St. Austin Catholic School is a PK-8 private Catholic elementary school in Austin, Texas. It is located within the Diocese of Austin. In the 2009-2010 year they added a pre-k 3 class and in the 2016-2017 school year there will be a part-time option. With one homeroom per grade, St. Austin School has an enrollment of under 300 students and a 1:10 student to teacher ratio.
In September 1917 Newman Elementary School was established as the parish school for St. Austin Catholic Parish, which is administered by the Paulist Fathers. Three Dominican Sisters of Houston were given the direction of the newly established school. When an eighth grade was added for the 1941-1942 school year, the school became a complete elementary school, and the name was changed to St. Austin Catholic School.
Student Body Facts & Achievements
218 studentsPre-Kindergarten 3 through 8th GradesAverage class size of 201:10 student to teacher ratioStudents live within 42 different zip codes in and around Austin1st Place in the PSIA Academic State Meet 3 years runningStanford Achievement Test scores rate among the top 10% schools in the nationGraduates place in leading Catholic, magnet and private honors programs with 60% advancing to private and 25% advancing to magnet schoolsExemplary performance of St Austin alumni in high schools: St Michael's Catholic Academy Valedictorian (2015), National Merit Scholars, National Merit Commended Scholar and National Hispanic Scholar (2015)Dual, Advanced Accreditation by Texas Catholic Conference and Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) CouncilNational Catholic Educational AssociationMember of the Catholic Diocese of AustinPhysically Active Learning Campus, 20151st private school in Austin to be awarded the National Blue Ribbon of ExcellenceAustin Monthly Top Private Schools, 2012National Junior's Honor SocietyHonor Roll & Principal's ListPlastic and performing arts electives including: art, band, choir, music, dance, 1-at-play, library, PEEnrichment curriculum including: robotics, math pentathlon, math sense, analytics, study skills, student councilSpanish from Pk-3 through 8th grade (70% of St. Austin students place out of Spanish 1 on entering high school)Technology programs from Pk-3 through 8th grades with 1:1 Chromebooks (3rd - 8th grades)Differentiated teaching and learning programs including dyslexia therapy
