Other / mixed grade configuration · Austin, TX

Andrews El

Federal NCES profile for Andrews El, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 36/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 480894000293
0/100100/10036/100
👥 S:T ratio
35
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
38
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Andrews El earns 36/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 74% of Texas schools.

#116 of 162
schools in Austin · Resource Index
36
Resource Index · Typical
16.3:1
large classes for Texas
94.5%
free-lunch eligible

Andrews El has class sizes larger than 74% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Andrews El ranks #116 of 162 schools in Austin, TX.

School address

Enrollment

309

Texas · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

19.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

16.3:1

vs 14.7:1 Texas avg

+11% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

94.5%

vs 61.9% Texas avg

+53% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Andrews El compares with Texas and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Andrews El

Andrews El is a high-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Austin, Texas, enrolling 309 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 16.3:1 puts it in the larger third of Texas schools by student-teacher ratio.

Economic need is high: 94.5% of students qualify for free meals, 53% above the Texas average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.

Enrollment of 309 puts it in the smaller third of Texas schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 8,960 scored Texas schools.

Among 840 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Texas schools statewide, it ranks #608, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is predominantly Hispanic or Latino (81% of enrollment) (diversity index 33/100).

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 309 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 42.7% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Its district draws 18.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Austin Isd also operates Bowie H S (2,876 students) and Akins H S (2,421 students) alongside Andrews El.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Andrews El compares

Andrews El on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Texas Texas avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 16.3:1 ▲ 11% 14.7:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 94.5% ▲ 53% 61.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 309 top 74% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

16.3:1
Leaner classes than 36% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
309
Bigger than 34% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
94.5%
free-lunch eligible - 53% above the Texas average of 61.9%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
16.3:1
students per teacher - 11% above state mean
Top 74% in Texas - lower ratio than 26% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
42.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$12,492
per pupil, district-wide - below Texas avg of $13,644
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 309 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 81.2%
Asian 6.5%
African American 6.1%
White 5.5%
Two or More 0.6%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 81.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 33.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 33.0, Andrews El is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Austin Isd, which includes Andrews El.

$12,492
Per student
-8%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-25%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 75.2%
State 6.6%
Federal 18.1%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Andrews El Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Bowie H S Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Akins H S Larger Lower economic need Similar S:T ratio
Austin H S Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Anderson H S Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Mccallum H S Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Andrews El's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Austin Isd · 5 sibling schools

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Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Texas, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Andrews El

How many students attend Andrews El?

Andrews El has 309 students enrolled. It is a public school in Austin, TX.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Andrews El?

The student-teacher ratio at Andrews El is 16.3:1, which is 11% higher than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 4% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Andrews El?

94.5% of students at Andrews El are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Andrews El?

The largest demographic group at Andrews El is Hispanic or Latino at 81.2% of enrollment, in Austin, TX.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Andrews El?

Andrews El has a Resource Investment Index of 36/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Andrews El rank among schools in Austin?

By Resource Investment Index, Andrews El ranks #116 of 162 schools in Austin, TX. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Austin on the city page.

Is Andrews El a good school?

Andrews El earns 36/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 74% of Texas schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Austin Isd?

Besides Andrews El, Austin Isd also operates Bowie H S (2,876 students), Akins H S (2,421 students), and Austin H S (2,323 students). See the Austin Isd district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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