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Padron Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4016^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Padron Elementary is a PK-5 school in the Austin Independent School District (Isd) serving 625 students in a high-poverty area, where over 95% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The most striking feature of this school is its dramatic academic decline over the past decade: once a solidly above-average school ranking in the 65th-72nd percentile between 2016 and 2019, it has now dropped to the 13th percentile in 2025-2026, placing it in the bottom 15% of Texas elementary schools. This sustained downward trend is the most severe among nearby schools like Barrington Elementary, Wooldridge Elementary, and Cook Elementary, which also struggle but have not fallen as far.

Mathematics performance is critically low and a major driver of the poor ranking. In the 2025-2026 school year, proficiency rates were 24.39% in 3rd grade, 16.67% in 4th grade, and 33.33% in 5th grade—roughly half the district average and significantly below the state average. For students taking the Spanish STAAR, math scores are even more concerning, with 0% proficiency in 4th-grade math. This contrasts sharply with Hill Elementary, located less than 2 miles away, which serves a vastly different demographic (15.66% free/reduced lunch) and achieves proficiency rates exceeding 70% in reading and math, ranking in the 94th percentile. Even when compared to schools with similar poverty levels, such as Guerrero Thompson (96.72% free/reduced lunch, 53rd percentile), Padron consistently underperforms, suggesting factors beyond poverty are at play.

Despite the overall challenges, there is a bright spot: 70% of 3rd graders were proficient in reading on the English STAAR in 2025-2026, exceeding the district (59%) and state (51.08%) averages. However, this success is not sustained, as 4th-grade reading proficiency plummets to 22.73%, indicating a severe "4th grade slump" that may reflect a curriculum gap or transition challenges. Historically, Padron was ranked in the 95th percentile for serving "At Risk" students in 2018-2019, but this collapsed during the pandemic and has not recovered. Notably, the school spends $11,980 per student—higher than Hill Elementary ($10,079) and Harmony School Of Science - Austin ($9,927)—suggesting that resource allocation and instructional strategies need re-evaluation to improve outcomes.

625

Students ?

14.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,940

Per pupil spending ?

95.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2011 W Rundberg Ln
Austin, TX 78758

(512) 841-9600

District: Austin Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Padron Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Burnet Middle
High:	Navarro Early College High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.5%

African American:

2.1%

Two or more races:

1.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (29% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg52%

Texas avg50%

4,016^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 33 pts since 2016

From bottom 47% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

55^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	20.5	4016 of 4627	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.3	4402 of 4651	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	4576 of 4710	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	4133 of 4647	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	3925 of 4581	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	4244 of 4578	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	58.7	1581 of 4479	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.8	1404 of 4359	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.1	1205 of 4329	72.2%	★★★★☆
2016	50.3	2293 of 4286	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.3	2050 of 4320	52.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	23.1	2116 of 2443	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	1688 of 2515	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.0	1008 of 2483	59.4%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	42.5	2628 of 4461	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.4	3411 of 4331	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	86.3	229 of 4295	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	88.8	180 of 4240	95.8%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	11.3	2836 of 2918	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	3607 of 3668	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	2727 of 3556	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	2614 of 3487	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	2971 of 3446	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	77.0	398 of 3333	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	83.1	252 of 3226	92.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.9	3761 of 4575	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.7	3635 of 3744	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.4	4614 of 4658	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	4228 of 4588	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	3888 of 4561	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.3	3930 of 4499	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.8	1893 of 4348	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.1	1154 of 4306	73.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	18.1	2429 of 2619	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.0	2947 of 2980	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.9	2908 of 2958	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.0	2972 of 3006	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	50.7	2003 of 3184	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	2126 of 3106	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.7	3820 of 4413	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	8.2	3595 of 3644	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	4427 of 4465	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	3616 of 4401	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	3463 of 4376	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	4007 of 4329	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	69.3	903 of 4188	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	71.3	801 of 4168	80.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	3643 of 4520	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.6	3638 of 3705	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	4545 of 4594	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	3876 of 4521	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	3643 of 4477	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	3983 of 4451	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	73.3	661 of 4309	84.7%	★★★★☆
2018	75.4	599 of 4264	86.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.5	4125 of 4582	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.2	3693 of 3739	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	4586 of 4647	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	3718 of 4585	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	3973 of 4563	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	4273 of 4498	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	61.7	1386 of 4357	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	1717 of 4319	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.6	3880 of 4301	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.2	3444 of 3549	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	4199 of 4292	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	4086 of 4086	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.1	3704 of 3799	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	3248 of 3684	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	2515 of 3558	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)41st percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)18th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile~ school

African American (2023)13th percentile~ school

Male (2026)10th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)10th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)7th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)3rd percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading30%-3 vs state

Mathematics24%-23 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8601 Tallwood Dr	Austin	78759	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2369	811	56	14.4	15.7%	480 (59.2%)	26 (3.2%)	184 (22.7%)	62 (7.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (7.2%)	92.9	257^th of 4627 public elementary schools	94.4%		91.1	332^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	92.9%	75								75.8	76.9	80.4			70.9	71.1	73.7		$8,231
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
McBee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 W Braker Ln	Austin	78758	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 841-2500	347	30	11.5	94.5%	7 (2.0%)	8 (2.3%)	329 (94.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	26.3	3673^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	20.6%		13.7	4349^th of 4651 public elementary schools	6.5%	676	34.8	44.4	32.0			0.0		64.3	15.0	59.1			27.8	23.7	33.3		$12,407

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Is Padron Elementary a good school?

Padron Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.2% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is Padron Elementary in?

Austin Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Padron Elementary attend?

Students who attend Padron Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Burnet Middle
High : Navarro Early College High School

What is the racial makeup of Padron Elementary?

Students at Padron Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Padron Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 625 students attended Padron 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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