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Joslin Elementary

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Joslin Elementary ranks 1255 th of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1255^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 73% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Joslin Elementary is a mid-sized PK-5 school in the Austin Independent School District (Isd), serving 265 students on Manchaca Road in South Austin. The school has shown a clear positive trajectory, improving its state ranking from the 62nd percentile in 2021-2022 to the 73rd percentile in 2025-2026, earning a 4-star rating. About 43% of students are economically disadvantaged, a figure that has been decreasing over the past three years.

Joslin stands out for its exceptional support of Special Education students, ranking in the 79th percentile—far exceeding nearby schools like Odom Elementary, Dawson Elementary, and Pleasant Hill Elementary. The school also achieved a remarkable turnaround for English Language Learners, jumping from the 30th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 73rd percentile in 2024-2025. Joslin occupies a unique "middle ground" in a polarized neighborhood, achieving strong results with moderate economic disadvantage, unlike high-performing, low-poverty schools like Barton Hills Elementary (98th percentile, 9.8% FRL) and Zilker Elementary (93rd percentile, 21.5% FRL), or struggling, high-poverty schools like Dawson (0th percentile, 83% FRL).

The school invests heavily in its students, spending $16,115 per pupil—significantly more than the district average—resulting in a very low student-teacher ratio of 9.4:1, which likely contributes to strong subgroup performance. However, there are areas for improvement. Gifted and Talented students rank in the 36th percentile, suggesting a need for more enrichment. Additionally, while 4th and 5th grade math scores exceed district averages, 3rd grade math proficiency (43.3%) lags behind, indicating a need to strengthen early elementary math instruction. Spanish-language STAAR results also show 0% proficiency for 5th graders, a red flag that may require reviewing the bilingual program.

265

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,218

Per pupil spending ?

43.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

4500 Manchaca Rd
Austin, TX 78745

(512) 414-2094

District: Austin Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

48.3%

White:

36.2%

Two or more races:

7.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 62nd percentile in 2022 → 73rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (55% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2022

✓Above the Texas median (73rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school55%

District avg52%

Texas avg50%

1,255^th of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 11 pts since 2022

From top 38% (2022) to top 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

520^th of 947Austin 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	67.4	1255 of 4643	73.0%	★★★★☆
2025	63.3	1419 of 4651	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.1	2108 of 4710	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	1693 of 4647	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.1	1745 of 4581	61.9%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	54.2	1804 of 4461	59.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	791 of 2918	72.9%	★★★★☆
2024	34.1	2562 of 3668	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	1945 of 3556	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.9	1480 of 3487	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	67.4	1224 of 4588	73.3%	★★★★☆
2025	63.0	1155 of 3744	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.4	1834 of 4658	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.0	1517 of 4588	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.8	1797 of 4561	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.8	1975 of 3080	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	46.9	1794 of 2619	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	2357 of 2980	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.4	2038 of 2958	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.6	1909 of 4425	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.6	2104 of 3644	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	2587 of 4465	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	3174 of 4401	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	3236 of 4376	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.6	2161 of 4535	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.9	1422 of 3705	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	2053 of 4594	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.1	3392 of 4521	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	3401 of 4477	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.8	1315 of 4597	71.4%	★★★★☆
2025	61.4	1238 of 3739	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	1436 of 4647	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	2076 of 4585	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	1889 of 4563	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.4	907 of 4308	78.9%	★★★★☆
2025	67.1	775 of 3549	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.0	1104 of 4292	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	29.9	3131 of 4086	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.3	1381 of 3952	65.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	72.5	700 of 3015	76.8%	★★★★☆
2025	70.3	675 of 2612	74.2%	★★★★☆
2024	56.7	1326 of 3108	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	1218 of 3106	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.3	850 of 3082	72.4%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2026)79th percentile+6 vs school

White (2026)77th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)73rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)73rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)71st percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)60th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)57th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)52nd percentile-21 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)36th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading63%+9 vs state

