Enrollment
615
Elementary
DISTRICT 726 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIBERTY HILL ISD·NCES 482742014334
Bar W Elementary School
2100 STAMP IRON AVE, LEANDER, TX 78628 · (512) 260-5580 · Williamson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL615 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
45 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 67 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 113 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (113) is 45% larger than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
71.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +5.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
66.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +11.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 47.0% | 24.0% | 18.0% | 11.0% |
| Mathematics | 32.0% | 34.0% | 18.0% | 16.0% |
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 | 71.0% | 66.0% |
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 55.0% |
% 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
63.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Bar W Elementary School
Bar W Elementary School's state test result (63.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bar W Elementary School this school | 615 | 7.3% | 63.5% |
| Bluebonnet Elementary School FLOWER MOUND | 668 | 7.6% | 83.8% |
| Comstock Elementary School MCKINNEY | 680 | 8.4% | 75.0% |
| Austin Elementary School COPPELL | 541 | 11.8% | 63.3% |
| Mary Evans Elementary School ALLEN | 621 | 10.0% | 84.2% |
| Allen Elementary School FRISCO | 677 | 9.9% | 71.2% |
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 Bar W Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Williamson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #594 of 4,401 | #17 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #594 of 4,466 ▼ 27 | #16 of 87 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #681 of 4,466 ▼ 223 | #29 of 87 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 615 | #1,498 of 4,938 | #48 of 90 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #558 of 4,622 | #23 of 88 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.6% | #749 of 4,628 | #32 of 88 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.3% | #4,708 of 4,789 | #80 of 87 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 615 | 49 | 12.6:1 | 7% (45) |
| 2023-24 | 637 | 49 | 13.0:1 | 10% (66) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bar W Elementary School.
About Bar W Elementary School
Among the schools in LEANDER, Texas, is Bar W Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 615 students.
LIBERTY HILL ISD serves 9,836 students across 11 schools.
The largest group at Bar W Elementary School is Asian students, at 48%. After that, the student body is 27% White, 14% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Williamson County is about 10% Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 68%.
A staff of 49 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 12.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas, 15.1:1, is higher. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 7%. The average for public schools in Williamson County is 29%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Bar W Elementary School is 7.1 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 63.5% actual, 70.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Looking at the county, Williamson County, median household income comes to about $111,340, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 48% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The county's public schools total 208, with about 126,147 students.
Larkspur Elementary School is about 1.1 miles from Bar W Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Bar W Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 63.5% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 8 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Bar W Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Williamson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
672,688
Census ACS
Median income
$111,340
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
208
126,147 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LIBERTY HILL ISD
- Liberty Hill High SchoolHigh · 2,156 students
- Santa Rita Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,230 students
- Liberty Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,050 students
- Rancho Sienna Elementary SchoolElementary · 770 students
- Bill Burden Elementary SchoolElementary · 764 students
- Santa Rita Elementary SchoolElementary · 745 students
Other schools in LEANDER
- Rouse High SchoolHigh · 2,260 students
- Leander High SchoolHigh · 2,131 students
- Glenn High SchoolHigh · 2,024 students
- Florence W Stiles Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,493 students
- Stacy Kaye Danielson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,182 students
- Knox Wiley Middle SchoolMiddle · 916 students
Nearby schools
- Larkspur Elementary School1.1 mi · 834
- Rancho Sienna Elementary School1.3 mi · 770
- Tarvin Elementary School1.3 mi · 838
- North Elementary School1.5 mi · 737
- Santa Rita Elementary School1.8 mi · 745
- Santa Rita Middle School2.0 mi · 1,230
Frequently asked questions
About Bar W Elementary SchoolHow large is Bar W Elementary School?
Bar W Elementary School enrolls approximately 615 students in grades PK-05.
Is Bar W Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bar W Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Bar W Elementary School have?
Bar W Elementary School employs 49 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
How diverse is Bar W Elementary School?
Bar W Elementary School reports a student body of 27% White, 14% Hispanic, 6% Black, 48% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Bar W Elementary School?
Bar W Elementary School is overseen by LIBERTY HILL ISD in Williamson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.