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Bryker Woods Elementary

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Bryker Woods Elementary ranks 719 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

719^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Bryker Woods Elementary is a small, high-performing public school in the heart of Austin, TX (78703), serving 284 students in grades PK through 5 within the Austin Independent School District (Isd). This school has a long-standing reputation for academic excellence, consistently ranking in the top 15% of Texas elementary schools, though it has experienced a notable decline from its peak 97th percentile ranking in 2022-2023 to the 84th percentile in the most recent data. Despite this trend, Bryker Woods boasts an exceptional strength in 4th Grade Reading, with 87.23% of students proficient—a rate that is over 25 percentage points above the district average and the highest among all nearby schools for that grade and subject.

However, the school shows a clear split in performance between subjects. While Reading scores are consistently excellent, Math scores are more volatile and, in some recent years, have fallen below district and state averages. For example, 4th Grade Math proficiency dropped to 41.86% in 2024-2025, which was below the district average of 44.63%. This inconsistency is less pronounced at nearby top schools like Highland Park Elementary and Gullett Elementary, which show more balanced performance across subjects. Additionally, Bryker Woods spends less per student ($9,861) than many of its peers, such as Maplewood Elementary ($12,708) and Reilly Elementary ($12,828), suggesting that parent-teacher organization fundraising plays a significant role in supplementing the budget.

While Bryker Woods remains a strong school, its declining state ranking and struggles in Math are critical areas to watch. The school also faces challenges in serving specific student groups effectively, with recent data showing a 1-star rating for Hispanic students and a 3-star rating for Gifted and Talented students. Nearby Casis Elementary, which shares a similar demographic profile, has shown more stable performance and has recently overtaken Bryker Woods in overall state ranking. For parents, Bryker Woods offers a world-class reading program and a small, close-knit community, but it is worth comparing its Math performance and equity metrics against other top-tier options in the area.

284

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,865

Per pupil spending ?

9.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3309 Kerbey Ln
Austin, TX 78703-1492

(512) 414-2054

District: Austin Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Bryker Woods Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	O Henry Middle
High:	Austin High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.7%

Hispanic:

13.7%

Two or more races:

9.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 95th percentile in 2016 → 84th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (67% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Texas elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school67%

District avg55%

Texas avg51%

719^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From top 5% (2016) to top 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd 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	81.4	719 of 4627	84.5%	★★★★☆
2025	86.2	528 of 4651	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	90.0	372 of 4710	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.8	147 of 4647	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	85.0	563 of 4581	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	85.2	567 of 4578	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	92.1	280 of 4479	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	90.0	353 of 4359	91.9%	★★★★★
2017	91.0	324 of 4329	92.5%	★★★★★
2016	89.9	223 of 4286	94.8%	★★★★★
2015	91.5	119 of 4320	97.2%	★★★★★
2014	85.7	418 of 4260	90.2%	★★★★★
2013	93.0	81 of 4221	98.1%	★★★★★
2012	90.9	177 of 4206	95.8%	★★★★★
2011	82.8	316 of 4095	92.3%	★★★★★
2010	72.5	941 of 3937	76.1%	★★★★☆
2009	81.4	409 of 3884	89.5%	★★★★☆
2008	85.0	220 of 3768	94.2%	★★★★★
2007	79.3	479 of 3724	87.1%	★★★★☆
2006	82.5	281 of 3476	91.9%	★★★★★
2005	81.6	367 of 3475	89.4%	★★★★☆
2004	81.2	362 of 3465	89.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	44.5	1268 of 2443	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	50.4	2067 of 4461	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	11.3	4316 of 4331	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	57.4	1494 of 4295	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.2	2792 of 4240	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	84.1	539 of 4575	88.2%	★★★★☆
2025	82.5	482 of 3744	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	88.9	354 of 4658	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	174 of 4588	96.2%	★★★★★
2022	77.6	772 of 4561	83.1%	★★★★☆
2021	78.2	751 of 4499	83.3%	★★★★☆
2019	84.6	478 of 4348	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	85.0	475 of 4306	89.0%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.7	991 of 3075	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.9	959 of 2619	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.4	199 of 2980	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	70.8	717 of 2958	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	64.8	1200 of 3006	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.3	275 of 3184	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	74.0	546 of 3106	82.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.0	3472 of 4413	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	64.7	1018 of 3644	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	62.2	1327 of 4465	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	93.0	133 of 4401	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	62.3	1319 of 4376	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	68.2	959 of 4329	77.8%	★★★★☆
2019	90.7	180 of 4188	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	83.9	357 of 4168	91.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.2	2116 of 4520	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.3	1878 of 3705	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.3	1556 of 4594	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	88.5	198 of 4521	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	57.9	1619 of 4477	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	81.8	374 of 4451	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	68.6	879 of 4309	79.6%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	894 of 4264	79.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.4	890 of 4582	80.6%	★★★★☆
2025	86.0	395 of 3739	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	87.0	436 of 4647	90.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.9	109 of 4585	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	87.4	410 of 4563	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	87.2	445 of 4498	90.1%	★★★★★
2019	93.9	177 of 4357	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	91.5	265 of 4319	93.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.5	312 of 1106	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	68.1	310 of 1099	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	87.3	73 of 1046	93.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	69.9	737 of 4301	82.9%	★★★★☆
2025	80.8	323 of 3549	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.9	149 of 4292	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	122 of 4086	97.0%	★★★★★
2022	63.6	923 of 3952	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	42.5	1853 of 3799	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.5	832 of 3684	77.4%	★★★★☆
2018	54.4	1176 of 3558	66.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.0	649 of 3006	78.4%	★★★★☆
2025	74.3	532 of 2612	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	83.5	282 of 3108	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	90.6	101 of 3106	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	76.1	514 of 3082	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	72.8	636 of 3082	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	85.0	261 of 3142	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	81.6	384 of 3127	87.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2026)88th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2026)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)81st percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)78th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)72nd percentile-13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)68th percentile-17 vs school

