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Austin Elementary

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Austin Elementary ranks 598 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

598^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Austin Elementary is a PK-5 public school in Edinburg, TX, serving 366 students within the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District, and it stands out as a top-tier academic performer despite serving a high-poverty community where over 86% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school consistently ranks in the top 15% of Texas elementary schools, currently holding an 87th percentile statewide ranking and a 4-star rating for the 2025-2026 school year. What makes this achievement remarkable is the dramatic performance gap compared to nearby schools with similar demographics. For example, Lincoln Elementary, located just 0.3 miles away and serving a nearly identical student population, shows vastly different results: Austin's 3rd graders scored 88% proficient in math versus Lincoln's 37%, and 84% proficient in reading versus 35%. The school's success extends across all student groups, with its low socio-economic status students ranking in the 100th percentile statewide and its gifted and talented program ranking #1 in Texas for the 2024-2025 school year.

While Jefferson Elementary (90th percentile) is a close rival less than a mile away, Austin's performance is arguably more impressive given its significantly higher poverty rate (86.61% vs. 64.77%). The school also demonstrated remarkable resilience after the pandemic, bouncing back from a 39th percentile ranking in 2020-2021 to the 87th percentile the following year and maintaining that excellence. With a decade-long track record of top 15% rankings and multiple 5-star ratings, Austin Elementary proves that strong leadership, teaching, and school culture can overcome economic challenges to deliver exceptional education for every child.

366

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,000

Per pupil spending ?

86.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1023 E Kuhn St
Edinburg, TX 78539

(956) 289-2331

District: Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend Austin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	B L Garza Middle
High:	Edinburg North High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.1%

White:

1.1%

African American:

0.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 99th percentile in 2016 → 87th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (73% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Texas elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school73%

District avg52%

Texas avg51%

598^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From top 1% (2016) to top 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 31Elementary Schools in the Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District

377^th of 951Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District 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	84.4	598 of 4627	87.1%	★★★★☆
2025	94.7	195 of 4651	95.8%	★★★★★
2024	88.7	419 of 4710	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	88.1	451 of 4647	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	84.6	586 of 4581	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	35.8	2800 of 4578	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	83.0	590 of 4479	86.8%	★★★★☆
2018	87.5	438 of 4359	90.0%	★★★★☆
2017	83.7	591 of 4329	86.3%	★★★★☆
2016	93.0	60 of 4286	98.6%	★★★★★
2015	78.0	850 of 4320	80.3%	★★★★☆
2014	82.4	606 of 4260	85.8%	★★★★☆
2013	75.8	860 of 4221	79.6%	★★★★☆
2012	65.5	1398 of 4206	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	75.0	826 of 4095	79.8%	★★★★☆
2010	76.4	696 of 3937	82.3%	★★★★☆
2009	39.0	2793 of 3884	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	63.7	1431 of 3768	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	78.3	533 of 3724	85.7%	★★★★☆
2006	74.8	733 of 3476	78.9%	★★★★☆
2005	55.7	1739 of 3475	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	64.6	1251 of 3465	63.9%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	85.6	289 of 4461	93.5%	★★★★★
2021	24.3	3767 of 4331	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	90.6	152 of 4295	96.5%	★★★★★
2018	94.7	75 of 4240	98.2%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	92.9	138 of 2918	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	80.0	470 of 3668	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	47.2	1832 of 3556	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	81.1	338 of 3487	90.3%	★★★★★
2021	31.1	2601 of 3446	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	86.2	170 of 3333	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	43 of 3226	98.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	83.2	578 of 4575	87.4%	★★★★☆
2025	95.3	105 of 3744	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	87.7	395 of 4658	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.5	271 of 4588	94.1%	★★★★★
2022	84.2	509 of 4561	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	38.3	2670 of 4499	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	76.5	760 of 4348	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	84.3	489 of 4306	88.6%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	1 of 2619	100.0%	★★★★★
2023	67.5	999 of 2980	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.3	1582 of 2958	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.5	2007 of 3184	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	87.4	280 of 4413	93.7%	★★★★★
2025	97.5	33 of 3644	99.1%	★★★★★
2024	90.1	207 of 4465	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	159 of 4401	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	88.6	245 of 4376	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	42.6	2405 of 4329	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	87.1	256 of 4188	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	91.4	160 of 4168	96.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	89.3	197 of 4520	95.6%	★★★★★
2025	99.0	16 of 3705	99.6%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	111 of 4594	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	61 of 4521	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.5	98 of 4477	97.8%	★★★★★
2021	45.0	2385 of 4451	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	90.6	142 of 4309	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	70 of 4264	98.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	83.4	586 of 4582	87.2%	★★★★☆
2025	94.7	138 of 3739	96.3%	★★★★★
2024	83.6	559 of 4647	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	845 of 4585	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	81.8	631 of 4563	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	34.9	2855 of 4498	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	85.7	444 of 4357	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	86.9	427 of 4319	90.1%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.6	548 of 4301	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	65.4	858 of 4086	79.0%	★★★★☆
2018	37.3	2214 of 3558	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)100th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)96th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)95th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)94th percentile+7 vs school

