Northwest Elementary School
Public elementary school in Austin, Texas · Pflugerville ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Northwest Elementary School serves 395 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 34 schools in Pflugerville ISD. By enrollment it is the 3495th 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 ÷ 32.27 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Pflugerville ISD |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483483006310 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Pflugerville ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 395 | 25,477 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12.2 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 82.5% | 50.4% | 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.
Northwest Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 22 elementary schools in Pflugerville ISD, Northwest Elementary School is the 19th largest, with 1.6% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 555; Northwest Elementary School is smaller 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 pre-K with 76 students, and its smallest is grade 4 with 49, against an average of 56 per grade. This year grade 5 has 10% fewer students than kindergarten (53 against 59). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 76 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 41.8% here and 50.1% across Pflugerville ISD. Black students are next, at 27.3%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
82.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 50.4% across Pflugerville 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 32.27 full-time-equivalent teachers for 395 students, Northwest Elementary School has 12.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 395 students would have about 26.7 teachers, so Northwest Elementary School has 5.6 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Northwest 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 Wells Branch Elementary School, 1.1 miles away in Round Rock ISD. Within 10 miles there are 122 other elementary schools, 39 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 | 41.8% |
| Black | 27.3% |
| White | 15.2% |
| Asian | 13.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
48.9% of students are girls and 51.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 76 |
| Kindergarten | 59 |
| Grade 1 | 50 |
| Grade 2 | 55 |
| Grade 3 | 53 |
| Grade 4 | 49 |
| Grade 5 | 53 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
14014 Thermal Dr., Austin, TX 78728
Phone: (512)594-4400
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Northwest Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Branch Elementary School | Round Rock ISD | 1.1 mi | 558 | 11.9 | 55.2% |
| Parmer Lane Elementary School | Pflugerville ISD | 1.5 mi | 488 | 12.6 | 75.6% |
| River Oaks Elementary School | Pflugerville ISD | 1.7 mi | 551 | 14 | 83.5% |
| Joe Lee Johnson Elementary School | Round Rock ISD | 1.7 mi | 821 | 17.4 | 59.1% |
| Ruth Barron Elementary School | Pflugerville ISD | 1.8 mi | 583 | 13.1 | 89% |
| Springhill Elementary School | Pflugerville ISD | 2.0 mi | 541 | 13 | 76.7% |
| Nyos Lamar Elementary School | Nyos Charter School | 2.0 mi | 858 | 13.2 | 30% |
| Wieland Elementary School | Pflugerville ISD | 2.3 mi | 372 | 10.3 | 66.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.