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Palm Elementary

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Palm Elementary ranks 2678 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2678^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Palm Elementary is a public elementary school in the Austin Independent School District (ISD) in Austin, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with 329 students. The school faces significant challenges, with a 2-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger and a low statewide ranking that has fluctuated between 1,856 and 3,457 out of around 4,500 Texas elementary schools over the past 10 years.

Palm Elementary has consistently had a very high percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients, ranging from 84-91% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school's STAAR test scores are generally lower than the district and state averages across reading, math, and science, with only 48-59% proficiency projected for 2024-2025, compared to 52-63% for the district and 45-58% for the state. Additionally, Palm Elementary's rankings for specific student subgroups, such as male students, African American students, special education students, and gifted/talented students, are particularly low, often in the bottom 25% of Texas elementary schools. The school also has a relatively high student-teacher ratio of 12-18 over the past few years, compared to the nearby schools which are in the 10-15 range.

Interestingly, the other elementary schools in the immediate vicinity of Palm Elementary, such as Widen, Langford, and Houston, also have very low statewide rankings and test scores that are well below the district and state averages, suggesting the challenges Palm Elementary faces may be systemic to the local area. The one exception is Idea Bluff Springs Academy, a public charter school about 1.7 miles away, which has significantly higher test scores and a higher statewide ranking than Palm Elementary and the other nearby district schools.

329

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,491

Per pupil spending ?

85.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7601 Dixie Dr
Austin, TX 78744-7140

(512) 414-2545

District: Austin Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Palm Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Paredes Middle
High:	Akins Early College High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

87.8%

White:

5.8%

African American:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (40% vs 46% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg47%

Texas avg46%

2,678^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 49% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

38^th of 77Elementary Schools in the Austin Independent School District (Isd)

578^th of 961Austin 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
2025	41.5	2678 of 4651	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.3	2210 of 4710	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.7	2084 of 4647	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.2	1856 of 4581	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	29.7	3187 of 4578	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.1	3457 of 4479	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.3	2470 of 4359	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.8	2359 of 4329	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	44.1	2585 of 4286	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	52.3	2207 of 4320	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.9	3111 of 4260	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.1	3028 of 4221	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.8	3008 of 4206	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.1	2841 of 4095	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	31.3	3225 of 3937	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	9.2	3780 of 3884	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	28.5	3165 of 3768	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	10.4	3609 of 3724	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.9	3417 of 3476	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	20.6	3156 of 3475	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	25.8	3007 of 3465	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	22.6	2222 of 2515	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	58.1	1544 of 4461	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.6	1458 of 4331	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.6	1999 of 4295	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.2	1864 of 4240	56.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	990 of 2918	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.0	1474 of 3668	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	1333 of 3556	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.1	854 of 3487	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	55.3	1217 of 3446	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.4	1056 of 3333	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.0	1610 of 3226	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	23.1	3132 of 3744	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.8	2976 of 4658	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.7	2099 of 4588	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.6	1338 of 4561	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	39.7	2590 of 4499	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.4	3484 of 4348	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.6	2578 of 4306	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	1527 of 2619	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.4	2033 of 2980	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	2199 of 2958	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	2639 of 3006	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.6	2310 of 3184	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.9	2231 of 3106	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	46.8	1936 of 3644	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.8	2005 of 4465	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.5	1623 of 4401	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.7	1235 of 4376	71.8%	★★★★☆
2021	38.8	2651 of 4329	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	3026 of 4188	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	48.1	2057 of 4168	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	1307 of 3705	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	1680 of 4594	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.1	1329 of 4521	70.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.2	1104 of 4477	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	43.7	2482 of 4451	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.9	2713 of 4309	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.0	2039 of 4264	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	1101 of 3739	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	57.8	1704 of 4647	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.9	1975 of 4585	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.0	2448 of 4563	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.2	3648 of 4498	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	3128 of 4357	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.6	2410 of 4319	44.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	1982 of 3549	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	2481 of 4292	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	2205 of 4086	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.3	2995 of 3952	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	3477 of 3799	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.4	3461 of 3684	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	37.2	2226 of 3558	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)71st percentile+28 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)66th percentile+24 vs school

At Risk (2022)65th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile-26 vs school

African American (2019)12th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading51%-4 vs state

