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T J Austin Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4401^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

T J Austin Elementary is a PK-5 public school in Tyler, TX, serving 359 students within the Tyler Independent School District (Isd). The school serves a community with extremely high economic need, with over 98% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch, and has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Texas elementary schools over the past decade, currently sitting at the 5th percentile statewide.

Despite spending more per student ($11,801) than nearby high-performing schools like Birdwell School ($9,995) and Caldwell Arts Academy ($9,243), academic outcomes remain persistently low. For example, 3rd-grade reading proficiency (14.29%) is the lowest among nearby schools, and 5th-grade reading (18.18%) is less than half of the next lowest school. However, there is a notable bright spot: in 5th-grade math, 53% of students were proficient in 2022-2023, exceeding both district and state averages. The school also shows a sharp decline for male students, who ranked in the 1st percentile statewide in 2025-2026, a dramatic drop from the 18th percentile the year prior.

Interestingly, the school's "At Risk" subgroup ranked in the 63rd percentile statewide in 2020-2021, suggesting that specific programs or teachers were once highly effective with this population. Science remains a critical weakness, with only 9.3% of 5th graders proficient in 2023-2024 compared to 26.29% statewide. The success of Birdwell School (98th percentile) and Caldwell Arts Academy (84th percentile) in the same district demonstrates that high poverty does not have to mean low performance, highlighting that T J Austin's challenges are not inevitable.

359

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,995

Per pupil spending ?

98.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1105 W Franklin
Tyler, TX 75702

(903) 262-1765

District: Tyler Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend T J Austin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Moore Middle
High:	Tyler High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.6%

African American:

32.6%

White:

3.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 17th percentile in 2016 → 5th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (24% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school24%

District avg47%

Texas avg51%

4,401^st of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 5% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 17Elementary Schools in the Tyler Independent School District (Isd)

468^th of 951Tyler 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	12.5	4401 of 4627	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.2	3784 of 4651	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	4056 of 4710	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.3	3869 of 4647	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	3775 of 4581	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	3123 of 4578	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	13.7	4204 of 4479	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	3616 of 4359	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.8	3886 of 4329	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.8	3558 of 4286	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.7	3665 of 4320	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.0	3738 of 4260	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.4	3065 of 4221	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.5	3666 of 4206	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.1	3651 of 4095	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.4	3339 of 3937	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.8	3279 of 3884	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.9	3220 of 3768	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.8	2814 of 3724	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.8	2581 of 3476	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	47.8	2116 of 3475	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2004	33.9	2725 of 3465	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.0	2242 of 2406	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	30.5	1460 of 1905	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	1865 of 2443	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	2403 of 2443	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	2077 of 2421	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	1789 of 2444	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	2397 of 2515	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	2361 of 2483	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	45.4	2422 of 4461	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.2	1621 of 4331	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.6	3495 of 4295	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.8	2598 of 4240	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	1966 of 2918	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.8	3082 of 3668	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.3	2244 of 3556	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.5	1617 of 3487	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.4	1111 of 3446	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.8	2636 of 3333	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.9	1929 of 3226	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.8	3579 of 4575	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.5	3170 of 3744	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.4	4320 of 4658	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	4028 of 4588	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	3647 of 4561	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.1	2799 of 4499	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.2	4081 of 4348	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	3518 of 4306	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	31.2	2520 of 2980	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.3	2477 of 3184	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.5	2436 of 3106	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.8	3969 of 4413	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.1	2407 of 3644	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.0	3548 of 4465	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.2	2687 of 4401	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	2788 of 4376	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.7	2143 of 4329	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.3	3667 of 4188	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.4	2824 of 4168	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.6	4154 of 4520	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	33.8	2694 of 3705	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	3908 of 4594	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	3688 of 4521	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.1	3304 of 4477	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.0	2606 of 4451	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.0	4004 of 4309	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.6	3202 of 4264	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	4.6	4552 of 4582	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.0	3074 of 3739	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	3884 of 4647	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	3663 of 4585	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	3884 of 4563	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.7	3139 of 4498	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.2	4072 of 4357	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	3593 of 4319	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.9	4239 of 4301	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.1	3511 of 3549	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	3474 of 4292	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.3	2094 of 3799	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.0	3488 of 3684	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)46th percentile+28 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)33rd percentile+14 vs school

