A highlight of the year is Field Day, where students compete against each other in various sport events. The Library Center is an integral part of the life of an Austin student. It provides opportunities for students and staff to read for information and pleasure as well as practice the library skills they will need in the real world. The goal of the library is to provide opportunities that will enable each student to become an effective user of information with a lifelong love of reading. Jordan Burnett is the Ennis ISD Elementary Library Supervisor and Mrs. Jacque Gresham is the library Paraprofessional for Austin Elementary School.
All students visit the library at least once a week with their class to check out books.
The Austin Elementary full time counselor is Carl Cochran. She teaches classroom guidance for every class in the school throughout the year covering such topics as study skills, friendship skills, how to handle peer pressure, making responsible decisions, drug and alcohol prevention, communication skills, conflict management skills and many others. Group and individual counseling is also offered to students as needed with parent permission. Another part of the counselor's job is coordinating the standardized testing program with the staff, providing staff training and analyzing and interpreting test data. C.A.R.E. team meetings are also coordinated and attended by the counselor.