Austin Discovery School
Public elementary school (charter) in Austin, Texas · Austin Discovery School · Grades K–6
Austin Discovery School serves 202 students in grades K–6 in Austin (Travis County). It is the only school in Austin Discovery School. By enrollment it is the 4496th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12.2 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 16.58 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–6 |
| District | Austin Discovery School |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 480026511056 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Austin Discovery School | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 202 | 202 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12.2 | 12.2 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | – | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 11% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Austin Discovery School in context
Size
Austin Discovery School is the only school in Austin Discovery School, so its 202 students are the district's whole enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 459; Austin Discovery School is smaller than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 4 with 40 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 3, against an average of 29 per grade. This year grade 6 has 87% fewer students than kindergarten (3 against 24). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 62.9% here and 24.4% across Texas public schools. Hispanic students are next, at 28.2%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
It does not take part in the National School Lunch Program.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 16.58 full-time-equivalent teachers for 202 students, Austin Discovery School has 12.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 202 students would have about 13.6 teachers, so Austin Discovery School has 3 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Austin Discovery School is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town, which NCES calls rural, fringe. The nearest other elementary school is KIPP Alegria Primary School, 0.4 miles away in KIPP Texas Public Schools. Within 10 miles there are 99 other elementary schools, 25 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 62.9% |
| Hispanic | 28.2% |
| Two or more races | 6.4% |
| Black | 1.5% |
| Asian | 1% |
47.5% of students are girls and 52.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 24 |
| Grade 1 | 33 |
| Grade 2 | 39 |
| Grade 3 | 32 |
| Grade 4 | 40 |
| Grade 5 | 31 |
| Grade 6 | 3 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
9303 Fm 969 Rd, Austin, TX 78724
Phone: (512)674-0700
Website: austindiscoveryschool.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Austin Discovery School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP Alegria Primary School | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 0.4 mi | 532 | 19.5 | 91.9% |
| Oak Meadows Elementary School | Manor ISD | 0.9 mi | 477 | 15.2 | 83% |
| Overton Elementary School | Austin ISD | 2.2 mi | 440 | 13.8 | 92.5% |
| The East Austin College Prep at Southwest Key | Valere Public Schools | 2.3 mi | 159 | 19.7 | 95.6% |
| IDEA Health Professions Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 2.4 mi | 294 | 19.7 | 90.8% |
| Jordan Elementary School | Austin ISD | 2.4 mi | 492 | 19.7 | 97.2% |
| Norman-Sims Elementary School | Austin ISD | 2.4 mi | 274 | 10.5 | 95.3% |
| Joseph Gilbert Elementary School | Del Valle ISD | 2.6 mi | 664 | 14.4 | 90.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.