Total enrollment
8,712
+1,429 (+20%) vs SY 2020-21
9 schools in DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD
Texas · 8,712 students · 3 cities
DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD runs 9 public K-12 schools inside Texas, with combined enrollment around 8,712 (6 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
8
+1 (+14%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 8,712 | #142 of 760 | #1,078 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 8 | #199 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #540 of 758 | #5,670 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 8.2% | #746 of 750 | #7,999 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.6% | #345 of 557 | #3,144 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from Rooster Springs Elementary School at 73.0% proficient to Walnut Springs Elementary School at 62.7%, a gap of 10.4 points. That is the 331st widest gap among 352 Texas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 7 district schools that reported both years went from 6,450 to 8,015 students (up 24%) and from 412 to 526 full-time teachers (up 28%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRIPPING SPRINGS H S | Dripping Springs | High | 09-12 | 2,564 |
| DRIPPING SPRINGS EL | Dripping Springs | Elementary | PK-05 | 1,104 |
| SYCAMORE SPRINGS MIDDLE | Austin | Middle | 06-08 | 1,043 |
| WALNUT SPRINGS EL | Dripping Springs | Elementary | PK-05 | 941 |
| DRIPPING SPRINGS MIDDLE | Dripping Springs | Middle | 06-08 | 917 |
| ROOSTER SPRINGS EL | Austin | Elementary | PK-05 | 772 |
| CYPRESS SPRINGS EL | Driftwood | Elementary | PK-05 | 697 |
| SYCAMORE SPRINGS EL | Austin | Elementary | PK-05 | 674 |
| WILDWOOD SPRINGS EL | Dripping Springs | Elementary | M-M | · |
About DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD
DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD is a compact Texas school district running 9 schools with combined enrollment near 8,712.
In terms of grade levels, DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD covers 6 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
Per-school enrollment averages around 968 in this district, above the Texas typical of 606.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD has grew 20% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 7,283 students to 8,712. Over that span, DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD added 1 school, going from 7 to 8.
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