Total enrollment
42,608
+2,253 (+6%) vs SY 2020-21
55 schools in LEANDER ISD
Texas · 42,680 students · 4 cities
LEANDER ISD, Texas operates 55 public K-12 schools between its neighborhoods, enrolling about 42,680 students (around 776 per school).
4-year change in LEANDER ISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
50
+5 (+11%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How LEANDER ISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #69 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 42,680 | #27 of 760 | #125 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 51 | #28 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #327 of 758 | #3,880 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 16.6% | #735 of 750 | #7,657 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.0% | #44 of 557 | #401 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 LEANDER ISD
State test results across the district's 45 scored schools run from Florence W Stiles Middle School at 82.5% proficient to Lois F Giddens Elementary School at 27.5%, a gap of 55.0 points. That is the 49th widest gap among 352 Texas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 41 district schools that reported both years went from 39,021 to 38,146 students (down 2%) and from 2,608 to 2,789 full-time teachers (up 7%), 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.
About LEANDER ISD
LEANDER ISD is a compact Texas school district running 55 schools with combined enrollment near 42,680.
Looking at the level breakdown, LEANDER ISD is built around 33 elementary, 10 middle, 11 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 776 in this district, above the Texas typical of 606.
Looking at the last 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in LEANDER ISD has grew 6% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 40,355 students to 42,608. LEANDER ISD now counts 50 public schools, up from 45 in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for LEANDER ISD discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.