Widen Elementary School
Public elementary school in Austin, Texas · Austin ISD · Grades Pre-K–6
Widen Elementary School serves 433 students in grades Pre-K–6 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 121 schools in Austin ISD. By enrollment it is the 3179th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 11 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 ÷ 39.38 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–6 |
| District | Austin ISD |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480894006213 |
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 | 433 | 72,272 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 11 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 91.9% | 51.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 4% 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.
Widen Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 78 elementary schools in Austin ISD, Widen Elementary School is the 40th largest, with 0.6% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 383; Widen 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 2 with 61 students, and its smallest is grade 1 with 45, against an average of 54 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 47 in kindergarten and 47 in grade 6. It also enrolls 59 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 86.8% here and 54.4% across Austin ISD. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
91.9% 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 39.38 full-time-equivalent teachers for 433 students, Widen Elementary School has 11 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 433 students would have about 29.3 teachers, so Widen Elementary School has 10.1 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Widen Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Rodriguez Elementary School, 0.9 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 86 other elementary schools, 36 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 | 86.8% |
| Black | 7.4% |
| White | 3% |
| Two or more races | 2.8% |
46.9% of students are girls and 53.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 59 |
| Kindergarten | 47 |
| Grade 1 | 45 |
| Grade 2 | 61 |
| Grade 3 | 59 |
| Grade 4 | 55 |
| Grade 5 | 60 |
| Grade 6 | 47 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5605 Nuckols Crossing Rd, Austin, TX 78744
Phone: (512)414-2556
Website: austinisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Widen Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodriguez Elementary School | Austin ISD | 0.9 mi | 372 | 9.8 | 96% |
| Houston Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.1 mi | 496 | 11.2 | 92.1% |
| Uphaus Early Childhood Center | Austin ISD | 1.3 mi | 246 | 14 | 73.2% |
| KIPP Austin Obras | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 1.4 mi | 373 | 20.7 | 92.8% |
| Harmony School of Innovation - Austin | Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas | 1.5 mi | 374 | 16.5 | 86.6% |
| Perez Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.6 mi | 460 | 12.5 | 90.9% |
| Wayside Real Learning Academy | Wayside Schools | 1.6 mi | 644 | 25 | 88.8% |
| Langford Elementary School | Austin ISD | 1.7 mi | 391 | 10.4 | 94.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.