Cedars International Academy
Public elementary school (charter) in Austin, Texas · Cedars International Academy · Grades Pre-K–8
Cedars International Academy serves 408 students in grades Pre-K–8 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 2 schools in Cedars International Academy. By enrollment it is the 3388th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.3 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 ÷ 26.58 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–8 |
| District | Cedars International Academy |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480023209075 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Cedars International Academy | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 408 | 524 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.3 | 13.4 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 87.7% | 83.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 59% 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.
Cedars International Academy in context
Size
Cedars International Academy is the only elementary school in Cedars International Academy. Its 408 students are 77.9% of the district's 524. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 0.9 miles away and have a median of 531 students, so Cedars International Academy 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 kindergarten with 59 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 27, against an average of 41 per grade. This year grade 8 has 54% fewer students than kindergarten (27 against 59). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 44 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 84.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across Cedars International Academy (82.3%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
87.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 83.7% across Cedars International Academy 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
Cedars International Academy has 26.58 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 408 students would have about 27.6 teachers, so Cedars International Academy has 1 fewer.
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 Hart Elementary School, 0.6 miles away in Austin ISD. There are 52 elementary schools within 5 miles and 119 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 84.6% |
| Black | 6.4% |
| White | 5.9% |
| Two or more races | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
48.8% of students are girls and 51.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 44 |
| Kindergarten | 59 |
| Grade 1 | 41 |
| Grade 2 | 41 |
| Grade 3 | 44 |
| Grade 4 | 41 |
| Grade 5 | 34 |
| Grade 6 | 47 |
| Grade 7 | 30 |
| Grade 8 | 27 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
8416 N IH-35, Austin, TX 78753
Phone: (512)419-1551
Website: cedars-academy.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Cedars International Academy. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hart Elementary School | Austin ISD | 0.6 mi | 577 | 14.3 | 92.4% |
| Brown Elementary School | Austin ISD | 0.9 mi | 497 | 14.7 | 96.8% |
| Harmony Science Academy - Austin | Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas | 0.9 mi | 754 | 16.1 | 96.9% |
| Barrington Elementary School | Austin ISD | 0.9 mi | 405 | 14.4 | 94.8% |
| IDEA Rundberg Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 1.0 mi | 694 | 22.4 | 95.8% |
| KIPP Austin Comunidad | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 1.0 mi | 513 | 19.2 | 94% |
| Pickle Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.1 mi | 407 | 13.6 | 95.3% |
| Guerrero Thompson | Austin ISD | 1.1 mi | 548 | 14.4 | 96.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Cedars International Academy
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedars Academy Next Generation H S at Highland | High | 9–12 | 116 |