Basis Austin
Public elementary school (charter) in Austin, Texas · Basis Texas · Grades 3–6
Basis Austin serves 155 students in grades 3–6 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 14 schools in Basis Texas. By enrollment it is the 4585th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13 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 ÷ 11.88 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | 3–6 |
| District | Basis Texas |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 480143814163 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Basis Texas | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 155 | 7,092 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13 | 16 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | – | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 19% 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.
Basis Austin in context
Size
Basis Austin is the smallest of Basis Texas' 9 elementary schools; its 155 students are 2.2% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 474; Basis Austin 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 3 with 53 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 23, against an average of 39 per grade. This year grade 6 has 47% fewer students than grade 3 (28 against 53). 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 Asian students: 72.9% here and 51.1% across Basis Texas. Hispanic students are next, at 10.3%. Students from 6 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. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 11.88 full-time-equivalent teachers for 155 students, Basis Austin has 13 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 155 students would have about 10.5 teachers, so Basis Austin has 1.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Basis Austin is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. Basis Austin Primary School (in the same district) is listed at the same location. Within 10 miles there are 125 other elementary schools, 42 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Asian | 72.9% |
| Hispanic | 10.3% |
| White | 9% |
| Two or more races | 4.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.9% |
| Black | 1.3% |
45.8% of students are girls and 54.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 3 | 53 |
| Grade 4 | 51 |
| Grade 5 | 23 |
| Grade 6 | 28 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1605 Kramer Ln, Austin, TX 78758
Phone: (737)263-5890
Website: enrollbasistx.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Basis Austin. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basis Austin Primary School | Basis Texas | 0.0 mi | 243 | 14.4 | – |
| Cook Elementary School | Austin ISD | 0.5 mi | 433 | 13.5 | 94.9% |
| McBee Elementary School | Austin ISD | 0.7 mi | 347 | 11.5 | 94.5% |
| Walnut Creek Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.2 mi | 496 | 12.9 | 92.1% |
| Harmony School of Science - Austin | Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas | 1.2 mi | 486 | 17 | 56.4% |
| Padron Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.3 mi | 625 | 14.4 | 95.8% |
| Wooldridge Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.4 mi | 462 | 12.4 | 93.7% |
| Guerrero Thompson | Austin ISD | 1.6 mi | 548 | 14.4 | 96.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Basis Texas
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basis Austin Primary School | Elementary | K–2 | 243 |
| Basis Benbrook | Elementary | K–7 | 534 |
| Basis Cedar Park | Middle | 6–10 | 405 |
| Basis Cedar Park Primary School | Elementary | K–5 | 859 |
| Basis Pflugerville | Middle | 6–10 | 240 |
| Basis Pflugerville Primary School | Elementary | K–5 | 853 |
| Basis San Antonio - Jack Lewis Jr. Campus | Middle | 6–8 | 181 |
| Basis San Antonio - Northeast Campus | Middle | 5–8 | 128 |
| Basis San Antonio Pri- Medical Center Campus | Elementary | K–5 | 799 |
| Basis San Antonio Primary - Jack Lewis Jr. Campus | Elementary | K–5 | 605 |
| Basis San Antonio Primary - Northeast Campus | Elementary | K–4 | 253 |
| Basis San Antonio- Primary North Central Campus | Elementary | K–5 | 780 |
| Basis San Antonio- Shavano Campus | High | 6–12 | 1,057 |