Uphaus Early Childhood Center
Public elementary school in Austin, Texas · Austin ISD · Grades Pre-K–K
Uphaus Early Childhood Center serves 246 students in grades Pre-K–K in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 121 schools in Austin ISD. By enrollment it is the 4371st largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14 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 ÷ 17.59 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–K |
| District | Austin ISD |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480894012058 |
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 | 246 | 72,272 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 73.2% | 51.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 34% 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.
Uphaus Early Childhood Center in context
Size
Uphaus Early Childhood Center is the 72nd largest of Austin ISD's 78 elementary schools; its 246 students are 0.3% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 0.9 miles away and have a median of 398 students, so Uphaus Early Childhood Center 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 192 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 54, against an average of 123 per grade. It also enrolls 192 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 79.7% of enrollment, a higher share than across Austin ISD (54.4%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
73.2% 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
Uphaus Early Childhood Center has 17.59 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 246 students would have about 16.6 teachers, so Uphaus Early Childhood Center has 1 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. KIPP Austin Obras (in KIPP Texas Public Schools) is listed at the same location. There are 40 elementary schools within 5 miles and 94 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 79.7% |
| White | 8.5% |
| Black | 6.5% |
| Asian | 3.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |
55.3% of students are girls and 44.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 192 |
| Kindergarten | 54 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5200 Freidrich Ln, Austin, TX 78744
Phone: (512)414-5520
Website: austinisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Uphaus Early Childhood Center. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP Austin Obras | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 0.1 mi | 373 | 20.7 | 92.8% |
| Houston Elementary School | Austin ISD | 0.3 mi | 496 | 11.2 | 92.1% |
| Rodriguez Elementary School | Austin ISD | 0.5 mi | 372 | 9.8 | 96% |
| Harmony School of Innovation - Austin | Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas | 0.8 mi | 374 | 16.5 | 86.6% |
| Wayside Real Learning Academy | Wayside Schools | 1.0 mi | 644 | 25 | 88.8% |
| Widen Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.3 mi | 433 | 11 | 91.9% |
| Pleasant Hill Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.3 mi | 422 | 11.8 | 88.2% |
| St Elmo Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.7 mi | 305 | 12 | 80.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.