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Enrollment
548
Elementary
DISTRICT 614 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROYSE CITY ISD·NCES 483822009370
Anita Scott Elementary School
1401 ERBY CAMPBELL BLVD, ROYSE CITY, TX 75189 · (972) 636-3300 · Rockwall County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL548 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of Texas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
290 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 3 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
47.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
50.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +22.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 29.0% | 27.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 32.0% | 23.0% | 27.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 47.0% | 50.0% |
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 57.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 54.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 43.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 28.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Anita Scott Elementary School
Anita Scott Elementary School's state test result (45.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anita Scott Elementary School this school | 548 | 52.9% | 45.3% |
| Montague Village Elementary School FORT CAVAZOS | 548 | 49.1% | 50.5% |
| Doris Cullins-Lake Pointe Elementary School ROWLETT | 525 | 52.8% | 44.6% |
| Haude Elementary School KLEIN | 532 | 51.3% | 57.8% |
| Pineforest Elementary School HUMBLE | 610 | 48.7% | 49.3% |
| House Creek Elementary School COPPERAS COVE | 622 | 49.2% | 51.3% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Anita Scott Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Rockwall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #1,927 of 4,401 | #19 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,802 of 4,466 ▲ 161 | #16 of 23 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,936 of 4,466 ▲ 296 | #23 of 23 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #2,787 of 3,998 | #15 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 548 | #2,060 of 4,938 | #16 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #668 of 4,622 | #1 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.5% | #479 of 4,628 | #4 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.9% | #3,458 of 4,789 | #3 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.7% | #2,801 of 2,838 | #10 of 10 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
548
-17 (-3%) vs 2020
+8% since 2010-11, when it was 506
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 548 | 43 | 12.8:1 | 53% (290) |
| 2023-24 | 785 | 56.2 | 14.0:1 | 46% (360) |
| 2022-23 | 712 | 52.2 | 13.6:1 | 47% (336) |
| 2020-21 | 565 | 43 | 13.1:1 | 47% (265) |
| 2017-18 | 552 | 38.9 | 14.2:1 | 43% (236) |
| 2015-16 | 495 | 35 | 14.1:1 | 41% (203) |
| 2010-11 | 506 | 35 | 14.5:1 | 46% (232) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Anita Scott Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (552 to 548); teachers up 10% (38.9 to 43).
About Anita Scott Elementary School
Anita Scott Elementary School is an elementary school in ROYSE CITY, Texas, and it is part of ROYSE CITY ISD. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 548 students in pre-K through 5.
Anita Scott Elementary School reports to ROYSE CITY ISD, which has 11 schools and 10,034 students.
Hispanic students form the largest group at Anita Scott Elementary School, 36% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 35% White, 20% Black, and 6% multiracial. In Rockwall County overall, about 21% of residents are Hispanic. Anita Scott Elementary School has a diversity index of 70%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 43 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 12.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, higher than at this school. Anita Scott Elementary School reports 53% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Rockwall County, the average is 29%.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Anita Scott Elementary School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Anita Scott Elementary School is 5.8 points below its prediction. Actual: 45.3%. Predicted: 51.1%.
Federal survey data for Rockwall County show that median household income is about $127,981, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 3%. A total of 34 public schools operate in Rockwall County, serving about 24,104 students.
Pioneer Technology (ptaa) Royse City Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 45.3% is above the 43.3% average for nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Fringe, or in a town close to an urbanized area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 548 was 3% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 565.
Community posts for Anita Scott Elementary School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Rockwall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
123,617
Census ACS
Median income
$127,981
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
34
24,104 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ROYSE CITY ISD
- Royse City High SchoolHigh · 2,834 students
- Ouida Baley Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,224 students
- Bobby Summers Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,066 students
- Miss May Vernon Elementary SchoolElementary · 790 students
- Ruth Cherry Elementary SchoolElementary · 772 students
- W R (bill) Fort Elementary SchoolElementary · 762 students
Other schools in ROYSE CITY
- Royse City High SchoolHigh · 2,834 students
- Ouida Baley Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,224 students
- Ruth Cherry Elementary SchoolElementary · 772 students
- W R (bill) Fort Elementary SchoolElementary · 762 students
- John & Barbara Roderick Elementary SchoolElementary · 663 students
- Davis Elementary SchoolElementary · 616 students
Nearby schools
- Pioneer Technology (ptaa) Royse City Elementary School0.7 mi · 194
- Education Center International Academy 30.9 mi · 136
- Glenda Arnold Early Childhood Learning Center2.0 mi · 393
- Ruth Cherry Elementary School2.0 mi · 772
- Bobby Summers Middle School2.1 mi · 1,066
- Davis Elementary School2.2 mi · 616
Frequently asked questions
About Anita Scott Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Anita Scott Elementary School?
Anita Scott Elementary School enrolls approximately 548 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Anita Scott Elementary School serve?
Anita Scott Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Anita Scott Elementary School have?
Anita Scott Elementary School employs 43 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Anita Scott Elementary School?
Student demographics at Anita Scott Elementary School are roughly 35% White, 36% Hispanic, 20% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Anita Scott Elementary School public or private?
Anita Scott Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by ROYSE CITY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.