At Risk (2022)94th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)87th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)87th percentile~ school

Male (2026)87th percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics76%+29 vs state

Reading70%+16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (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 4th 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
Austin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1023 E Kuhn St	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2331	366	26	14.0	86.6%	4 (1.1%)	3 (0.8%)	359 (98.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	84.4	598^th of 4627 public elementary schools	87.1%		94.7	195^th of 4651 public elementary schools	95.8%	403		84.0	57.1	69.1	88.0	57.1	83.3	$13,000
Lincoln Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1319 E Lovett St	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2525	400	28	14.2	89.3%	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	394 (98.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42.8	2528^th of 4627 public elementary schools	45.4%		57.2	1714^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.1%	814		35.3	48.4	57.4	37.3	53.2	38.9	$11,533
L B Johnson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 E Sprague St	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2358	402	26	15.2	84.6%	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	398 (99.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	54.2	1900^th of 4627 public elementary schools	58.9%		53.6	1930^th of 4651 public elementary schools	58.5%	30		40.4	43.1	60.9	42.1	55.4	64.1	$11,102
Travis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 S 21st Ave	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2354	337	25	13.2	86.4%	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	333 (98.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40.6	2701^st of 4627 public elementary schools	41.6%		38.2	2907^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.5%	206		58.7	39.6	51.0	42.6	43.8	31.4	$12,301
Jefferson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	904 S 12th Ave	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2385	511	34	15.1	64.8%	10 (2.0%)	2 (0.4%)	494 (96.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	87.9	458^th of 4627 public elementary schools	90.1%		89.1	405^th of 4651 public elementary schools	91.3%	53		82.3	69.6	77.6	77.5	66.1	53.5	$11,538
Macaria Dela Garza Gorena Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1801 E Freddy Gonzalez Dr	Edinburg	78542	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2460	554	35	15.6	76.4%	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	547 (98.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	62.6	1484^th of 4627 public elementary schools	67.9%		60.3	1565^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.4%	81	0.0	46.8	53.8	58.3	54.6	53.5	64.0	$10,238
Cano-Gonzalez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1701 S Raul Longoria	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2380	399	26	15.1	75.9%	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.0%)	388 (97.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54.9	1863^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	59.7%		43.4	2535^th of 4651 public elementary schools	45.5%	672		53.7	55.6	47.8	53.7	69.4	41.8	$11,772
Lee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1215 W Sprague St	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2342	414	29	14.2	94.0%	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	412 (99.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.4	2308^th of 4627 public elementary schools	50.1%		29.4	3470^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.4%	1162		39.5	50.9	43.8	39.5	60.4	46.8	$11,807
Idea Edinburg Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2753 N Roegiers Rd	Edinburg	78541	Hidalgo County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 287-6100	728	34	21.3	86.1%	27 (3.7%)	8 (1.1%)	682 (93.7%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	31.7	3328^th of 4627 public elementary schools	28.1%		32.9	3265^th of 4651 public elementary schools	29.8%	63		41.0	46.7	53.2	30.5	40.0	28.6	$10,261
Eisenhower Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2901 E Russell Rd	Edinburg	78539	Hidalgo County	Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(956) 289-2540	640	40	15.9	87.2%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	637 (99.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.6	2411^th of 4627 public elementary schools	47.9%		33.6	3218^th of 4651 public elementary schools	30.8%	807		47.6	51.1	40.2	38.8	54.6	46.4	$9,913

Frequently Asked Questions about Austin Elementary

Is Austin Elementary a good school?

Austin Elementary ranks 598^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Austin Elementary?

Students at Austin Elementary are 98% Hispanic, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Austin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Austin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : B L Garza Middle
High : Edinburg North High School

How many students attend Austin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 366 students attended Austin Elementary.

What district is Austin Elementary in?

Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District

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