Barrington Elementary School
Public elementary school in Austin, Texas · Austin ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Barrington Elementary School serves 405 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 121 schools in Austin ISD. By enrollment it is the 3411th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.4 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 28.04 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Austin ISD |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480894000296 |
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 ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 405 | 72,272 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.4 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 94.8% | 51.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 42% 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.
Barrington Elementary School in context
Size
Barrington Elementary School is the 47th largest of Austin ISD's 78 elementary schools; its 405 students are 0.6% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 0.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 523; Barrington 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 pre-K with 70 students, and its smallest is grade 1 with 53, against an average of 58 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 58 in kindergarten and 55 in grade 5. It also enrolls 70 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 88.1% here and 54.4% across Austin ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
94.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 51.1% across Austin 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
With 28.04 full-time-equivalent teachers for 405 students, Barrington Elementary School has 14.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 405 students would have about 27.4 teachers, so Barrington Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Barrington Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Guerrero Thompson, 0.3 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 122 other elementary schools, 46 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 88.1% |
| Black | 8.4% |
| Asian | 1.7% |
| White | 1% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
45.4% of students are girls and 54.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 70 |
| Kindergarten | 58 |
| Grade 1 | 53 |
| Grade 2 | 57 |
| Grade 3 | 56 |
| Grade 4 | 56 |
| Grade 5 | 55 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
400 Cooper Dr., Austin, TX 78753
Phone: (512)414-2008
Website: austinisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Barrington Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guerrero Thompson | Austin ISD | 0.3 mi | 548 | 14.4 | 96.7% |
| IDEA Rundberg Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 0.5 mi | 694 | 22.4 | 95.8% |
| Harmony Science Academy - Austin | Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas | 0.7 mi | 754 | 16.1 | 96.9% |
| Wooldridge Elementary School | Austin ISD | 0.9 mi | 462 | 12.4 | 93.7% |
| Cedars International Academy | Cedars International Academy | 0.9 mi | 408 | 15.3 | 87.7% |
| Cook Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.3 mi | 433 | 13.5 | 94.9% |
| Hart Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.4 mi | 577 | 14.3 | 92.4% |
| Brown Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.4 mi | 497 | 14.7 | 96.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.