Brown Elementary School
Public elementary school in Austin, Texas · Austin ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Brown Elementary School serves 497 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 121 schools in Austin ISD. By enrollment it is the 2566th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.7 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 ÷ 33.82 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 | 480894000304 |
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 | 497 | 72,272 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.7 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 96.8% | 51.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 48% 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.
Brown Elementary School in context
Size
Brown Elementary School is the 29th largest of Austin ISD's 78 elementary schools; its 497 students are 0.7% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 408; Brown Elementary School is close to their typical size.
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 2 with 84 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 49, against an average of 71 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 76 in kindergarten and 74 in grade 5. It also enrolls 49 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 82.1% here and 54.4% across Austin ISD. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
96.8% 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 33.82 full-time-equivalent teachers for 497 students, Brown Elementary School has 14.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 497 students would have about 33.6 teachers, so Brown 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
Brown Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Wooten Elementary School, 0.8 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 118 other elementary schools, 48 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 | 82.1% |
| Asian | 6.2% |
| Black | 5.4% |
| White | 5.2% |
| Two or more races | 1% |
43.5% of students are girls and 56.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 49 |
| Kindergarten | 76 |
| Grade 1 | 74 |
| Grade 2 | 84 |
| Grade 3 | 70 |
| Grade 4 | 70 |
| Grade 5 | 74 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
7801 Guadalupe St, Austin, TX 78752
Phone: (512)414-2047
Website: austinisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Brown Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wooten Elementary School | Austin ISD | 0.8 mi | 272 | 13.9 | 91.2% |
| Cedars International Academy | Cedars International Academy | 0.9 mi | 408 | 15.3 | 87.7% |
| Pickle Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.2 mi | 407 | 13.6 | 95.3% |
| Hart Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.2 mi | 577 | 14.3 | 92.4% |
| Reilly Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.3 mi | 349 | 13.9 | 42.1% |
| Barrington Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.4 mi | 405 | 14.4 | 94.8% |
| Wooldridge Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.4 mi | 462 | 12.4 | 93.7% |
| Brentwood Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.4 mi | 671 | 15.6 | 14% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.