Austin Elementary School
Public elementary school in Memphis, Texas · Memphis ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Austin Elementary School serves 139 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Memphis (Hall County). It is one of 4 schools in Memphis ISD. By enrollment it is the 4615th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 10.8 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 ÷ 12.83 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Memphis ISD |
| County | Hall County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483018003380 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Memphis ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 139 | 345 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 10.8 | 9.2 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 82.7% | 77.4% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 4% 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 Elementary School in context
Size
Austin Elementary School is the only elementary school in Memphis ISD. Its 139 students are 40.3% of the district's 345. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 51.4 miles away and have a median of 221 students, so Austin Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
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 5 with 29 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 14, against an average of 20 per grade. This year grade 5 has 107% more students than kindergarten (29 against 14). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 28 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 68.3% of enrollment, about the same share as across Memphis ISD (66.7%). White students are next, at 20.9%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
82.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 77.4% across Memphis ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Austin Elementary School has 12.83 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 139 students would have about 9.4 teachers, so Austin Elementary School has 3.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other elementary school is Wellington Elementary School, 20.4 miles away in Wellington ISD. No other elementary school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 68.3% |
| White | 20.9% |
| Black | 9.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |
44.6% of students are girls and 55.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 28 |
| Kindergarten | 14 |
| Grade 1 | 14 |
| Grade 2 | 16 |
| Grade 3 | 16 |
| Grade 4 | 22 |
| Grade 5 | 29 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
515 S 9th St, Memphis, TX 79245
Phone: (806)259-5930
Website: memphisisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Austin Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Elementary School | Wellington ISD | 20.4 mi | 238 | 10.3 | 65.5% |
| Clarendon Elementary School | Clarendon ISD | 25.3 mi | 204 | 10.1 | 55.9% |
| Childress Elementary School | Childress ISD | 28.2 mi | 447 | 13.9 | 64% |
| Grandview-Hopkins Elementary School | Grandview-Hopkins ISD | 48.3 mi | 49 | 8.4 | – |
| Reagan Elementary School | Quanah ISD | 54.4 mi | 196 | 9.6 | 76.5% |
| Lamar Elementary School | Pampa ISD | 60.4 mi | 415 | 15.1 | 67.5% |
| White Deer Elementary School | White Deer ISD | 60.6 mi | 166 | 11.3 | 50.6% |
| Stephen F Austin Elementary School | Pampa ISD | 62.5 mi | 371 | 15.2 | 65.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Memphis ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis High School | High | 9–12 | 117 |
| Memphis Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 77 |
| Travis Elementary School | Pre-K | Pre-K | 12 |