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Wooldridge Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4114^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Wooldridge Elementary is a PK-5 school in Austin, TX, serving 462 students within the Austin Independent School District (Isd), and it has faced significant academic challenges over the past decade, consistently ranking in the bottom 11% of Texas elementary schools. The school serves a community with very high economic need, with over 93% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. While recent data from the 2025-2026 school year shows a slight improvement to the 11th percentile, the school remains in a critical state of underperformance compared to state averages, particularly in mathematics, where 3rd-grade proficiency was just 9.52% in 2024-2025.

Despite these struggles, Wooldridge has some unique bright spots and resources. Its 3rd-grade Spanish reading program is a standout, with 54.17% of students proficient on the STAAR test—nearly double the state average of 28.3%. This suggests the bilingual program for early literacy is highly effective. Additionally, the school has a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1 and the highest per-student spending among its immediate peers at $12,896. However, this combination of high resources and low outcomes indicates that the challenge is not a lack of funding or staffing, but rather a need for more effective instructional strategies. For context, nearby Guerrero Thompson, which has an even higher poverty rate, ranks in the 53rd percentile, proving that dramatic improvement is possible with the right approach.

The most recent data offers a fragile sign of recovery, with subgroup ranks for Female, Hispanic, and Low Socio-Economic Status students all improving to 1-star ratings for the first time in years. This suggests recent interventions may be starting to take effect. However, the school’s performance with "At Risk" students has been volatile, dropping from a 51st percentile ranking in 2018-2019 to much lower levels after the pandemic. The presence of high-performing schools like Basis Austin (93rd percentile) just 1.42 miles away highlights the educational inequality in the area, but the success of Guerrero Thompson shows that Wooldridge can overcome these challenges with targeted strategies, especially in math instruction and building resilient support systems for its most vulnerable students.

462

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,953

Per pupil spending ?

93.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1412 Norseman Ter
Austin, TX 78758-6529

(512) 414-2353

District: Austin Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Wooldridge Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Burnet Middle
High:	Navarro Early College High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.3%

African American:

5.6%

White:

1.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2016 → 11th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (32% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Reading scores 21 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg53%

Texas avg50%

4,114^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

57^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	18.7	4114 of 4627	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	6.7	4572 of 4651	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	4636 of 4710	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	4578 of 4647	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	4306 of 4581	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	4337 of 4578	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	4034 of 4479	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	3956 of 4359	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	28.5	3236 of 4329	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.3	3805 of 4286	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.4	3602 of 4320	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.7	3826 of 4260	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.8	3530 of 4221	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.8	3333 of 4206	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	56.6	2028 of 4095	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	37.7	2941 of 3937	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	44.1	2538 of 3884	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	27.9	3187 of 3768	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.7	3197 of 3724	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.6	2586 of 3476	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	47.3	2140 of 3475	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	45.1	2254 of 3465	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	1700 of 1905	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	2428 of 2443	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	1793 of 2421	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	2184 of 2444	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.1	738 of 2515	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	21.5	2207 of 2483	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	32.0	3388 of 4461	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.0	3603 of 4331	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.1	2102 of 4295	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.6	3467 of 4240	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	2896 of 2918	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	3640 of 3668	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	3431 of 3556	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	3136 of 3487	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	3075 of 3446	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	2872 of 3333	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	2871 of 3226	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	3581 of 4575	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	4.9	3730 of 3744	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	4602 of 4658	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	4464 of 4588	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	4156 of 4561	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.7	4412 of 4499	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.7	3835 of 4348	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	3827 of 4306	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	9.2	3015 of 3075	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	9.9	2532 of 2619	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.2	2967 of 3006	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	68.0	955 of 3184	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	11.8	2987 of 3106	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	3784 of 4413	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	4.6	3633 of 3644	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.4	4448 of 4465	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	4323 of 4401	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	4155 of 4376	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	4140 of 4329	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	3890 of 4188	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	3761 of 4168	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.2	3771 of 4520	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	5.3	3691 of 3705	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	4582 of 4594	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	4425 of 4521	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	4089 of 4477	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	4219 of 4451	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	3732 of 4309	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	3679 of 4264	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.9	4325 of 4582	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.0	3724 of 3739	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.0	4639 of 4647	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	4537 of 4585	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	4325 of 4563	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	3976 of 4498	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	3984 of 4357	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	3983 of 4319	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.6	4203 of 4301	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.1	3538 of 3549	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.1	4231 of 4292	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	3675 of 4086	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	3125 of 3952	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	3793 of 3799	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.5	2012 of 3684	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	2322 of 3558	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	14.2	2954 of 3142	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)24th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2026)22nd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)11th percentile+9 vs school

