Pillow Elementary School
Public elementary school in Austin, Texas · Austin ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Pillow Elementary School serves 356 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 121 schools in Austin ISD. By enrollment it is the 3787th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 11.9 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 ÷ 29.93 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 | 480894000346 |
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 | 356 | 72,272 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 11.9 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 83.1% | 51.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 9% 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.
Pillow Elementary School in context
Size
Pillow Elementary School is the 57th largest of Austin ISD's 78 elementary schools; its 356 students are 0.5% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.9 miles away and have a median of 585 students, so Pillow 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 grade 3 with 59 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 44, against an average of 51 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 47 in kindergarten and 44 in grade 5. It also enrolls 56 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 70.2% of enrollment, a higher share than across Austin ISD (54.4%). White students are next, at 11.5%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
83.1% of students qualify 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
Pillow Elementary School has 29.93 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 356 students would have about 24.1 teachers, so Pillow Elementary School has 5.8 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Padron Elementary School, 0.8 miles away in the same district. There are 43 elementary schools within 5 miles and 124 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 70.2% |
| White | 11.5% |
| Black | 8.7% |
| Asian | 7.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
47.2% of students are girls and 52.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 56 |
| Kindergarten | 47 |
| Grade 1 | 47 |
| Grade 2 | 48 |
| Grade 3 | 59 |
| Grade 4 | 55 |
| Grade 5 | 44 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3025 Crosscreek Dr., Austin, TX 78757
Phone: (512)414-2350
Website: austinisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Pillow Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Padron Elementary School | Austin ISD | 0.8 mi | 625 | 14.4 | 95.8% |
| Hill Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.1 mi | 811 | 14.5 | 15.7% |
| Wooldridge Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.4 mi | 462 | 12.4 | 93.7% |
| Cook Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.8 mi | 433 | 13.5 | 94.9% |
| Gullett Elementary School | Austin ISD | 2.0 mi | 544 | 13.6 | 7.7% |
| Doss Elementary School | Austin ISD | 2.0 mi | 930 | 14.6 | 19.1% |
| Brentwood Elementary School | Austin ISD | 2.0 mi | 671 | 15.6 | 14% |
| Basis Austin | Basis Texas | 2.1 mi | 155 | 13 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.