St Elmo Elementary School
Public elementary school in Austin, Texas · Austin ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
St Elmo Elementary School serves 305 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 121 schools in Austin ISD. By enrollment it is the 4095th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12 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 ÷ 25.33 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 | 480894000357 |
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 | 305 | 72,272 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 80.7% | 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.
St Elmo Elementary School in context
Size
St Elmo Elementary School is the 63rd largest of Austin ISD's 78 elementary schools; its 305 students are 0.4% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.6 miles away and have a median of 330 students, so St Elmo 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 52 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 35, against an average of 44 per grade. This year grade 5 has 17% fewer students than kindergarten (35 against 42). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 37 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 68.9% of enrollment, a higher share than across Austin ISD (54.4%). White students are next, at 20%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
80.7% 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
St Elmo Elementary School has 25.33 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 305 students would have about 20.6 teachers, so St Elmo Elementary School has 4.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
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 Galindo Elementary School, 0.5 miles away in the same district. There are 45 elementary schools within 5 miles and 100 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 68.9% |
| White | 20% |
| Black | 5.6% |
| Asian | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
45.9% of students are girls and 54.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 37 |
| Kindergarten | 42 |
| Grade 1 | 48 |
| Grade 2 | 41 |
| Grade 3 | 50 |
| Grade 4 | 52 |
| Grade 5 | 35 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
600 W St Elmo Rd, Austin, TX 78745
Phone: (512)414-4477
Website: austinisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: St Elmo Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galindo Elementary School | Austin ISD | 0.5 mi | 418 | 10.2 | 90.4% |
| Dawson Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.0 mi | 196 | 8.9 | 83.2% |
| Joslin Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.1 mi | 265 | 9.5 | 43.4% |
| Odom Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.5 mi | 286 | 11.4 | 86% |
| KIPP Austin Obras | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 1.6 mi | 373 | 20.7 | 92.8% |
| Uphaus Early Childhood Center | Austin ISD | 1.7 mi | 246 | 14 | 73.2% |
| Pleasant Hill Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.8 mi | 422 | 11.8 | 88.2% |
| Harmony School of Innovation - Austin | Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas | 1.9 mi | 374 | 16.5 | 86.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.