Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Memphis ISD: B

Total students

138

Avg. teacher experience

13 years

Memphis ISD: 14.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Memphis ISD: 100%

Statewide: 90%

Austin Elementary School is an elementary school in Memphis, TX, in the Memphis ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 138 students. 64.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 20.3% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $50,826, which is $8,061 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 13 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.memphisisd.net/

Address

515 S 9th St
Memphis, TX 79245-0460

Office phone number

(806) 259-5930

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Austin Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 16. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 24.3 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 16.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

138

African American

15 (10.9%)

Memphis ISD: 7.9%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Memphis ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Memphis ISD: 0%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

85 (61.6%)

Memphis ISD: 60.6%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Memphis ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

36 (26.1%)

Memphis ISD: 29.9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

2 (1.4%)

Memphis ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

10.9%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0%

Hispanic

61.6%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

26.1%

Two or more races

1.4%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

64.5 %

Memphis ISD: 61.3%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

82.6 %

Memphis ISD: 80.5%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

21.7 %

Memphis ISD: 16%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

64.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

82.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

21.7%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

20.3 %

Memphis ISD: 15.1%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

10.1 %

Memphis ISD: 8.8%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

27.5 %

Memphis ISD: 21.6%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

20.3%

Gifted and talented

10.1%

Special education

27.5%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Memphis ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Memphis ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Memphis ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Memphis ISD: B

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

7.3 %

Memphis ISD: 12%

Statewide: 15%

African American

0 %

Memphis ISD: 7.7%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Memphis ISD: N/A

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

N/A

Memphis ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

4.7 %

Memphis ISD: 12.9%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Memphis ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

12.5 %

Memphis ISD: 10.3%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Memphis ISD: 33.3%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

12.9

African American

1.9 (15%)

Memphis ISD: 4.5%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Memphis ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Memphis ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

1.9 (14.4%)

Memphis ISD: 19.6%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Memphis ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

9.1 (70.5%)

Memphis ISD: 73.6%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Memphis ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

1 (7.5%)

Memphis ISD: 4.5%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

8.9 (68.7%)

Memphis ISD: 75.1%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

3.1 (23.8%)

Memphis ISD: 20.4%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Memphis ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

10.7

Memphis ISD: 10

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

13 years

Memphis ISD: 14.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$50,826

Memphis ISD: $50,277

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$39,895

Memphis ISD: $38,328

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$38,860

Memphis ISD: $40,370

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

N/A

Memphis ISD: $44,588

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$54,223

Memphis ISD: $53,999

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$60,406

Memphis ISD: $60,493

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$68,879

Memphis ISD: $63,997

Statewide: $71,111

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