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.4	752 of 3487	78.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	1555 of 3744	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.8	1143 of 4658	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	1096 of 4588	76.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.8	859 of 4561	81.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	2107 of 3644	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.0	2051 of 4465	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.4	1911 of 4401	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	2219 of 4376	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	2427 of 3705	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.5	2103 of 4594	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.9	1136 of 4521	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	942 of 4477	79.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	1114 of 3739	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	71.7	1040 of 4647	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	988 of 4585	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	1113 of 4563	75.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	706 of 975	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	49.6	585 of 1128	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.1	606 of 1099	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	70.9	623 of 3549	82.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.1	754 of 4292	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	603 of 4086	85.2%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	470 of 3952	88.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	908 of 2612	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.5	661 of 3108	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	796 of 3106	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.7	832 of 3082	73.0%	★★★★☆

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 (2025)82nd percentile+19 vs school

At Risk (2022)82nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)70th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)65th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)65th percentile~ school

Female (2025)58th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)56th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile-21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile-29 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)28th percentile-36 vs school

Asian (2025)19th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading61%+6 vs state

Mathematics43%-3 vs state

Science28%~ state avg

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Schools Near Nyos Lamar Elementary

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Nyos Lamar Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	12333 N Lamar Blvd	Austin	78753	Travis County	Nyos Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 275-1593	858	65	13.1	30.0%	272 (31.7%)	115 (13.4%)	255 (29.7%)	164 (19.1%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	47 (5.5%)	57.1	1715^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.1%		74	985^th of 4710 public elementary schools	79.1%	730								60.4	58.5	63.1	44.4	47.2	36.2	28.4	$7,382
River Oaks Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12401 Scofield Farms Dr	Austin	78758	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 594-5000	551	39	13.9	83.5%	58 (10.5%)	75 (13.6%)	375 (68.1%)	30 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	40.4	2747^th of 4651 public elementary schools	40.9%		30.8	3412^th of 4710 public elementary schools	27.6%	665	15.6	55.6	30.8	4.8		4.8	0.0	47.8	48.8	44.9	42.1	50.0	36.5	10.9	$11,980
Parmer Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1806 Parmer Ln	Austin	78727	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 594-4000	488	39	12.6	75.6%	42 (8.6%)	36 (7.4%)	375 (76.8%)	20 (4.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.5%)	52.1	2019^th of 4651 public elementary schools	56.6%		65.1	1336^th of 4710 public elementary schools	71.6%	683	11.9	44.2	25.9	3.6	7.4	17.7	5.0	63.3	60.0	56.8	45.5	28.9	43.6	31.4	$10,873
Copperfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12135 Thompkins Dr	Austin	78753	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 594-5800	526	41	12.7	90.3%	28 (5.3%)	79 (15.0%)	391 (74.3%)	21 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	45	2442^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	47.5%		52.3	2033^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	56.8%	409	18.0	48.6	40.6	4.6		13.3	11.1	46.5	32.4	60.0	46.7	21.7	61.3	23.7	$11,617
McBee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 W Braker Ln	Austin	78758	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 841-2500	347	30	11.5	94.5%	7 (2.0%)	8 (2.3%)	329 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	13.7	4349^th of 4651 public elementary schools	6.5%		22.5	3924^th of 4710 public elementary schools	16.7%	425	24.0	19.2	16.7		7.7	0.0	0.0	14.3	41.7	37.9	19.4	25.0	24.4	0.0	$12,407
Walnut Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 W Braker Ln	Austin	78753	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-4499	496	38	12.9	92.1%	34 (6.9%)	26 (5.2%)	403 (81.3%)	26 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	11.5	4434^th of 4651 public elementary schools	4.7%		13	4413^th of 4710 public elementary schools	6.3%	21	3.1	25.0	17.7	6.7	13.8	6.3	0.0	32.5	35.1	27.1	16.7	24.3	22.5	4.1	$11,420
Idea Parmer Park Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1438 E Yager Ln	Austin	78853	Travis County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 822-4850	621	28	21.9	81.0%	37 (6.0%)	98 (15.8%)	447 (72.0%)	27 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.6%)	40	2768^th of 4651 public elementary schools	40.5%		34.5	3178^th of 4710 public elementary schools	32.5%	410			0.0			14.3	14.3	25.4	44.3	46.9	31.4	36.8	48.0	60.8	$9,284
Harmony School Of Science - Austin	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	11800 Stonehollow Dr Ste 100	Austin	78758	Travis County	Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 821-1700	486	29	16.9	56.4%	82 (16.9%)	101 (20.8%)	149 (30.7%)	142 (29.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	77.5	863^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	81.4%		70.6	1105^th of 4710 public elementary schools	76.5%	242		0.0			20.0			64.7	55.1	77.6	54.4	57.1	58.2	49.3	$11,700
Wilhelmina Delco Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12900 A Dessau Rd	Austin	78754	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 594-6200	470	38	12.2	85.3%	17 (3.6%)	30 (6.4%)	394 (83.8%)	21 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	36.2	3033^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	34.8%		23.2	3882^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	17.6%	849	24.5	29.6	50.0			25.0	0.0	41.4	37.2	51.3	38.2	23.5	60.9	13.1	$11,580
Basis Austin Pri	Public, Charter	K-2	1605 Kramer Ln	Austin	78758	Travis County	Basis Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(737) 263-5890	243	17	14.3		21 (8.6%)	2 (0.8%)	18 (7.4%)	189 (77.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.1%)								(n/a)															$10,180

Frequently Asked Questions about Nyos Lamar Elementary

How many students attend Nyos Lamar Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 858 students attended Nyos Lamar Elementary.

Is Nyos Lamar Elementary a good school?

Nyos Lamar Elementary ranks 1715^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Nyos Lamar Elementary?

Students at Nyos Lamar Elementary are 32% White, 30% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 13% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Nyos Lamar Elementary in?

Nyos Charter School

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