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Perez Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

3588^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Perez Elementary in Austin, TX, is a PK-6 school in the Austin Independent School District (Isd) serving 460 students in a high-poverty community, where over 90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school has shown a positive trajectory, climbing from the 1st percentile statewide in 2020-2021 to the 22nd percentile in the most recent data, though it still ranks below its pre-pandemic level. A standout strength is its support for special education students, ranking in the 56th percentile statewide—a stark contrast to its overall performance and a clear area of excellence. Additionally, 5th-grade English reading scores are a bright spot, with 50% of students proficient, close to the state average, suggesting a strong teaching team or effective interventions at that grade level.

Compared to nearby schools, Perez outperforms Langford Elementary, just 0.87 miles away with similar demographics, which ranks in the 9th percentile. However, Blazier Elementary (1.03 miles away) serves a lower-poverty population and ranks in the 63rd percentile, highlighting how socioeconomic factors correlate with performance in this cluster. The school spends above the district average per student ($13,626) and maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1, but these resources have not yet translated into top-tier results, though the upward trend is promising.

Key challenges include inconsistent math performance, with a 26-point gap between 3rd-grade (18% proficient) and 5th-grade (44% proficient) math scores, pointing to a lack of vertical alignment in the curriculum. The bilingual program shows mixed results: while Spanish reading tests sometimes beat district averages, math proficiency for Spanish-dominant students is alarmingly low, with 0% of 3rd and 5th graders proficient. Additionally, the school struggles to challenge its highest-achieving students, ranking in the 2nd percentile for Gifted and Talented performance, likely due to a focus on remediation for the majority. These issues suggest that while Perez is recovering, it needs more cohesive programs to sustain its progress.

460

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,840

Per pupil spending ?

90.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7500 S Pleasant Vly Rd
Austin, TX 78744

(512) 841-9100

District: Austin Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Perez Elementary usually attend:

High:

Akins Early College High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.3%

African American:

3.3%

White:

2.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (30% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg52%

Texas avg50%

3,588^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

50^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
2025	18.8	4095 of 4651	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	4389 of 4710	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.1	4231 of 4647	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	4073 of 4581	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.4	4535 of 4578	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	3446 of 4479	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	2980 of 4359	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.9	3159 of 4329	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	47.9	2401 of 4286	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.0	2906 of 4320	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.3	3240 of 4260	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	33.7	3222 of 4221	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.5	3187 of 4206	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.8	3357 of 4095	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.7	3396 of 3937	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.4	2867 of 3884	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.7	3017 of 3768	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	7.0	3654 of 3724	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	12.3	2401 of 2444	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	44.4	1360 of 2515	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	34.8	3182 of 4461	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	4181 of 4331	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	44.2	2390 of 4295	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.9	1933 of 4240	54.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	29.1	2259 of 2918	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	3522 of 3668	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	2746 of 3556	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	2897 of 3487	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	3333 of 3446	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	47.4	1694 of 3333	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.6	1778 of 3226	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	3129 of 3744	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	4429 of 4658	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	4544 of 4588	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	4180 of 4561	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.6	4417 of 4499	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	3129 of 4348	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.8	2637 of 4306	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	2579 of 2619	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	2617 of 2980	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.8	2305 of 2958	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.4	1651 of 3184	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.3	1315 of 3106	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	2928 of 3644	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	4283 of 4465	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	4006 of 4401	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	3940 of 4376	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	4312 of 4329	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	2982 of 4188	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.0	2713 of 4168	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	2919 of 3705	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	4438 of 4594	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	4017 of 4521	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	4058 of 4477	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	4426 of 4451	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.1	2773 of 4309	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	2382 of 4264	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	2880 of 3739	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	4296 of 4647	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	3579 of 4585	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	3723 of 4563	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	4417 of 4498	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	3495 of 4357	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	3390 of 4319	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	31.4	780 of 1046	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	1415 of 3549	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.8	3013 of 4292	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	2956 of 4086	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.4	3072 of 3952	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	3519 of 3799	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	3550 of 3684	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	2870 of 3558	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	31.5	2371 of 3108	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)60th percentile+48 vs school

At Risk (2022)29th percentile+18 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)25th percentile-6 vs school

White (2024)24th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile+11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)23rd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2021)2nd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)2nd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading44%-11 vs state

Mathematics32%-15 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, January 26, 2015

I LOVE Perez Elementary! The administration and teachers work very very hard to challenge the students and get them excited about learning and thinking about their future goals. The school sets up LOTS of family events to help build a sense of community at the school, constantly encouraging parents to get more involved in their children's education and futures. Close Quote

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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 Spanish Mathematics 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	Total
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%)	27.6	3588^th of 4627 public elementary schools	22.5%		18.8	4095^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.0%	507	18.2	33.3	20.8	0.0	18.2	0.0	44.1	31.8	50.0		18.4	31.0	44.4		$13,840
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%)	16.7	4205^th of 4627 public elementary schools	9.1%		12.5	4393^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	5.5%	188	0.0	18.2					22.2	16.1	40.0		12.2	26.3	46.5		$17,454
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%)	54.9	1866^th of 4627 public elementary schools	59.7%		41.5	2678^th of 4651 public elementary schools	42.4%	812	37.5	40.0					57.1	51.7	70.3		43.2	41.7	42.5		$14,491
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%)	58	1711^th of 4627 public elementary schools	63.0%		55	1842^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	60.4%	131	34.6	52.4	7.1		37.5	0.0	60.4	53.8	55.2	46.7	45.9	47.0	56.2	51.4	$10,223
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%)	12.2	4412^th of 4627 public elementary schools	4.6%		18.7	4104^th of 4651 public elementary schools	11.8%	308	0.0	22.2	8.3	0.0	11.1	10.0	22.1	27.0	37.4		21.2	20.2	35.5		$10,895
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%)	24.1	3803^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	17.8%		32.6	3283^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	29.4%	520	30.0	31.0					25.0	35.9	34.7		9.6	50.5	38.5		$7,032
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%)	10	4485^th of 4627 public elementary schools	3.1%		5.8	4597^th of 4651 public elementary schools	1.2%	112	33.3	25.0	33.3	14.3	16.7		31.3	23.5	20.5		32.5	20.5	14.0		$12,923
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%)	40.8	2674^th of 4627 public elementary schools	42.2%		29.9	3437^th of 4651 public elementary schools	26.1%	763	45.8	29.2	42.9				53.3	33.3	51.4		46.3	42.3	37.1		$14,724
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%)	15.6	4263^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	7.9%		6.3	4586^th of 4651 public elementary schools	1.4%	323	13.3	25.0	14.3			0.0	10.8	25.0	17.9		10.5	51.6	8.9		$14,421
Pleasant Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6405 Cir S Rd	Austin	78745	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-4453	422	36	11.7	88.2%	31 (7.3%)	40 (9.5%)	332 (78.7%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	15.7	4255^th of 4627 public elementary schools	8.0%		21.4	3952^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	15.0%	303	33.3	0.0	40.0			30.0	31.6	34.8	36.4		18.2	27.5	34.6		$13,631

Frequently Asked Questions about Perez Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Perez Elementary?

Students at Perez Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% White.

How many students attend Perez Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 460 students attended Perez Elementary.

What district is Perez Elementary in?

Austin Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Perez Elementary attend?

Students who attend Perez Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Akins Early College High School

Is Perez Elementary a good school?

Perez Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.5% of Texas elementary schools.

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