Mathematics53%+6 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Joslin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4500 Manchaca Rd	Austin	78745	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2094	265	28	9.4	43.4%	96 (36.2%)	8 (3.0%)	128 (48.3%)	13 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (7.2%)	67.4	1255^th of 4643 public elementary schools	73.0%		63.3	1419^th of 4651 public elementary schools	69.5%	164			0.0			0.0	50.0	75.0	59.4	43.3	55.8	58.1	$14,218
Sunset Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3000 Jones Rd	Austin	78745	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2392	441	29	15.1	34.9%	163 (37.0%)	8 (1.8%)	249 (56.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	89.1	419^th of 4643 public elementary schools	91.0%		68.6	1186^th of 4651 public elementary schools	74.5%	767	0.0			0.0			80.4	70.4	77.1	74.0	68.5	61.2	$10,087
St Elmo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 W St Elmo Rd	Austin	78745	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-4477	305	25	12.0	80.7%	61 (20.0%)	17 (5.6%)	210 (68.9%)	10 (3.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	34.1	3159^th of 4643 public elementary schools	32.0%		29.1	3486^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.0%	327	0.0	33.3	0.0			16.7	36.4	58.8	55.3	17.7	46.3	21.4	$12,871
Galindo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3800 S 2nd St	Austin	78704	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-1756	418	41	10.1	90.4%	24 (5.7%)	16 (3.8%)	362 (86.6%)	9 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	33.9	3165^th of 4643 public elementary schools	31.8%		34.8	3135^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.6%	30	35.0	54.6	40.0		40.0		29.6	48.5	44.9	35.6	43.6	42.3	$15,529
Wayside Eden Park Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	6215 Menchaca Rd	Austin	78745	Travis County	Wayside Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 220-9106	235	11	21.3	45.5%	54 (23.0%)	20 (8.5%)	146 (62.1%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.5%)	39.3	2819^th of 4643 public elementary schools	39.3%		48.8	2204^th of 4651 public elementary schools	52.6%	615							34.8	36.0	66.7	34.8	40.0	52.4	$9,461
Odom Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1010 Turtle Creek Blvd	Austin	78745	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2388	286	25	11.4	86.0%	20 (7.0%)	10 (3.5%)	253 (88.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	15	4309^th of 4643 public elementary schools	7.2%		28.7	3515^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.4%	794	42.9	15.4	27.3	18.2	0.0	0.0	40.7	20.8	38.5	32.4	18.5	20.0	$15,060
Cunningham Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2200 Berkeley Ave	Austin	78745	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2067	346	35	10.0	53.5%	113 (32.7%)	12 (3.5%)	204 (59.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	67.3	1260^th of 4643 public elementary schools	72.9%		65.1	1345^th of 4651 public elementary schools	71.1%	85							66.0	53.7	75.0	54.9	42.6	55.0	$14,583
Dawson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3001 S 1st St	Austin	78704	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-2070	196	22	8.8	83.2%	22 (11.2%)	16 (8.2%)	143 (73.0%)	7 (3.6%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)	3.4	4625^th of 4643 public elementary schools	0.4%		4.9	4617^th of 4651 public elementary schools	0.7%	8							22.2	9.1	29.6	7.1	0.0	11.1	$19,444
Barton Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	2108 Barton Hills Dr	Austin	78704	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2013	286	22	12.7	9.8%	215 (75.2%)	2 (0.7%)	47 (16.4%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	96.8	100^th of 4643 public elementary schools	97.8%		86.3	524^th of 4651 public elementary schools	88.7%	424							84.2	89.3	89.8	79.0	96.4	68.8	$11,072
Zilker Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 Bluebonnet Ln	Austin	78704	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2327	506	38	13.2	21.5%	288 (56.9%)	13 (2.6%)	138 (27.3%)	14 (2.8%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	48 (9.5%)	90.6	340^th of 4643 public elementary schools	92.7%		92.4	293^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	93.7%	47							81.9	88.0	76.4	63.9	71.4	60.6	$9,689

Frequently Asked Questions about Joslin Elementary

How many students attend Joslin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 265 students attended Joslin Elementary.

What district is Joslin Elementary in?

Austin Independent School District (Isd)

Is Joslin Elementary a good school?

Joslin Elementary ranks 1255^th of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Joslin Elementary?

Students at Joslin Elementary are 48% Hispanic, 36% White, 7% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 3% African American.

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2015–16 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 20, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 30, 2026

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

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