Menchaca Elementary School
Public elementary school in Manchaca, Texas · Austin ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Menchaca Elementary School serves 699 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Manchaca (Travis County). It is one of 121 schools in Austin ISD. By enrollment it is the 924th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12.8 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 ÷ 54.51 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Austin ISD |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480894000334 |
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 | 699 | 72,272 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12.8 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 44.5% | 51.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 17% 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.
Menchaca Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 78 elementary schools in Austin ISD, Menchaca Elementary School is the 10th largest, with 1% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 3.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 533; Menchaca 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 131 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 62, against an average of 100 per grade. This year grade 5 has 14% more students than kindergarten (98 against 86). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 62 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 63.4% here and 54.4% across Austin ISD. White students are next, at 24%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
44.5% 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 54.51 full-time-equivalent teachers for 699 students, Menchaca Elementary School has 12.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 699 students would have about 47.2 teachers, so Menchaca Elementary School has 7.3 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Menchaca Elementary School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other elementary school is Baranoff Elementary School, 1.3 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 62 other elementary schools, 15 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 | 63.4% |
| White | 24% |
| Two or more races | 5.2% |
| Black | 4.4% |
| Asian | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
47.1% of students are girls and 52.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 62 |
| Kindergarten | 86 |
| Grade 1 | 103 |
| Grade 2 | 108 |
| Grade 3 | 131 |
| Grade 4 | 111 |
| Grade 5 | 98 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1218 W Fm 1626, Manchaca, TX 78652
Phone: (512)414-2333
Website: austinisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Menchaca Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baranoff Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.3 mi | 810 | 13.6 | 14.1% |
| Kocurek Elementary School | Austin ISD | 2.5 mi | 507 | 12 | 65.7% |
| Casey Elementary School | Austin ISD | 2.8 mi | 544 | 12.3 | 56.6% |
| Cowan Elementary School | Austin ISD | 3.3 mi | 555 | 12.6 | 29.5% |
| Buda Elementary School | Hays CISD | 3.3 mi | 564 | 13 | 42.2% |
| Wayside Altamira Academy | Wayside Schools | 3.6 mi | 354 | 23.8 | 77.1% |
| Williams Elementary School | Austin ISD | 3.8 mi | 377 | 11.2 | 71.9% |
| IDEA Bluff Springs Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 4.1 mi | 521 | 17 | 84.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.