Female (2026)22nd percentile+17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2023)15th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)10th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)8th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)7th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)1st percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics30%-17 vs state

Reading18%-36 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)						STAAR Social Studies (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 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 Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
T J Austin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1105 W Franklin	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1765	359	25	14.2	98.1%	13 (3.6%)	117 (32.6%)	221 (61.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	12.5	4401^st of 4627 public elementary schools	4.9%		24.2	3784^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.6%	617						14.3	21.3	18.2				16.3	37.1	36.4					$10,995
Griffin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2650 N Broadway Ave	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2310	649	38	17.1	93.8%	15 (2.3%)	187 (28.8%)	435 (67.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	22.5	3902^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	15.7%		19.2	4070^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.5%	168						24.4	29.8	48.5				35.4	32.3	36.7					$8,533
Ramey Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 N Forest	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2505	517	37	13.9	93.6%	0 (0.0%)	155 (30.0%)	347 (67.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	45.9	2338^th of 4627 public elementary schools	49.5%		33.9	3195^th of 4651 public elementary schools	31.3%	857						42.3	46.0	44.3				43.7	68.5	40.9					$9,699
Douglas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1525 N Carlyle	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2100	591	34	17.3	94.8%	19 (3.2%)	70 (11.8%)	489 (82.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	32.7	3243^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	29.9%		30.7	3380^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.3%	137	14.3		33.3	14.3		43.2	46.5	38.8				21.6	65.1	23.9					$8,988
Caldwell Arts Academy	Public, Magnet	K-8	331 S College	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2250	618	39	15.8	49.8%	210 (34.0%)	121 (19.6%)	268 (43.4%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	80.8	729^th of 4627 public elementary schools	84.2%		82.4	663^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	85.7%	66					100.0	60.9	62.9	81.1	79.5	77.5	87.1	43.5	71.4	62.2	60.3	63.4	72.7	59.7	$8,799
Peete Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1511 Bellwood Dr	Tyler	75701	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2460	385	27	14.4	97.1%	17 (4.4%)	168 (43.6%)	185 (48.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.1%)	19.2	4086^th of 4627 public elementary schools	11.7%		16.8	4191^st of 4651 public elementary schools	9.9%	105						10.9	38.9	41.7				17.9	42.6	33.3					$11,732
Bonner Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	235 S Saunders	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-1920	380	27	13.8	93.4%	24 (6.3%)	55 (14.5%)	288 (75.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.4%)	55.1	1849^th of 4627 public elementary schools	60.0%		51.1	2070^th of 4651 public elementary schools	55.5%	221	47.8	50.0				42.3	51.1	58.3				42.9	60.8	48.3					$11,464
A W Orr Elementary - Cp	Public	PK, KG-1	3350 Pine Haven Rd	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(903) 262-2400	247	14	17.2	92.3%	10 (4.0%)	83 (33.6%)	146 (59.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)								(n/a)																			$00
Orr Elementary	Public	2-5	3350 Pine Haven Rd	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2400	460	29	15.8	90.9%	17 (3.7%)	135 (29.3%)	303 (65.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	13.9	4344^th of 4627 public elementary schools	6.1%		23.7	3813^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.0%	531						20.9	42.9	38.5				13.8	27.2	26.7					$8,811
Jones Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3450 Chandler Hwy	Tyler	75702	Smith County	Tyler Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 262-2360	355	22	16.2	92.7%	24 (6.8%)	171 (48.2%)	150 (42.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	49.2	2164^th of 4627 public elementary schools	53.2%		35.2	3108^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.2%	944						37.5	50.0	63.4				31.3	63.9	42.5					$11,048

Frequently Asked Questions about T J Austin Elementary

What schools do graduates of T J Austin Elementary attend?

Students who attend T J Austin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Moore Middle
High : Tyler High School

What is the racial makeup of T J Austin Elementary?

Students at T J Austin Elementary are 62% Hispanic, 33% African American, 4% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend T J Austin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 359 students attended T J Austin Elementary.

Is T J Austin Elementary a good school?

T J Austin Elementary ranks in the bottom 4.9% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is T J Austin Elementary in?

Tyler Independent School District (Isd)

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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

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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