Blanton Elementary School
Public elementary school in Austin, Texas · Austin ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Blanton Elementary School serves 748 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 121 schools in Austin ISD. By enrollment it is the 640th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.1 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 ÷ 52.89 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 | 480894000301 |
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 | 748 | 72,272 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 46.4% | 51.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 36% 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.
Blanton Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 78 elementary schools in Austin ISD, Blanton Elementary School is the 7th largest, with 1% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.5 miles away and have a median of 383 students, so Blanton Elementary School is larger 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 kindergarten with 123 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 90, against an average of 107 per grade. This year grade 5 has 11% fewer students than kindergarten (109 against 123). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 90 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 43.7% of enrollment, a lower share than across Austin ISD (54.4%). White students are next, at 37.8%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
46.4% of students qualify 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
Blanton Elementary School has 52.89 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 748 students would have about 50.5 teachers, so Blanton Elementary School has 2.4 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 city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Pecan Springs Elementary School, 0.9 miles away in the same district. There are 52 elementary schools within 5 miles and 116 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 43.7% |
| White | 37.8% |
| Black | 7.4% |
| Two or more races | 6.8% |
| Asian | 3.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
52.4% of students are girls and 47.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 90 |
| Kindergarten | 123 |
| Grade 1 | 103 |
| Grade 2 | 102 |
| Grade 3 | 110 |
| Grade 4 | 111 |
| Grade 5 | 109 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5408 Westminster Dr., Austin, TX 78723
Phone: (512)414-2026
Website: austinisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Blanton Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pecan Springs Elementary School | Austin ISD | 0.9 mi | 279 | 11.9 | 95.7% |
| Andrews Elementary School | Austin ISD | 0.9 mi | 309 | 11.5 | 94.8% |
| Austin Achieve Northeast Elementary School | Austin Achieve Public Schools | 1.4 mi | 839 | 17.8 | 88.3% |
| Texas Preparatory School - Austin Campus | Texas Preparatory School | 1.5 mi | 59 | 7.5 | 35.6% |
| Winn Montessori | Austin ISD | 1.6 mi | 370 | 13.3 | 60.5% |
| Ridgetop Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.6 mi | 396 | 14.7 | 18.4% |
| Maplewood Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.8 mi | 403 | 13 | 24.8% |
| Pickle Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.8 mi | 407 | 13.6 | 95.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.