Other / mixed grade configuration · Austin, TX

Eanes El

Federal NCES profile for Eanes El, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 50/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 481776001547
0/100100/10050/100
👥 S:T ratio
57
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
74
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Eanes El earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 86% of Texas schools.

#25 of 162
schools in Austin · Resource Index
50
Resource Index · Higher
10.8:1
small classes for Texas
4.6%
free-lunch eligible

Eanes El has class sizes smaller than 86% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Eanes El ranks #25 of 162 schools in Austin, TX.

School address

Enrollment

529

Texas · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

49.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

10.8:1

vs 14.7:1 Texas avg

-27% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

4.6%

vs 61.9% Texas avg

-93% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

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

Smaller classes than 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 Eanes El

Eanes El is a lower-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Austin, Texas, enrolling 529 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 10.8:1, Eanes El is leaner than roughly 86% of Texas schools and 27% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 4.6% free-meal eligibility runs 93% below the Texas average.

With 529 students, its enrollment sits close to the Texas median campus size.

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

Against 292 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #97.

Its student body is led by White (63%) and Hispanic or Latino (20%) (diversity index 55/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 529 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

10.6% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Eanes Isd also operates Westlake H S (2,854 students) and Hill Country Middle (946 students) alongside Eanes 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 Eanes El compares

Eanes 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 10.8:1 ▼ 27% 14.7:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 4.6% ▼ 93% 61.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 529 top 46% - -

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

10.8:1
Leaner classes than 84% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
529
Bigger than 65% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
4.6%
free-lunch eligible - 93% 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
10.8:1
students per teacher - 27% below state mean
Top 14% in Texas - lower ratio than 86% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
10.6%
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
$11,312
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 529 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 62.6%
Hispanic or Latino 20.2%
Asian 9.6%
Two or More 6.4%
African American 0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%

Largest group: White at 62.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 55.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 55.4, Eanes El is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

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

$11,312
Per student
-17%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-32%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 87.8%
State 7.1%
Federal 5.1%

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 Eanes El Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Westlake H S Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Hill Country Middle Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
West Ridge Middle Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Bridge Point El Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Barton Creek El Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Eanes 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

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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 Eanes El

How many students attend Eanes El?

Eanes El has 529 students enrolled. It is a public school in Austin, TX.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Eanes El?

The student-teacher ratio at Eanes El is 10.8:1, which is 27% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 31% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Eanes El?

4.6% of students at Eanes El are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Eanes El?

The largest demographic group at Eanes El is White at 62.6% of enrollment, in Austin, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 55.4/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Eanes El?

Eanes El has a Resource Investment Index of 50/100 (higher 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 Eanes El rank among schools in Austin?

By Resource Investment Index, Eanes El ranks #25 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 Eanes El a good school?

Eanes El earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 86% 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 Eanes Isd?

Besides Eanes El, Eanes Isd also operates Westlake H S (2,854 students), Hill Country Middle (946 students), and West Ridge Middle (886 students). See the Eanes 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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