Patton Elementary School
Public elementary school in Austin, Texas · Austin ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Patton Elementary School serves 737 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 121 schools in Austin ISD. By enrollment it is the 705th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.1 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 ÷ 52.09 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 | 480894006070 |
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 | 737 | 72,272 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 30.1% | 51.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 36% 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.
Patton Elementary School in context
Size
Patton Elementary School is the 8th largest of Austin ISD's 78 elementary schools; its 737 students are 1% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 435; Patton 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 136 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 83, against an average of 105 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 113 in kindergarten and 112 in grade 5. It also enrolls 83 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 42.1% here and 30.4% across Austin ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 37.6%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
30.1% 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 52.09 full-time-equivalent teachers for 737 students, Patton Elementary School has 14.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 737 students would have about 49.8 teachers, so Patton Elementary School has 2.3 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Patton Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Oak Hill Elementary School, 0.9 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 80 other elementary schools, 24 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 | 42.1% |
| Hispanic | 37.6% |
| Asian | 9.1% |
| Two or more races | 6.1% |
| Black | 5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
47.4% of students are girls and 52.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 83 |
| Kindergarten | 113 |
| Grade 1 | 96 |
| Grade 2 | 97 |
| Grade 3 | 136 |
| Grade 4 | 100 |
| Grade 5 | 112 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6001 Westcreek Dr., Austin, TX 78749
Phone: (512)414-1780
Website: austinisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Patton Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Hill Elementary School | Austin ISD | 0.9 mi | 617 | 13.7 | 50.4% |
| Boone Elementary School | Austin ISD | 2.0 mi | 428 | 13.3 | 34.6% |
| Sunset Valley Elementary School | Austin ISD | 2.3 mi | 441 | 15.1 | 34.9% |
| Mills Elementary School | Austin ISD | 2.4 mi | 703 | 12.3 | 7.5% |
| Cunningham Elementary School | Austin ISD | 2.8 mi | 346 | 10 | 53.5% |
| Wayside Eden Park Academy | Wayside Schools | 3.0 mi | 235 | 21.4 | 45.5% |
| Cowan Elementary School | Austin ISD | 3.1 mi | 555 | 12.6 | 29.5% |
| Joslin Elementary School | Austin ISD | 3.3 mi | 265 | 9.5 | 43.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.