Govalle Elementary School
Public elementary school in Austin, Texas · Austin ISD · Grades Pre-K–6
Govalle Elementary School serves 384 students in grades Pre-K–6 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 121 schools in Austin ISD. By enrollment it is the 3586th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 9.7 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 ÷ 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–6 |
| District | Austin ISD |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480894000316 |
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 | 384 | 72,272 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 9.7 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 87.2% | 51.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 1% 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.
Govalle Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 78 elementary schools in Austin ISD, Govalle Elementary School is the 51st largest, with 0.5% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.3 miles away and have a median of 236 students, so Govalle 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 grade 2 with 59 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 30, against an average of 48 per grade. This year grade 6 has 36% fewer students than kindergarten (30 against 47). 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 83.3% of enrollment, a higher share than across Austin ISD (54.4%). Black students are next, at 13.3%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
87.2% 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
Govalle Elementary School has 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 384 students would have about 25.9 teachers, so Govalle Elementary School has 13.5 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 Oak Springs Elementary School, 0.6 miles away in the same district. There are 45 elementary schools within 5 miles and 114 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 83.3% |
| Black | 13.3% |
| White | 2.9% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |
48.4% of students are girls and 51.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 44 |
| Kindergarten | 47 |
| Grade 1 | 55 |
| Grade 2 | 59 |
| Grade 3 | 57 |
| Grade 4 | 51 |
| Grade 5 | 41 |
| Grade 6 | 30 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3601 Govalle Ave, Austin, TX 78702
Phone: (512)414-2078
Website: austinisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Govalle Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Springs Elementary School | Austin ISD | 0.6 mi | 215 | 10.5 | 96.7% |
| Ortega Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.0 mi | 242 | 8.5 | 88.8% |
| University of Texas El Charter School | University of Texas Elementary Charter School | 1.1 mi | 304 | 13.8 | 60.5% |
| Harris Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.3 mi | 285 | 12.3 | 91.6% |
| Zavala Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.3 mi | 229 | 10.3 | 89.5% |
| Blackshear Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.4 mi | 214 | 11.3 | 52.3% |
| Campbell Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.6 mi | 180 | 10.6 | 73.9% |
| IDEA Health Professions Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 1.6 mi | 294 | 19.7 | 90.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.