The top reported proficiency rate is 28% in English language arts. The lowest is 0% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Blake Manor El
Blake Manor Elementary sits on Blake Manor Road in Manor, a fast-growing bedroom community roughly a dozen miles northeast of Austin. The school serves kindergarten through sixth grade within Manor ISD, a district that spans one of the most rapidly expanding corridors in the region.
The community context matters here. Manor has grown quickly, drawing young families priced out of Austin proper, and that growth has outpaced retail, civic infrastructure, and in some respects school capacity. Publicly reported sources describe an active construction environment with multiple new subdivisions, apartment projects, and commercial nodes taking shape. The city is building its first-ever library. Major employers like Tesla's Gigafactory and Samsung semiconductor operations lie just outside Manor's limits, pulling the commuter base. Home values in the immediate zip code have dipped modestly year over year, sitting somewhat below the Texas statewide midpoint and below the national average, which is part of Manor's draw relative to Austin. Rents are relatively modest as a share of income. Families weighing affordability against proximity to central Austin will find this area worth a close look, though the car-dependent character of the suburb is a real tradeoff.
Blake Manor Elementary is a regular public school, not a charter or magnet campus. Its student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a smaller share of Black and white students and very small numbers from other groups. A large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting a lower-income community. English learner data and special education rates were not available in the data provided.
On academic performance, the picture is one of genuine challenge. Texas STAAR results from the most recent year show low proficiency across tested grades and subjects. In reading and language arts, third and fourth graders performed at roughly low-to-mid levels, while fifth grade reading results on the Spanish-language STAAR were quite low. Math results were very low across all tested grades, with fifth grade showing only a small fraction of students reaching proficiency and third and fourth grade math results showing no students reaching that threshold. Fifth grade science results were similarly very low. Across all tested subjects combined, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile relative to districts in Travis County. These are facts a parent should weigh and, ideally, discuss directly with the school, asking what targeted interventions are in place and how the shift to Bluebonnet Learning K-5 Math districtwide for the current school year may affect results going forward. Only one year of data was available, so trend direction cannot be assessed.
The dual-language program is worth noting as a specific characteristic. Manor ISD publicly restructured its bilingual program model for the current school year, moving from one instructional design to a theme-based approach integrating Spanish language arts with science and social studies. The Spanish-language STAAR assessments taken by a portion of Blake Manor students suggest a meaningful bilingual or dual-language population at this campus, and families should ask the school directly how the new model is being implemented here.
At the district level, a voter-approved tax rate election in late 2024 secured funding for staff raises, school safety, and mental health support. A separate bond package put to voters in late 2025 was rejected, meaning facility upgrades, new technology, and some campus expansions have been deferred. The district is reassessing those needs. For Blake Manor families, the near-term implication is that aging facility concerns and some crowding pressures are likely to persist while the district determines a path forward.
Blake Manor Elementary is a neighborhood school serving a heavily working-class, predominantly Hispanic community in one of Texas's fastest-growing suburban areas. The academic data show it is a school with real work ahead, and families considering it should look closely at what support structures are available for students who enter below grade level, how the new math curriculum is landing, and what the bilingual program looks like in practice.
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