Blackshear Elementary School
Public elementary school in Austin, Texas · Austin ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Blackshear Elementary School serves 214 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 121 schools in Austin ISD. By enrollment it is the 4467th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 11.3 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 ÷ 18.91 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 | 480894000300 |
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 | 214 | 72,272 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 11.3 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 52.3% | 51.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 6% 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.
Blackshear Elementary School in context
Size
Blackshear Elementary School is the 76th largest of Austin ISD's 78 elementary schools; its 214 students are 0.3% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 344; Blackshear 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 44 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 19, against an average of 31 per grade. This year grade 5 has 132% more students than kindergarten (44 against 19). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 22 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 40.2% here and 54.4% across Austin ISD. White students are next, at 25.7%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
52.3% 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 18.91 full-time-equivalent teachers for 214 students, Blackshear Elementary School has 11.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 214 students would have about 14.5 teachers, so Blackshear Elementary School has 4.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Blackshear Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is University of Texas El Charter School, 0.6 miles away in University of Texas Elementary Charter School. Within 10 miles there are 115 other elementary schools, 47 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 | 40.2% |
| White | 25.7% |
| Black | 22% |
| Two or more races | 10.3% |
| Asian | 1.9% |
50.5% of students are girls and 49.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 22 |
| Kindergarten | 19 |
| Grade 1 | 25 |
| Grade 2 | 40 |
| Grade 3 | 38 |
| Grade 4 | 26 |
| Grade 5 | 44 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1712 E 11th St, Austin, TX 78702
Phone: (512)414-2021
Website: austinisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Blackshear Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Texas El Charter School | University of Texas Elementary Charter School | 0.6 mi | 304 | 13.8 | 60.5% |
| Zavala Elementary School | Austin ISD | 0.6 mi | 229 | 10.3 | 89.5% |
| Sanchez Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.0 mi | 479 | 13.7 | 90.2% |
| Oak Springs Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.1 mi | 215 | 10.5 | 96.7% |
| Campbell Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.2 mi | 180 | 10.6 | 73.9% |
| Govalle Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.4 mi | 384 | 9.7 | 87.2% |
| Lee Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.8 mi | 428 | 13.5 | 16.6% |
| Maplewood Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.8 mi | 403 | 13 | 24.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.