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How has DRIPPING SPRINGS EL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,104
Elementary
DISTRICT 838 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD·NCES 480000801507
Dripping Springs Elementary School
29400 RANCH RD 12, DRIPPING SPRINGS, TX 78620 · (512) 858-3700 · Hays County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,104 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 77% of Texas public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-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
15.0:1
74 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
171 students
DISTRICT 7% · 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 | 93 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 159 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 177 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 184 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 166 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 153 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 172 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (159) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (172).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
69.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +44.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
57.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +40.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 44 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 40 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 41.0% | 28.0% | 17.0% | 14.0% |
| Mathematics | 26.0% | 31.0% | 21.0% | 22.0% |
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 | 69.0% | 57.0% |
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 62.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 27.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
67.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Dripping Springs Elementary School
Dripping Springs Elementary School's state test result (63.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dripping Springs Elementary School this school | 1,104 | 15.5% | 63.5% |
| Johnson Ranch Elementary School BULVERDE | 1,185 | 19.4% | 67.0% |
| Walnut Springs Elementary School DRIPPING SPRINGS | 941 | 12.1% | 62.6% |
| Veramendi Elementary School NEW BRAUNFELS | 935 | 21.0% | 55.0% |
| Baranoff Elementary School AUSTIN | 810 | 14.1% | 58.3% |
| Bush Elementary School THE WOODLANDS | 881 | 17.4% | 77.7% |
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 Dripping Springs Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hays County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #589 of 4,401 | #7 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,116 of 4,466 ▼ 156 | #10 of 31 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #749 of 4,466 ▼ 273 | #10 of 31 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +26.0pp | #252 of 3,998 | #2 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,104 | #50 of 4,938 | #1 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #2,469 of 4,622 | #20 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.8% | #2,071 of 4,628 | #9 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.5% | #4,539 of 4,789 | #28 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +43.9% | #130 of 1,307 | #2 of 9 |
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
1,104
+229 (+26%) vs 2020
+36% since 1990-91, when it was 814
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 1,104 | 73.5 | 15.0:1 | 15% (171) |
| 2023-24 | 1,059 | 73.5 | 14.4:1 | 15% (163) |
| 2022-23 | 1,006 | 70.7 | 14.2:1 | 15% (150) |
| 2020-21 | 875 | 66 | 13.3:1 | 19% (165) |
| 2017-18 | 767 | 49.6 | 15.5:1 | 20% (151) |
| 2015-16 | 937 | 58 | 16.2:1 | 18% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 642 | 45 | 14.3:1 | 20% (131) |
| 2000-01 | 871 | 61 | 14.3:1 | 12% (102) |
| 1990-91 | 814 | 45 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dripping Springs Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 44% (767 to 1,104); teachers up 48% (49.6 to 73.5).
About Dripping Springs Elementary School
Dripping Springs Elementary School is a large elementary school in DRIPPING SPRINGS, Texas. The school had 1,104 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Texas is about 519, so this school runs 113% larger than that.
DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD is responsible for 8 schools, Dripping Springs Elementary School included, with 8,712 students in all.
White students are the majority at Dripping Springs Elementary School, with 61% of enrollment. It is also 28% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Asian. That is close to the 61% White share among all Hays County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 54% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1 at Dripping Springs Elementary School, with 73.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas fairly closely. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 15% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Hays County average 46%.
The allk12 Grade for Dripping Springs Elementary School is A-. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 77% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with Dripping Springs Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 67.1%. Dripping Springs Elementary School scores 63.5%, 3.6 points below that line.
County data help place the school in context: in Hays County, the median household income is $89,097, about 43% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. In all, Hays County has 63 public schools and roughly 46,946 students.
Nearest public school: Dripping Springs High School, about 1.7 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Dripping Springs Elementary School ranks 4th of 5 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 63.5% against a local average of 67.0%.
Under the NCES locale system, Dripping Springs Elementary School is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment at Dripping Springs Elementary School grew 26% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 875 to 1,104 students. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.0:1) than in 2020-21 (13.3:1).
Community posts for Dripping Springs Elementary School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Hays County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
268,638
Census ACS
Median income
$89,097
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
63
46,946 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD
- Dripping Springs High SchoolHigh · 2,564 students
- Sycamore Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,043 students
- Walnut Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 941 students
- Dripping Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 917 students
- Rooster Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 772 students
- Cypress Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 697 students
Other schools in DRIPPING SPRINGS
- Dripping Springs High SchoolHigh · 2,564 students
- Walnut Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 941 students
- Dripping Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 917 students
- Wildwood Springs Elementary SchoolElementary
Nearby schools
- Dripping Springs High School1.7 mi · 2,564
- Walnut Springs Elementary School2.2 mi · 941
- Dripping Springs Middle School2.2 mi · 917
- Pathfinder Camp4.7 mi · 18
- Sycamore Springs Elementary School5.5 mi · 674
- Sycamore Springs Middle School5.5 mi · 1,043
Frequently asked questions
About Dripping Springs Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Dripping Springs Elementary School?
Dripping Springs Elementary School enrolls approximately 1,104 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Dripping Springs Elementary School serve?
Dripping Springs Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Dripping Springs Elementary School?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Dripping Springs Elementary School.
How diverse is Dripping Springs Elementary School?
Dripping Springs Elementary School reports a student body of 61% White, 28% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Dripping Springs Elementary School public or private?
Dripping Springs Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.