The top reported proficiency rate is 20% in English language arts. The lowest is 4% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Baty El
Baty Elementary is a small public school serving prekindergarten through fifth grade in southeast Austin, located in the Del Valle Independent School District. The enrollment is small for the grade band, distributed fairly evenly across grades, with nearly all students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with smaller populations of Black, Asian, and white students.
The school's most recent state assessment results reveal substantial academic challenges across tested grades and subjects. On the 2024-25 STAAR tests, reading proficiency ranged from low to modest across grades three through five, and math proficiency was similarly low across those grades, with just a small share of students meeting or exceeding grade-level standards. Science proficiency in grade five was especially limited, with only a tiny fraction of students reaching proficiency. Across all tested subjects, the share of students approaching proficiency hovered around or below half; the share meeting proficiency stayed well below a quarter. These results place Baty substantially below the middle point among the county's districts on overall proficiency.
The data do not yet show trend information, so it is not possible to assess whether performance is moving in any direction. State testing occurs only in grades three through five, so the younger grades are not assessed. A parent may want to reach out to the school directly to understand what instructional supports and interventions are in place for students who are not yet meeting grade-level standards, and what the school's trajectory and targets are.
Del Valle ISD, the district that operates Baty, has expanded its two-way dual language program to all nine of its elementary schools, including Baty, beginning in pre-K. In this model, Spanish-speaking and English-speaking students learn together from the outset, building biliteracy across the student body. The district also secured federal and local funding to make full-day dual language pre-K tuition-free for all interested four-year-olds living in the district, a substantial cost savings for families. The district has also rolled out 16 career-focused pathways across high schools and launched an Early College High School with a P-TECH center supported by Tesla, giving families expanded post-secondary options as they move through the grades.
The school sits in southeast Austin in a rapidly growing region. Housing values in the area have declined modestly over the past year, and rents have dipped as well, while remaining above state and national benchmarks. Median household income in the region is robust. The area is car-dependent, though Austin's downtown core and South Congress are pedestrian-oriented neighborhoods; the broader metro is expanding rapidly and remains one of the fastest-growing large metros in the country.
For a family considering Baty, the dual language program and affordable pre-K option represent meaningful assets, especially for households seeking early bilingual education and child care cost relief. The current academic performance data warrant a direct conversation with the school about instructional strategy and student progress, to understand whether the school is putting additional support in place and what gains families might expect to see.
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