Helping Hand
Public elementary school (charter) in Austin, Texas · University of Texas University Charter School · Grades 1–7
Helping Hand serves 19 students in grades 1–7 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 19 schools in University of Texas University Charter School. By enrollment it is the 4719th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 4.8 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 ÷ 4 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | 1–7 |
| District | University of Texas University Charter School |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 480007112104 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | University of Texas University Charter School | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 19 | 587 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 4.8 | 9.6 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | – | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 0% 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.
Helping Hand in context
Size
Helping Hand is the only elementary school in University of Texas University Charter School. Its 19 students are 3.2% of the district's 587. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.6 miles away and have a median of 381 students, so Helping Hand is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools. 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 grade 4 with 6 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 1, against an average of 3 per grade. This year grade 7 has 50% fewer students than grade 1 (1 against 2). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 36.8% of enrollment, about the same share as across University of Texas University Charter School (36.3%). Black students are next, at 31.6%.
It does not take part in the National School Lunch Program.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Helping Hand has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 4.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 19 students would have about 1.3 teachers, so Helping Hand has 2.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
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 Lee Elementary School, 0.8 miles away in Austin ISD. There are 49 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 | 36.8% |
| Black | 31.6% |
| White | 31.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 1 | 2 |
| Grade 2 | 2 |
| Grade 3 | 4 |
| Grade 4 | 6 |
| Grade 5 | 4 |
| Grade 7 | 1 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3805 Ave B, Austin, TX 78751
Phone: (512)751-4534
Website: utcharter.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Helping Hand. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Elementary School | Austin ISD | 0.8 mi | 428 | 13.5 | 16.6% |
| Bryker Woods Elementary School | Austin ISD | 0.9 mi | 284 | 14.2 | 9.9% |
| Ridgetop Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.4 mi | 396 | 14.7 | 18.4% |
| Maplewood Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.4 mi | 403 | 13 | 24.8% |
| Casis Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.7 mi | 652 | 14.5 | 8.7% |
| Campbell Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.9 mi | 180 | 10.6 | 73.9% |
| Reilly Elementary School | Austin ISD | 2.0 mi | 349 | 13.9 | 42.1% |
| Mathews Elementary School | Austin ISD | 2.2 mi | 366 | 15.1 | 34.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in University of Texas University Charter School
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basepoint Academy - Arlington | High | 6–12 | 15 |
| Basepoint Academy - Forney | High | 6–12 | 16 |
| Boysville | High | 9–12 | 10 |
| Cedar Crest | High | 6–12 | 75 |
| Clearfork Academy | High | 7–12 | 32 |
| Clearfork Academy South | High | 7–12 | 31 |
| Georgetown Behavioral Health Institute | Other | 1–12 | 27 |
| Laurel Ridge | High | 6–12 | 39 |
| Methodist Children's Home | High | 6–12 | 96 |
| Nexus - Woodlands | High | 7–12 | 13 |
| Olympia Hills | Middle | 3–8 | 21 |
| Pathfinder Camp | High | 6–12 | 18 |
| Pathways 3H Campus | Middle | 6–9 | 18 |
| Safe Haven | High | 6–12 | 12 |
| Settlement Home | High | 6–12 | 32 |
| Sjrc Texas | High | 6–11 | 10 |
| Tnc Campus (Texas Neurorehabilitation Center) | Other | 3–11 | 57 |
| UT - University Charter School at High Point | Other | 1–12 | 46 |