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Zavala Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4068^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Zavala Elementary is a small, PK-5 public school in East Austin serving 229 students, and it is part of the Austin Independent School District (Isd).

Zavala Elementary stands out for a puzzling "resource paradox": it spends more per student ($17,760) than any nearby school and has a very low student-to-teacher ratio (10.3:1), yet its academic performance is among the lowest in the area. For example, Blackshear Elementary, just 0.62 miles away, spends nearly $7,000 less per student but achieves much higher rankings (49th percentile vs. Zavala's 12th). Similarly, University Of Texas Elementary Charter School, located only 0.22 miles away, serves a less economically disadvantaged population and significantly outperforms Zavala in nearly every subject. This suggests that while Zavala invests heavily in resources, the challenges of serving a student body where nearly 90% qualify for free or reduced lunch are profound and require more than just financial investment to overcome.

Academically, Zavala has shown inconsistent progress with no clear upward trend, bouncing between the 8th and 46th percentiles over the last decade. A notable bright spot occurred in 2022-2023 when 4th-grade math proficiency reached 52%, exceeding both district and state averages, but this success was not sustained. In contrast, 5th-grade math scores have declined severely, dropping to just 16.67% in 2025-2026, which is far below the 41% achieved at nearby Travis Hts Elementary. Performance for specific student groups also fluctuates wildly from year to year, indicating a lack of stable, effective programs. For families considering Zavala, it is important to weigh the school's high resource allocation against its low and volatile academic outcomes, and to compare it with nearby options that may offer more consistent results.

229

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,042

Per pupil spending ?

89.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

310 Robert Martinez Jr St
Austin, TX 78702-4598

(512) 414-2318

District: Austin Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Zavala Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Martin Middle
High:	Eastside Early College High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.9%

African American:

21.4%

White:

9.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2016 → 12th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (32% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg55%

Texas avg51%

4,068^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 24% (2016) to bottom 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

56^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	19.5	4068 of 4627	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.8	3445 of 4651	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	4345 of 4710	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	4078 of 4647	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	3520 of 4581	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	3961 of 4578	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.1	2421 of 4479	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	3085 of 4359	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.7	2728 of 4329	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.4	3274 of 4286	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	62.8	1630 of 4320	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.0	1596 of 4260	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	57.5	1878 of 4221	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	41.2	2820 of 4206	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	37.0	3090 of 4095	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.0	3233 of 3937	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	18.5	3583 of 3884	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	16.6	3511 of 3768	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	24.8	3251 of 3724	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.7	3195 of 3476	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	30.2	2853 of 3475	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	39.7	2486 of 3465	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.7	1712 of 2406	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	51.2	846 of 1905	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	19.0	2231 of 2443	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	2055 of 2443	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.4	1147 of 2421	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.1	906 of 2515	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.1	1168 of 2483	53.0%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	38.3	2921 of 4461	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	15.5	4234 of 4331	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.9	2474 of 4295	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	2655 of 4240	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	1713 of 2918	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.0	1073 of 3668	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	28.0	2864 of 3556	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.4	2472 of 3487	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	3358 of 3446	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.8	2569 of 3333	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.0	2033 of 3226	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	15.7	4265 of 4575	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	51.5	1675 of 3744	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.5	3834 of 4658	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	4044 of 4588	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	3219 of 4561	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	4187 of 4499	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.4	2579 of 4348	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	2800 of 4306	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	2347 of 2619	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.4	2283 of 3006	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	2714 of 3184	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.7	3762 of 4413	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.9	2456 of 3644	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	3468 of 4465	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	3926 of 4401	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	3650 of 4376	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	4221 of 4329	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	52.5	1813 of 4188	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.5	2682 of 4168	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.2	3873 of 4520	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.9	2355 of 3705	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.8	3860 of 4594	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	4073 of 4521	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	3262 of 4477	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	4124 of 4451	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	56.8	1574 of 4309	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.4	2334 of 4264	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.2	3301 of 4582	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.6	3046 of 3739	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	4246 of 4647	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	4024 of 4585	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	3911 of 4563	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	3461 of 4498	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.9	2134 of 4357	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.7	3264 of 4319	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.0	3430 of 4301	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	42.6	1996 of 3549	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	2525 of 4292	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.5	3567 of 4086	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	2849 of 3952	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.1	2397 of 3799	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.4	2264 of 3684	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	2073 of 3558	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	1829 of 2612	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)41st percentile+15 vs school

At Risk (2022)35th percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)29th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2026)28th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2026)20th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)15th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)10th percentile-16 vs school

Female (2026)7th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading34%-20 vs state

Mathematics30%-17 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Baty Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2101 Faro Dr	Austin	78741	Travis County	Del Valle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 386-3450	558	40	13.9	96.2%	16 (2.9%)	41 (7.3%)	478 (85.7%)	10 (1.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	3.3	4611^th of 4627 public elementary schools	0.3%		5.9	4595^th of 4651 public elementary schools	1.2%	16	29.8	37.8	25.5	0.0	10.0	18.8	21.1	12.9	9.5	17.6	8.0	$12,479
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 Zavala Elementary

What district is Zavala Elementary in?

Austin Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Zavala Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 229 students attended Zavala Elementary.

Is Zavala Elementary a good school?

Zavala Elementary ranks in the bottom 12.1% of Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Zavala Elementary?

Students at Zavala Elementary are 66% Hispanic, 21% African American, 10% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Zavala Elementary attend?

Students who attend Zavala Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Martin Middle
High : Eastside Early College High School

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

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