Harris Elementary School
Public elementary school in Austin, Texas · Austin ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Harris Elementary School serves 285 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 121 schools in Austin ISD. By enrollment it is the 4205th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12.3 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 ÷ 23.1 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 | 480894000319 |
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 | 285 | 72,272 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12.3 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 91.6% | 51.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 12% 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.
Harris Elementary School in context
Size
Harris Elementary School is the 66th largest of Austin ISD's 78 elementary schools; its 285 students are 0.4% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 258; Harris 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 52 students, and its smallest is grade 1 with 32, against an average of 41 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 44 in kindergarten and 42 in grade 5. It also enrolls 41 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 84.2% here and 54.4% across Austin ISD. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
91.6% 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 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers for 285 students, Harris Elementary School has 12.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 285 students would have about 19.3 teachers, so Harris Elementary School has 3.8 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Harris Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Ortega Elementary School, 0.7 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 113 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 | 84.2% |
| Black | 9.8% |
| White | 2.5% |
| Asian | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |
48.1% of students are girls and 51.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 41 |
| Kindergarten | 44 |
| Grade 1 | 32 |
| Grade 2 | 33 |
| Grade 3 | 52 |
| Grade 4 | 41 |
| Grade 5 | 42 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1203 Springdale Rd, Austin, TX 78721
Phone: (512)414-2085
Website: austinisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Harris Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ortega Elementary School | Austin ISD | 0.7 mi | 242 | 8.5 | 88.8% |
| Norman-Sims Elementary School | Austin ISD | 0.7 mi | 274 | 10.5 | 95.3% |
| IDEA Health Professions Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 0.8 mi | 294 | 19.7 | 90.8% |
| Oak Springs Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.2 mi | 215 | 10.5 | 96.7% |
| The East Austin College Prep at Southwest Key | Valere Public Schools | 1.3 mi | 159 | 19.7 | 95.6% |
| Govalle Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.3 mi | 384 | 9.7 | 87.2% |
| Campbell Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.7 mi | 180 | 10.6 | 73.9% |
| Pecan Springs Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.7 mi | 279 | 11.9 | 95.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.