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Mills Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

65^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 99% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Mills Elementary is a public elementary school in Austin, Texas, serving 744 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Austin Independent School District, which is ranked 578 out of 961 districts in the state.

Mills Elementary consistently outperforms the district and state in academic achievement. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 65th out of 4,651 Texas elementary schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its STAAR Reading proficiency rates for grades 3-5 ranged from 86.24% to 91.07%, significantly higher than the district (58.14% to 62.97%) and state (52.02% to 57.83%) averages. Similarly, the school's STAAR Mathematics proficiency rates for grades 3-5 ranged from 75.24% to 85.59%, outpacing the district (44.85% to 47.41%) and state (44.88% to 46.24%) averages.

Compared to nearby Baranoff Elementary, Cowan Elementary, and Clayton Elementary, Mills Elementary stands out with its exceptional academic performance and lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 7.12% to 8.16% compared to 5.78% to 60.56% at the nearby schools. The school's additional funding and lower student-teacher ratio may contribute to its success in effectively serving its diverse student population.

703

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,309

Per pupil spending ?

7.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6201 Davis Ln
Austin, TX 78749

(512) 841-2400

District: Austin Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Mills Elementary usually attend:

High:

Bowie High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.6%

Hispanic:

20.5%

Asian:

11.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (82% vs 47% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg50%

Texas avg47%

65^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	97.7	65 of 4651	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	97.0	105 of 4710	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	74 of 4647	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	87 of 4581	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	92.3	302 of 4578	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	95.6	137 of 4479	96.9%	★★★★★
2018	96.6	116 of 4359	97.3%	★★★★★
2017	96.4	153 of 4329	96.5%	★★★★★
2016	90.4	189 of 4286	95.6%	★★★★★
2015	88.5	289 of 4320	93.3%	★★★★★
2014	91.9	103 of 4260	97.6%	★★★★★
2013	92.0	126 of 4221	97.0%	★★★★★
2012	91.8	128 of 4206	97.0%	★★★★★
2011	78.4	577 of 4095	85.9%	★★★★☆
2010	80.0	464 of 3937	88.2%	★★★★☆
2009	84.0	265 of 3884	93.2%	★★★★★
2008	85.7	178 of 3768	95.3%	★★★★★
2007	83.5	240 of 3724	93.6%	★★★★★
2006	79.6	436 of 3476	87.5%	★★★★☆
2005	81.8	351 of 3475	89.9%	★★★★☆
2004	82.0	306 of 3465	91.2%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	117 of 814	85.6%	★★★★☆
2024	79.8	97 of 1045	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	76.5	160 of 1015	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	85 of 957	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	69.6	257 of 967	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	81.3	77 of 1009	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	78.5	124 of 1005	87.7%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	89.8	185 of 4461	95.9%	★★★★★
2021	95.2	81 of 4331	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	64.3	1079 of 4295	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	49.0	2002 of 4240	52.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	96.3	52 of 2918	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	65 of 3668	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	80.4	378 of 3556	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	89.0	153 of 3487	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	95.8	61 of 3446	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	57.7	1198 of 3333	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.9	2436 of 3226	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	96.0	91 of 3744	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	165 of 4658	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.1	66 of 4588	98.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	148 of 4561	96.8%	★★★★★
2021	86.4	473 of 4499	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	93.2	189 of 4348	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	95.9	107 of 4306	97.5%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	174 of 2619	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	76.3	215 of 2980	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	71.5	667 of 2958	77.5%	★★★★☆
2021	76.4	577 of 3006	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	702 of 3184	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	73.9	548 of 3106	82.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	98.2	22 of 3644	99.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.2	64 of 4465	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	40 of 4401	99.1%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	67 of 4376	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	88.3	264 of 4329	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	84.1	341 of 4188	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	88.9	224 of 4168	94.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	93.2	91 of 3705	97.5%	★★★★★
2024	88.0	215 of 4594	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	88.2	202 of 4521	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	91.2	149 of 4477	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	76.7	553 of 4451	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	74.5	610 of 4309	85.8%	★★★★☆
2018	60.1	1372 of 4264	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	97.1	54 of 3739	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	96.7	98 of 4647	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	95 of 4585	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	97.1	64 of 4563	98.6%	★★★★★
2021	93.6	228 of 4498	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	95.4	119 of 4357	97.3%	★★★★★
2018	95.6	128 of 4319	97.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	129 of 975	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	222 of 1128	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	87.5	73 of 1099	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	91.6	24 of 1004	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	82.5	101 of 961	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	80.0	136 of 1112	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	83.5	110 of 1046	89.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	94.8	78 of 3549	97.8%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	130 of 4292	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	66 of 4086	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	140 of 3952	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	73.6	471 of 3799	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	84.9	202 of 3684	94.5%	★★★★★
2018	91.0	105 of 3558	97.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	136 of 2612	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	86.1	211 of 3108	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	88.9	140 of 3106	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	86.0	212 of 3082	93.1%	★★★★★
2021	74.0	597 of 3082	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	90.4	109 of 3142	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	91.9	91 of 3127	97.1%	★★★★★

