Copperfield Elementary School
Public elementary school in Austin, Texas · Pflugerville ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Copperfield Elementary School serves 526 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 34 schools in Pflugerville ISD. By enrollment it is the 2265th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12.8 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 ÷ 41.21 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Pflugerville ISD |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483483008065 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Pflugerville ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 526 | 25,477 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12.8 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 90.3% | 50.4% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 17% 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.
Copperfield Elementary School in context
Size
Copperfield Elementary School is the 14th largest of Pflugerville ISD's 22 elementary schools; its 526 students are 2.1% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 524; Copperfield 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 3 with 89 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 50, against an average of 75 per grade. This year grade 5 has 20% more students than kindergarten (79 against 66). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 50 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 74.3% here and 50.1% across Pflugerville ISD. Black students are next, at 15%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
90.3% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 50.4% across Pflugerville ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 41.21 full-time-equivalent teachers for 526 students, Copperfield Elementary School has 12.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 526 students would have about 35.5 teachers, so Copperfield Elementary School has 5.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Copperfield Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is IDEA Parmer Park Academy, 0.4 miles away in IDEA Public Schools. Within 10 miles there are 120 other elementary schools, 43 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 | 74.3% |
| Black | 15% |
| White | 5.3% |
| Asian | 4% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
48.7% of students are girls and 51.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 50 |
| Kindergarten | 66 |
| Grade 1 | 87 |
| Grade 2 | 83 |
| Grade 3 | 89 |
| Grade 4 | 72 |
| Grade 5 | 79 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
12135 Thompkins Dr., Austin, TX 78753
Phone: (512)594-5800
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Copperfield Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Parmer Park Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 0.4 mi | 621 | 22 | 81% |
| Wilhelmina Delco Elementary School | Pflugerville ISD | 1.2 mi | 470 | 12.2 | 85.3% |
| Graham Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.2 mi | 412 | 11.3 | 84.7% |
| Dessau Elementary School | Pflugerville ISD | 1.3 mi | 554 | 15.1 | 82.7% |
| Nyos Lamar Elementary School | Nyos Charter School | 1.5 mi | 858 | 13.2 | 30% |
| Walnut Creek Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.5 mi | 496 | 12.9 | 92.1% |
| McBee Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.9 mi | 347 | 11.5 | 94.5% |
| River Oaks Elementary School | Pflugerville ISD | 2.2 mi | 551 | 14 | 83.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.