White (2019)6th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)6th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)2nd percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)2nd percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading33%-21 vs state

Mathematics31%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR EOC Algebra I (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 Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Wooldridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1412 Norseman Ter	Austin	78758	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2353	462	37	12.3	93.7%	7 (1.5%)	26 (5.6%)	417 (90.3%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	18.7	4114^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.1%		6.7	4572^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	1.7%	458	54.2	23.8	0.0					27.3	22.7	43.2			28.3	30.2	34.8		$11,953
Padron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2011 W Rundberg Ln	Austin	78758	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 841-9600	625	43	14.3	95.8%	5 (0.8%)	13 (2.1%)	597 (95.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	20.5	4016^th of 4627 public elementary schools	13.2%		12.3	4402^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	5.4%	386	26.1	36.1	25.7	6.7	0.0			70.0	22.7	54.1			24.4	16.7	33.3		$9,940
Barrington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Cooper Dr	Austin	78753	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2008	405	28	14.4	94.8%	4 (1.0%)	34 (8.4%)	357 (88.1%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	13.3	4374^th of 4627 public elementary schools	5.5%		12.6	4392^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	5.6%	18	29.2	21.7	21.1	0.0	6.3	0.0		50.0	30.0	31.8			10.3	35.3	20.7		$12,225
Cook Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1511 Cripple Creek Dr	Austin	78758	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2510	433	32	13.5	94.9%	21 (4.8%)	8 (1.8%)	395 (91.2%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	21.7	3953^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	14.6%		14.1	4331^st of 4651 public elementary schools	6.9%	378	42.3	20.8	15.6			20.0		41.2	40.7	32.3			41.9	34.0	10.3		$12,018
Guerrero Thompson	Public	PK, KG-5	102 E Rundberg	Austin	78753	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-8400	548	38	14.3	96.7%	13 (2.4%)	20 (3.6%)	507 (92.5%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29.7	3439^th of 4627 public elementary schools	25.7%		49.4	2180^th of 4651 public elementary schools	53.1%	1259	28.2	71.4	29.2					46.9	33.3	76.5			15.5	27.0	43.1		$12,064
Idea Rundberg Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	9504 N Interstate 35	Austin	78753	Travis County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 822-4800	694	31	22.3	95.8%	16 (2.3%)	28 (4.0%)	644 (92.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	18.3	4144^th of 4627 public elementary schools	10.4%		21.1	3965^th of 4651 public elementary schools	14.7%	179								32.0	47.5	43.0			15.0	28.7	20.2		$9,011
Brown Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7801 Guadalupe St	Austin	78752	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2047	497	34	14.6	96.8%	26 (5.2%)	27 (5.4%)	408 (82.1%)	31 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	16.7	4204^th of 4627 public elementary schools	9.1%		8.8	4517^th of 4651 public elementary schools	2.9%	313	22.0	40.7	10.5	16.7	9.1	3.3		36.0	25.0	35.7			33.3	13.2	35.1		$10,491
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
Basis Austin	Public, Charter	3-6	1605 Kramer Ln	Austin	78758	Travis County	Basis Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(737) 263-5890	155	12	13.0		14 (9.0%)	2 (1.3%)	16 (10.3%)	113 (72.9%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)	90.9	326^th of 4627 public elementary schools	93.0%		94.1	220^th of 4651 public elementary schools	95.3%	106							76.2	78.2	74.6	88.7	75.0	73.7	78.2	52.5	80.7	62.5	$12,077
Pillow Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3025 Crosscreek Dr	Austin	78757	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2350	356	30	11.8	83.1%	41 (11.5%)	31 (8.7%)	250 (70.2%)	27 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	27.9	3574^th of 4627 public elementary schools	22.8%		14.4	4319^th of 4651 public elementary schools	7.1%	745	50.0	6.3	0.0			0.0		48.0	32.0	36.6			43.6	19.5	41.5		$11,975

Frequently Asked Questions about Wooldridge Elementary

Is Wooldridge Elementary a good school?

Wooldridge Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.1% of Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Wooldridge Elementary?

Students at Wooldridge Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 6% African American, 2% White, 2% Asian.

What district is Wooldridge Elementary in?

Austin Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Wooldridge Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wooldridge Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Burnet Middle
High : Navarro Early College High School

How many students attend Wooldridge Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 462 students attended Wooldridge Elementary.

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

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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