Mathematics40%-6 vs state

Science19%-11 vs state

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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 Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Palm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7601 Dixie Dr	Austin	78744	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2545	329	29	11.5	85.1%	19 (5.8%)	12 (3.6%)	289 (87.8%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	41.5	2678^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.4%		49.3	2210^th of 4710 public elementary schools	53.1%	468	21.4	66.7	71.4	0.0				52.0	51.4	48.6		59.4	35.9	28.6		19.1	$14,491
Langford Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7601 Dixie Dr	Austin	78744	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-1765	391	38	10.4	94.9%	4 (1.0%)	18 (4.6%)	359 (91.8%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	12.5	4393^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	5.5%		4.9	4679^th of 4710 public elementary schools	0.7%	286	7.4	20.0	13.3	10.0	0.0	8.3	0.0	25.0	24.2	37.5	19.1	14.6	21.6	34.9	0.0	9.3	$17,454
Blazier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	8601 Vertex Blvd	Austin	78744	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 841-8800	1,275	94	13.5	60.9%	139 (10.9%)	104 (8.2%)	930 (72.9%)	32 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	65 (5.1%)	55	1842^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	60.4%		52.5	2026^th of 4710 public elementary schools	57.0%	184	44.8	26.1	6.3		18.8	37.5	18.8	52.0	43.3	54.8	57.9	46.0	39.7	54.1	35.5	45.1	$10,223
Hillcrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6910 E William Cannon Dr	Austin	78744	Travis County	Del Valle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 386-3550	376	34	11.0	88.8%	23 (6.1%)	15 (4.0%)	326 (86.7%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	29.9	3437^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.1%		21.1	4007^th of 4710 public elementary schools	14.9%	570	21.6	41.4	36.7	20.0	20.0			39.3	55.2	34.6		20.0	47.2	40.4		3.8	$14,724
Perez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	7500 S Pleasant Vly Rd	Austin	78744	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 841-9100	460	37	12.4	90.9%	12 (2.6%)	15 (3.3%)	429 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	18.8	4095^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.0%		13.4	4389^th of 4710 public elementary schools	6.8%	294	18.2	26.5	43.8	0.0	29.4	0.0	7.1	11.1	46.0	34.0	23.1	13.5	46.3	15.1	23.1	5.4	$13,840
Widen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5605 Nuckols Crossing Rd	Austin	78744	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2556	433	39	10.9	91.9%	13 (3.0%)	32 (7.4%)	376 (86.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.8%)	5.8	4597^th of 4651 public elementary schools	1.2%		5.4	4670^th of 4710 public elementary schools	0.8%	73	20.0	46.7	26.7	0.0		21.4	0.0	22.2	27.0	13.0	16.7	21.3	10.2	6.5	9.5	2.2	$12,923
Idea Bluff Springs Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1700 E Slaughter Ln	Austin	78744	Travis County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 822-4200	521	31	16.9	84.1%	32 (6.1%)	45 (8.6%)	431 (82.7%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	18.7	4104^th of 4651 public elementary schools	11.8%		46.7	2386^th of 4710 public elementary schools	49.3%	1718		0.0	20.0		0.0	11.1	0.0	27.8	26.4	37.7		31.5	31.6	35.2		9.2	$10,895
Newton Collins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7609 Apogee Blvd	Austin	78744	Travis County	Del Valle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 386-3900	600	45	13.3	67.3%	113 (18.8%)	23 (3.8%)	423 (70.5%)	19 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.5%)	50.9	2085^th of 4651 public elementary schools	55.2%		46.9	2372^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	49.6%	287	25.9	44.4	42.9	0.0	20.0			56.1	50.0	60.9		44.9	31.2	52.6		26.8	$11,974
Wayside Real Learning Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	6405 S Ih 35	Austin	78744	Travis County	Wayside Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 438-7325	644	26	25.0	88.8%	20 (3.1%)	30 (4.7%)	581 (90.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	32.6	3283^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	29.4%		35.9	3101^st of 4710 public elementary schools	34.2%	182	7.7	0.0						11.5	21.8	49.4		45.4	23.5	54.9		24.4	$7,032
Houston Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5409 Ponciana Dr	Austin	78744	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2517	496	44	11.1	92.1%	9 (1.8%)	32 (6.5%)	449 (90.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	6.3	4586^th of 4651 public elementary schools	1.4%		19.2	4110^th of 4710 public elementary schools	12.7%	476	2.8	10.0	5.3	0.0	16.7	0.0	0.0	7.5	14.3	25.0	4.8	21.9	24.4	8.9	0.0	0.0	$14,421

Frequently Asked Questions about Palm Elementary

What district is Palm Elementary in?

Austin Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Palm Elementary?

Students at Palm Elementary are 88% Hispanic, 6% White, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Is Palm Elementary a good school?

Palm Elementary ranks 2678^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Palm Elementary attend?

Students who attend Palm Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Paredes Middle
High : Akins Early College High School

How many students attend Palm Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 329 students attended Palm Elementary.

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