At Risk (2022)54th percentile-34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)53rd percentile-31 vs school

African American (2023)48th percentile-49 vs school

Hispanic (2026)21st percentile-63 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading75%+21 vs state

Mathematics59%+11 vs state

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by a citizen
Monday, November 6, 2017

Coming in as a volunteer, I noticed the teachers were very unkind to their students. They were impatient and their behavior was often worse than the students' in my opinion.
There is a high amount of privlaged white kids that are going to do fine on test scores but I worry about their social emotional health and what that can mean for our future. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (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 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
Bryker Woods Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3309 Kerbey Ln	Austin	78703	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2054	284	20	14.2	9.9%	195 (68.7%)	7 (2.5%)	39 (13.7%)	15 (5.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (9.5%)	81.4	719^th of 4627 public elementary schools	84.5%		86.2	528^th of 4651 public elementary schools	88.6%	191				58.8	87.2	75.6		51.4	61.7	61.0		$10,865
Helping Hand	Public, Charter	1-7	3805 Ave B	Austin	78751	Travis County	University Of Texas University Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 751-4534	19	4	4.7		6 (31.6%)	6 (31.6%)	7 (36.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$22,624
Casis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2710 Exposition Blvd	Austin	78703	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2062	652	45	14.4	8.7%	488 (74.8%)	10 (1.5%)	81 (12.4%)	27 (4.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (6.6%)	90.2	359^th of 4627 public elementary schools	92.2%		90.5	353^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	92.4%	6				72.8	79.3	88.4		48.4	77.0	87.3		$9,162
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
Highland Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4900 Fairview Dr	Austin	78731	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2090	649	45	14.4	6.6%	459 (70.7%)	7 (1.1%)	105 (16.2%)	32 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (6.9%)	95.5	147^th of 4627 public elementary schools	96.8%		95.5	167^th of 4651 public elementary schools	96.4%	20				84.3	86.6	85.6		82.4	69.6	75.8		$8,665
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
Ridgetop Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5005 Caswell Ave	Austin	78751	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-4469	396	27	14.6	18.4%	154 (38.9%)	2 (0.5%)	202 (51.0%)	13 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (6.3%)	95.2	165^th of 4627 public elementary schools	96.4%		82.7	651^st of 4651 public elementary schools	86.0%	486				87.8	87.5	86.8		70.0	82.5	67.9		$10,714
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
Reilly Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	405 Denson Dr	Austin	78752	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-4464	349	25	13.9	42.1%	92 (26.4%)	2 (0.6%)	200 (57.3%)	23 (6.6%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (8.0%)	85.2	571^st of 4627 public elementary schools	87.7%		93.4	248^th of 4651 public elementary schools	94.7%	323	9.1	20.0	7.7	75.0	76.6	85.7		57.9	55.4	70.5		$9,717
Gullett Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6310 Treadwell Blvd	Austin	78757	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2082	544	40	13.5	7.7%	388 (71.3%)	7 (1.3%)	92 (16.9%)	12 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (8.3%)	93.4	234^th of 4627 public elementary schools	94.9%		89.5	387^th of 4651 public elementary schools	91.7%	153				74.1	88.9	84.2		69.1	77.8	66.7		$10,071

Frequently Asked Questions about Bryker Woods Elementary

What schools do graduates of Bryker Woods Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bryker Woods Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : O Henry Middle
High : Austin High School

How many students attend Bryker Woods Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 284 students attended Bryker Woods Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Bryker Woods Elementary?

Students at Bryker Woods Elementary are 69% White, 14% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 2% African American.

Is Bryker Woods Elementary a good school?

Bryker Woods Elementary ranks 719^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Bryker Woods Elementary in?

Austin Independent School District (Isd)

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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