Mills Elementary School
Public elementary school in Austin, Texas · Austin ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Mills Elementary School serves 703 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 121 schools in Austin ISD. By enrollment it is the 898th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12.3 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 ÷ 57.18 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 | 480894008062 |
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 | 703 | 72,272 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12.3 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 7.5% | 51.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 12% 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.
Mills Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 78 elementary schools in Austin ISD, Mills Elementary School is the 9th largest, with 1% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 600; Mills 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 3 with 120 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 57, against an average of 100 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 99 in kindergarten and 108 in grade 5. It also enrolls 57 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 58.6% here and 30.4% across Austin ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 20.5%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
7.5% 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. 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 57.18 full-time-equivalent teachers for 703 students, Mills Elementary School has 12.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 703 students would have about 47.5 teachers, so Mills Elementary School has 9.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Mills Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Kiker Elementary School, 1.4 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 64 other elementary schools, 14 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 | 58.6% |
| Hispanic | 20.5% |
| Asian | 11.7% |
| Two or more races | 7.5% |
| Black | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
50.6% of students are girls and 49.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 57 |
| Kindergarten | 99 |
| Grade 1 | 105 |
| Grade 2 | 100 |
| Grade 3 | 120 |
| Grade 4 | 114 |
| Grade 5 | 108 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6201 Davis Ln, Austin, TX 78749
Phone: (512)841-2400
Website: austinisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Mills Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiker Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.4 mi | 750 | 14.4 | 4.3% |
| Clayton Elementary School | Austin ISD | 2.0 mi | 637 | 13.3 | 4.9% |
| Oak Hill Elementary School | Austin ISD | 2.2 mi | 617 | 13.7 | 50.4% |
| Boone Elementary School | Austin ISD | 2.3 mi | 428 | 13.3 | 34.6% |
| Patton Elementary School | Austin ISD | 2.4 mi | 737 | 14.1 | 30.1% |
| Cowan Elementary School | Austin ISD | 3.1 mi | 555 | 12.6 | 29.5% |
| Baldwin Elementary School | Austin ISD | 3.2 mi | 582 | 13.2 | 13.7% |
| Bear Creek Elementary School | Austin ISD | 3.3 mi | 509 | 12.5 | 5.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.