Summary:
There are five elementary schools serving grades PK through 5 in the 78748 zip code of Austin, Texas, all part of the Austin Independent School District (Isd), which ranks in the 45th percentile statewide.
Baranoff Elementary is the top performer in the area, ranking in the 86th percentile (4 stars) and consistently exceeding state averages in Reading and Math across all tested grades. Casey Elementary has shown the most improvement, jumping from the 63rd to the 77th percentile in two years. Cowan Elementary is a solid mid-tier school but stands out as a science powerhouse, with 61.43% of 5th graders proficient in Science—nearly double the district average. Kocurek Elementary (40th percentile) and Williams Elementary (49th percentile) are the lower-performing schools, with Williams experiencing a notable decline from a 3-star rating in 2023-2024.
A key finding is that higher spending per student does not correlate with higher performance; Williams has the highest spending ($12,842/student) but the lowest performance, while Baranoff has the lowest spending ($9,751/student) and the highest performance. Additionally, the percentage of students eligible for free/reduced lunch varies dramatically from 14.07% at Baranoff to 71.88% at Williams, and this metric closely aligns with school rankings. Finally, bilingual education is a critical challenge at Kocurek and Williams, where proficiency rates on Spanish-language STAAR exams are consistently very low, indicating a need for improved support programs.
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