Overton Elementary School
Public elementary school in Austin, Texas · Austin ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Overton Elementary School serves 440 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 121 schools in Austin ISD. By enrollment it is the 3111th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.8 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 ÷ 31.91 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 | 480894011066 |
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 | 440 | 72,272 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.8 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 92.5% | 51.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 31% 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.
Overton Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 78 elementary schools in Austin ISD, Overton Elementary School is the 38th largest, with 0.6% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 420; Overton 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 4 with 72 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 56, against an average of 63 per grade. This year grade 5 has 16% fewer students than kindergarten (56 against 67). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 57 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 82.7% here and 54.4% across Austin ISD. Black students are next, at 14.8%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
92.5% 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 31.91 full-time-equivalent teachers for 440 students, Overton Elementary School has 13.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 440 students would have about 29.7 teachers, so Overton Elementary School has 2.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Overton Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Jordan Elementary School, 0.6 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 103 other elementary schools, 32 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 | 82.7% |
| Black | 14.8% |
| White | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |
49.5% of students are girls and 50.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 57 |
| Kindergarten | 67 |
| Grade 1 | 60 |
| Grade 2 | 62 |
| Grade 3 | 66 |
| Grade 4 | 72 |
| Grade 5 | 56 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
7201 Colony Loop Dr., Austin, TX 78724
Phone: (512)841-9300
Website: austinisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Overton Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Elementary School | Austin ISD | 0.6 mi | 492 | 19.7 | 97.2% |
| Oak Meadows Elementary School | Manor ISD | 1.3 mi | 477 | 15.2 | 83% |
| Decker Elementary School | Manor ISD | 1.4 mi | 366 | 11.3 | 91.8% |
| Magnolia Montessori for All | Montessori for All | 1.7 mi | 470 | 18 | 41.5% |
| KIPP Alegria Primary School | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 1.9 mi | 532 | 19.5 | 91.9% |
| Winn Montessori | Austin ISD | 2.0 mi | 370 | 13.3 | 60.5% |
| The East Austin College Prep at Southwest Key | Valere Public Schools | 2.0 mi | 159 | 19.7 | 95.6% |
| Austin Discovery School | Austin Discovery School | 2.2 mi | 202 | 12.2 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.