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Blackshear Elementary

Q: Is Blackshear Elementary a good school?

Blackshear Elementary ranks 2380 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Blackshear Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 214 students attended Blackshear Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Blackshear Elementary?

Students at Blackshear Elementary are 40% Hispanic, 26% White, 22% African American, 10% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Blackshear Elementary attend?

Students who attend Blackshear Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Kealing Middle High : Eastside Early College High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2380^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Blackshear Elementary is a small PK-5 school in the heart of Austin, TX, serving 214 students as part of the Austin Independent School District (Isd). After a decade of decline, the school is showing signs of a tentative recovery, moving from a 1-star rating to a 2-star rating and the 49th percentile statewide. This places it squarely in the middle of a polarized neighborhood, offering a more moderate academic environment compared to top-tier schools like Lee Elementary (93rd percentile) and Maplewood Elementary (96th percentile), or struggling schools like Zavala Elementary (12th percentile) and Sanchez Elementary (6th percentile).

The school’s most defining characteristic is a stark performance gap between different student groups. Blackshear is exceptionally effective for its White students, who rank in the 80th percentile statewide, but struggles significantly with its Hispanic students (13th percentile) and students from low socio-economic backgrounds (12th percentile). This suggests the school’s overall recovery may be driven by a specific segment of its student body, masking persistent challenges for its most vulnerable populations. A bright spot is its Gifted and Talented program, where students rank in the 65th percentile, indicating strong enrichment opportunities for advanced learners.

Blackshear operates efficiently, spending $10,677 per student—lower than every nearby comparison school, including Campbell Elementary ($16,740) and Zavala Elementary ($17,760)—while maintaining a favorable student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. This is better than high-performing peers like Lee Elementary (13.4:1) and Maplewood Elementary (13:1). The school’s recovery is fragile, with early-grade math scores surging from 24% to 55.6% proficient, but 5th-grade math remains low at 31%. When compared to demographically similar Zavala Elementary, Blackshear is a clear outperformer, suggesting it provides more academic value for its students.

214

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,624

Per pupil spending ?

52.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1712 E 11th St
Austin, TX 78702-2796

(512) 414-2021

District: Austin Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Blackshear Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Kealing Middle
High:	Eastside Early College High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.2%

White:

25.7%

African American:

22.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 92nd percentile in 2016 → 49th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 43 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg55%

Texas avg51%

2,380^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 44 pts since 2016

From top 8% (2016) to bottom 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

38^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	45.1	2380 of 4627	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	48.1	2254 of 4651	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.5	3495 of 4710	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.5	2569 of 4647	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.1	2859 of 4581	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	2676 of 4578	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.2	2732 of 4479	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.8	1498 of 4359	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	70.4	1039 of 4329	76.0%	★★★★☆
2016	87.9	334 of 4286	92.2%	★★★★★
2015	82.7	600 of 4320	86.1%	★★★★☆
2014	91.4	129 of 4260	97.0%	★★★★★
2013	86.1	381 of 4221	91.0%	★★★★★
2012	50.0	2279 of 4206	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.6	2493 of 4095	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	57.2	1946 of 3937	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	45.1	2493 of 3884	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	55.1	1933 of 3768	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	72.8	886 of 3724	76.2%	★★★★☆
2006	47.5	2170 of 3476	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.2	2424 of 3475	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	28.4	2920 of 3465	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.9	1662 of 2406	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.5	1638 of 1905	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	2264 of 2443	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.8	2154 of 2443	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	2115 of 2421	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	1978 of 2444	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.0	1519 of 2515	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.2	998 of 2483	59.8%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	27.1	3677 of 4461	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	4062 of 4331	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	3580 of 4295	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	70.2	781 of 4240	81.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	5.8	2907 of 2918	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	3114 of 3487	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	2908 of 3446	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.3	2039 of 3333	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	74.6	486 of 3226	84.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.4	1949 of 4575	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.0	1791 of 3744	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	21.1	4020 of 4658	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.5	2698 of 4588	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	2864 of 4561	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.7	2758 of 4499	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.5	2701 of 4348	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.3	1784 of 4306	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.2	1090 of 3075	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.4	978 of 2619	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	2023 of 2980	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	2455 of 2958	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.4	2487 of 3006	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	71.6	687 of 3184	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	797 of 3106	74.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	3835 of 4413	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.2	2893 of 3644	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	4275 of 4465	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	3912 of 4401	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	3250 of 4376	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.2	3222 of 4329	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	3173 of 4188	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	65.2	1100 of 4168	73.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.4	3967 of 4520	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.5	3415 of 3705	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	4541 of 4594	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	4456 of 4521	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	4315 of 4477	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	4020 of 4451	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	3554 of 4309	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	59.9	1388 of 4264	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.9	2689 of 4582	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.0	2081 of 3739	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.2	3000 of 4647	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	2387 of 4585	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	2758 of 4563	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.0	2609 of 4498	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.9	2672 of 4357	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.2	1307 of 4319	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.4	3230 of 4301	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.6	2680 of 3549	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.1	2835 of 4292	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.7	3690 of 4086	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	3412 of 3952	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.5	3536 of 3799	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	49.0	1478 of 3684	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.2	1883 of 3558	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.7	612 of 3006	79.6%	★★★★☆
2025	82.0	297 of 2612	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	47.7	1709 of 3108	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	76.5	546 of 3106	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	61.2	1121 of 3082	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.9	814 of 3082	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	98.3	4 of 3142	99.9%	★★★★★
2018	98.1	10 of 3127	99.7%	★★★★★