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)

Hispanic (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)99th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)98th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)98th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)98th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile-4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)93rd percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)87th percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)86th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading89%+35 vs state

Mathematics80%+34 vs state

Science68%+38 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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Mills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6201 Davis Ln	Austin	78749	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 841-2400	703	57	12.2	7.5%	412 (58.6%)	11 (1.6%)	144 (20.5%)	82 (11.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (7.5%)	97.7	65^th of 4651 public elementary schools	98.6%		97	105^th of 4710 public elementary schools	97.8%	40								91.1	86.2	90.9	85.6	79.1	75.2	67.6	$10,309
Kiker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5913 La Crosse Ave	Austin	78739	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2584	750	52	14.3	4.3%	434 (57.9%)	10 (1.3%)	147 (19.6%)	93 (12.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (8.1%)	91.1	331^st of 4651 public elementary schools	92.9%		91.4	320^th of 4710 public elementary schools	93.2%	11								78.4	77.3	82.7	67.0	60.3	79.7	48.4	$8,444
Clayton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7525 La Crosse Ave	Austin	78739	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 841-9200	637	48	13.2	4.9%	331 (52.0%)	6 (0.9%)	136 (21.4%)	113 (17.7%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	43 (6.8%)	94	222^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	95.2%		97.7	72^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	98.5%	150								77.0	87.7	86.0	69.0	63.1	78.0	67.0	$10,033
Oak Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6101 Patton Ranch Rd	Austin	78735	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2336	617	45	13.7	50.4%	212 (34.4%)	18 (2.9%)	340 (55.1%)	16 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.0%)	59.9	1584^th of 4651 public elementary schools	65.9%		65.7	1305^th of 4710 public elementary schools	72.3%	279	4.2	4.6	20.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	57.1	58.5	64.1	45.4	42.5	44.1	35.8	$9,817
Boone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8101 Croftwood Dr	Austin	78749	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2537	428	32	13.3	34.6%	187 (43.7%)	13 (3.0%)	198 (46.3%)	9 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.7%)	48.2	2246^th of 4651 public elementary schools	51.7%		65.9	1298^th of 4710 public elementary schools	72.4%	948								43.2	51.3	56.9	31.8	40.7	50.0	30.8	$10,169
Patton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6001 Westcreek Dr	Austin	78749	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-1780	737	52	14.1	30.1%	310 (42.1%)	37 (5.0%)	277 (37.6%)	67 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (6.1%)	63.6	1400^th of 4651 public elementary schools	69.9%		72.4	1042^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	77.9%	358								61.1	69.5	61.9	50.4	45.3	36.2	36.5	$9,863
Cowan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2817 Kentish Dr	Austin	78748	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 841-2700	555	44	12.5	29.5%	252 (45.4%)	10 (1.8%)	221 (39.8%)	30 (5.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	38 (6.8%)	72.9	1006^th of 4651 public elementary schools	78.4%		73.2	1012^th of 4710 public elementary schools	78.5%	6								68.8	51.7	83.1	46.1	43.0	67.6	61.4	$10,732
Baldwin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12200 Meridian Park Blvd	Austin	78739	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 841-8900	582	44	13.2	13.7%	309 (53.1%)	10 (1.7%)	142 (24.4%)	81 (13.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.7%)	94.3	213^th of 4651 public elementary schools	95.4%		95.7	158^th of 4710 public elementary schools	96.6%	55								82.7	80.6	85.7	85.7	67.0	69.4	55.1	$9,442
Bear Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12801 Escarpment Blvd	Austin	78739	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-0040	509	41	12.4	5.5%	256 (50.3%)	5 (1.0%)	112 (22.0%)	107 (21.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	94.6	203^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	95.6%		92.9	261^st of 4710 public elementary schools	94.5%	58								88.2	77.9	85.1	70.6	67.4	79.1	65.7	$8,627
Kocurek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9800 Curlew Dr	Austin	78748	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2547	507	42	12.0	65.7%	129 (25.4%)	26 (5.1%)	312 (61.5%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	26 (5.1%)	41.5	2674^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.5%		40.1	2830^th of 4710 public elementary schools	39.9%	156	18.2	33.3		20.0	0.0			52.9	34.7	67.2	39.4	25.0	41.8	23.9	$11,875

Frequently Asked Questions about Mills Elementary

How many students attend Mills Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 703 students attended Mills Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Mills Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mills Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Bowie High School

What district is Mills Elementary in?

Austin Independent School District (Isd)

Is Mills Elementary a good school?

Yes! Mills Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 65^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Mills Elementary?

Students at Mills Elementary are 59% White, 20% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 8% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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