Mathews Elementary School
Public elementary school in Austin, Texas · Austin ISD · Grades Pre-K–6
Mathews Elementary School serves 366 students in grades Pre-K–6 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 121 schools in Austin ISD. By enrollment it is the 3718th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.1 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 ÷ 24.17 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 | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480894000332 |
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 | 366 | 72,272 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.1 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 34.7% | 51.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 55% 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.
Mathews Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 78 elementary schools in Austin ISD, Mathews Elementary School is the 55th largest, with 0.5% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2 miles away with a median enrollment of 454; Mathews 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 2 with 69 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 17, against an average of 46 per grade. This year grade 6 has 22% fewer students than kindergarten (38 against 49). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 17 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 43.7% here and 30.4% across Austin ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 36.1%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
34.7% 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. 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
With 24.17 full-time-equivalent teachers for 366 students, Mathews Elementary School has 15.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 366 students would have about 24.7 teachers, so Mathews Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Mathews Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Casis Elementary School, 1.8 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 117 other elementary schools, 37 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 43.7% |
| Hispanic | 36.1% |
| Asian | 7.9% |
| Two or more races | 7.7% |
| Black | 4.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
47.5% of students are girls and 52.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 17 |
| Kindergarten | 49 |
| Grade 1 | 45 |
| Grade 2 | 69 |
| Grade 3 | 43 |
| Grade 4 | 54 |
| Grade 5 | 51 |
| Grade 6 | 38 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
906 W Lynn St, Austin, TX 78703
Phone: (512)414-4406
Website: austinisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Mathews Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casis Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.8 mi | 652 | 14.5 | 8.7% |
| Becker Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.9 mi | 502 | 16.1 | 15.1% |
| Zilker Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.9 mi | 506 | 13.3 | 21.5% |
| Bryker Woods Elementary School | Austin ISD | 2.0 mi | 284 | 14.2 | 9.9% |
| Sanchez Elementary School | Austin ISD | 2.1 mi | 479 | 13.7 | 90.2% |
| Barton Hills Elementary School | Austin ISD | 2.1 mi | 286 | 12.7 | 9.8% |
| Helping Hand | University of Texas University Charter School | 2.2 mi | 19 | 4.8 | – |
| Lee Elementary School | Austin ISD | 2.3 mi | 428 | 13.5 | 16.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.