Linder Elementary School
Public elementary school in Austin, Texas · Austin ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Linder Elementary School serves 587 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 121 schools in Austin ISD. By enrollment it is the 1707th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12.2 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 ÷ 48.07 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 | 480894000329 |
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 | 587 | 72,272 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12.2 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 92.7% | 51.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 11% 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.
Linder Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 78 elementary schools in Austin ISD, Linder Elementary School is the 18th largest, with 0.8% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 374; Linder 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 3 with 99 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 42, against an average of 84 per grade. This year grade 5 has 14% fewer students than kindergarten (78 against 91). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 42 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 84% here and 54.4% across Austin ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
92.7% 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 48.07 full-time-equivalent teachers for 587 students, Linder Elementary School has 12.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 587 students would have about 39.7 teachers, so Linder Elementary School has 8.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Linder Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Harmony School of Innovation - Austin, 1.1 miles away in Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas. Within 10 miles there are 101 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% |
| Black | 7.3% |
| White | 3.6% |
| Asian | 2.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
45.7% of students are girls and 54.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 42 |
| Kindergarten | 91 |
| Grade 1 | 96 |
| Grade 2 | 89 |
| Grade 3 | 99 |
| Grade 4 | 92 |
| Grade 5 | 78 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2801 Metcalfe Rd, Austin, TX 78741
Phone: (512)414-2398
Website: austinisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Linder Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony School of Innovation - Austin | Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas | 1.1 mi | 374 | 16.5 | 86.6% |
| Travis Hts Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.3 mi | 469 | 11.3 | 61.8% |
| Baty Elementary School | Del Valle ISD | 1.5 mi | 558 | 14 | 96.2% |
| Dawson Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.7 mi | 196 | 8.9 | 83.2% |
| Rodriguez Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.7 mi | 372 | 9.8 | 96% |
| Uphaus Early Childhood Center | Austin ISD | 1.9 mi | 246 | 14 | 73.2% |
| KIPP Austin Obras | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 1.9 mi | 373 | 20.7 | 92.8% |
| Galindo Elementary School | Austin ISD | 2.1 mi | 418 | 10.2 | 90.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.