Other / mixed grade configuration · Austin, TX

Doss El

Federal NCES profile for Doss El, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 44/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 480894000314
0/100100/10044/100
👥 S:T ratio
30
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
75
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Doss El earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 83% of Texas schools.

#56 of 162
schools in Austin · Resource Index
44
Resource Index · Typical
17.5:1
large classes for Texas
16.6%
free-lunch eligible

Doss El has class sizes larger than 83% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Doss El ranks #56 of 162 schools in Austin, TX.

School address

Enrollment

930

Texas · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

53.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

17.5:1

vs 14.7:1 Texas avg

+19% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

16.6%

vs 61.9% Texas avg

-73% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Doss 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 Doss El

Doss El is a lower-poverty, large combined-grade school in Austin, Texas, enrolling 930 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 17.5:1 puts it in the larger third of Texas schools by student-teacher ratio.

Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 16.6% free-meal eligibility runs 73% below the Texas average.

Enrollment of 930 puts it in the larger third of Texas schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 8,960 scored Texas schools.

Against 641 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #350.

Its student body is led by White (57%) and Hispanic or Latino (23%) (diversity index 61/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 930 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

10.2% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

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 Doss 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 Doss El compares

Doss 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 17.5:1 ▲ 19% 14.7:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 16.6% ▼ 73% 61.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 930 top 13% - -

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

17.5:1
Leaner classes than 27% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
930
Bigger than 90% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
16.6%
free-lunch eligible - 73% below the Texas average of 61.9%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
17.5:1
students per teacher - 19% above state mean
Top 83% in Texas - lower ratio than 17% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Engagement
10.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
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 930 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

White 56.6%
Hispanic or Latino 23.1%
Asian 10.3%
Two or More 8.0%
African American 2.0%

Largest group: White at 56.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 60.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 60.9, Doss El is more 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 Doss 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 Doss El Compares to District-Mates

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

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

Other Schools in This District

Austin Isd · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

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

Verify locally before acting on Doss El's federal record.

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 Doss El

How many students attend Doss El?

Doss El has 930 students enrolled. It is a public school in Austin, TX.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Doss El?

The student-teacher ratio at Doss El is 17.5:1, which is 19% higher than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 11% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Doss El?

16.6% of students at Doss El are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Doss El?

The largest demographic group at Doss El is White at 56.6% of enrollment, in Austin, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 60.9/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Doss El?

Doss El has a Resource Investment Index of 44/100 (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 Doss El rank among schools in Austin?

By Resource Investment Index, Doss El ranks #56 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 Doss El a good school?

Doss El earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 83% 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 Doss 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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