Kiker Elementary School
Public elementary school in Austin, Texas · Austin ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Kiker Elementary School serves 750 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 121 schools in Austin ISD. By enrollment it is the 632nd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.4 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 ÷ 52.15 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 | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480894002776 |
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 | 750 | 72,272 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.4 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 4.3% | 51.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 42% 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.
Kiker Elementary School in context
Size
Kiker Elementary School is the 6th largest of Austin ISD's 78 elementary schools; its 750 students are 1% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2.6 miles away and have a median of 569 students, so Kiker 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 4 with 136 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 59, against an average of 107 per grade. This year grade 5 has 35% more students than kindergarten (128 against 95). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 59 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 57.9% of enrollment, a higher share than across Austin ISD (30.4%). Hispanic students are next, at 19.6%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
4.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 51.1% across Austin 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
Kiker Elementary School has 52.15 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 750 students would have about 50.7 teachers, so Kiker Elementary School has 1.4 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 Mills Elementary School, 1.4 miles away in the same district. There are 14 elementary schools within 5 miles and 59 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 57.9% |
| Hispanic | 19.6% |
| Asian | 12.4% |
| Two or more races | 8.1% |
| Black | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
48.8% of students are girls and 51.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 59 |
| Kindergarten | 95 |
| Grade 1 | 107 |
| Grade 2 | 112 |
| Grade 3 | 113 |
| Grade 4 | 136 |
| Grade 5 | 128 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5913 La Crosse Ave, Austin, TX 78739
Phone: (512)414-2584
Website: austinisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Kiker Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mills Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.4 mi | 703 | 12.3 | 7.5% |
| Clayton Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.5 mi | 637 | 13.3 | 4.9% |
| Bear Creek Elementary School | Austin ISD | 2.2 mi | 509 | 12.5 | 5.5% |
| Baldwin Elementary School | Austin ISD | 2.6 mi | 582 | 13.2 | 13.7% |
| Boone Elementary School | Austin ISD | 2.6 mi | 428 | 13.3 | 34.6% |
| Cowan Elementary School | Austin ISD | 2.9 mi | 555 | 12.6 | 29.5% |
| Kocurek Elementary School | Austin ISD | 2.9 mi | 507 | 12 | 65.7% |
| Baranoff Elementary School | Austin ISD | 3.1 mi | 810 | 13.6 | 14.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.