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)

White (2026)80th percentile+31 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)65th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2026)57th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)41st percentile-7 vs school

African American (2026)31st percentile-18 vs school

Special Education (2026)25th percentile-24 vs school

At Risk (2022)18th percentile-20 vs school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile-35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)12th percentile-36 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)<1st percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading50%-4 vs state

Mathematics42%-5 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Blackshear Elementary is a special school with teachers and staff devoted to the students. They expect the best from the students, and do so in a respectful way.It is the cleanest school I have ever been in. And all of this creates a safe and welcoming environment that encourages the students to succeed. Close Quote

by a teacher
Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Blackshear is a gem!

What makes this place great? The answer is easy--the people that make up the Blackshear community. We have a caring, smart and dedicated staff. Our leadership is focused and approachable. The building and cafeteria are all well maintained and literally shine. But what really makes our school sparkle are the students. They are respectful and equally dedicated to learning all they can from their teachers. The students are encouraged to balance their studies with extracurricular activities. All students participate in weekly enrichment classes. This gives students the opportunity to be exposed to a variety of engaging activities as well as shine beyond the classroom. Close Quote

by a citizen
Monday, October 28, 2013

Thanks, Principal and staff members for embracing the Blackshear Bridge project for a sustainable campus and a sustainable community. We began in the school garden during enrichment time on Fridays. The children are growing their own food and taking it home to their families. Now we are bridging to the community surrounding the school and to resources in the broader Austin community to green the campus for more and more outdoor learning! Principal and the Campus Green Team are engaging fully. We're looking at the new AISD Sustainable Schools Best Practices Guide and beginning to implement the Eco Schools USA Eco Audit program. The children,staff, and parents are becoming involved in envisioning how we will work with our new partners at the University of Texas School of Architecture and Center for Sustainable Design, Huston-Tillotson University, the City of Austin's Office of Sustainability, Keep Austin Beautiful and the Austin Permaculture Guild, National Wildlife Federation, and most of all, AISD's own Environmental Stewardship Advisory Committee, and Health & Science Resource Center at Discovery Hill. Close Quote

by a citizen
Monday, October 28, 2013

This school does a wonderful job really teaching the whole child. This year nearly all the teachers are teaching weekly social emotional learning lessons to prepare students to be calm and compassionate adults. The teachers and administration care deeply about the students and it shows in all there interactions. Last year the school had afternoon enrichment every Friday where the students got to pick a course such as gardening, dance, yoga, etc. What a wonderful idea! Close Quote

by a citizen
Sunday, October 27, 2013

I am truly amazed at the wonderful things I see happening at Blackshear Elementary. As a volunteer in one of the enrichment programs I have the opportunity to work with about 10% of the students and observe a large portion of the student body. I have also met with the principal and various faculty and staff and see in them a genuine concern and caring for the children they serve. The principal is to be commended for going above and beyond the minimum requirements of all those state mandated standardized tests. She involves her students in a great variety of fun activities that are teaching the children skills and knowledge they are unable to get at home or through extracurricular activities that many of the families cannot afford. I love seeing the excitement on the faces of these children when they realize they have just accomplished something special or new. I am proud to be associated with such a dedicated faculty and staff. They are an inspiration to the students as well as those of us who are there to teach through all these special additions to help round out the education of Blackshear children. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	91.6	307^th of 4627 public elementary schools	93.4%		88.6	422^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	90.9%	115						75.4	81.2	80.3	76.3	65.2	72.5	72.2	59.0	$9,532
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%)	94.4	197^th of 4627 public elementary schools	95.7%		90.5	358^th of 4651 public elementary schools	92.3%	161						72.6	90.4	80.3		71.4	84.6	72.6		$10,044
Ortega Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1135 Garland Ave	Austin	78721	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-4417	242	28	8.5	88.8%	19 (7.9%)	46 (19.0%)	176 (72.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	51.8	2024^th of 4627 public elementary schools	56.3%		26.7	3627^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.0%	1603	37.5	20.0	0.0	0.0	40.0	37.5	35.7	77.3		37.5	71.4	41.7		$15,501

Frequently Asked Questions about Blackshear Elementary

What district is Blackshear Elementary in?

Austin Independent School District (Isd)

Is Blackshear Elementary a good school?

Blackshear Elementary ranks 2380^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Blackshear Elementary?

Students at Blackshear Elementary are 40% Hispanic, 26% White, 22% African American, 10% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Blackshear Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 214 students attended Blackshear Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Blackshear Elementary attend?

Students who attend Blackshear Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kealing Middle
High : Eastside Early College High School

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