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Ortega El

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

1135 Garland Ave, Austin, TX 78721 · (512) 414-4417 · Part of Austin Independent School District

Austin’s School Grade B− better than 52% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
242
Students per teacher
9:1
Free or reduced lunch
89%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Ortega El

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 15% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 9 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Austin kids: 17 middle schools

On the path

Where Austin kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Ortega ElYou are here
6–817 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1135 Garland Ave, Austin

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K40
Kindergarten36
Grade 143
Grade 234
Grade 323
Grade 427
Grade 521
Grade 618
Enrollment over time
243’20
225’21
274’22
256’23
242’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 73%Black 19%White 8%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ortega El from Austin families.

Other schools in Austin Independent School District

The district →
Blazier El
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Austin
B+
1,275 students14:1
Doss El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Austin
A+
930 students15:1
Hill El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Austin
A
811 students14:1
Baranoff El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Austin
A−
810 students14:1
Summitt El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Austin
B+
764 students14:1
Kiker El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Austin
A+
750 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Austin’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.