1
Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at FERN BLUFF EL this year?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
596
Elementary
DISTRICT 569 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROUND ROCK ISD·NCES 483808001355
Fern Bluff Elementary School
17815 PARK VLY, ROUND ROCK, TX 78681 · (512) 428-2100 · Williamson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL596 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
68 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 | 40 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 115 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (115).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
84.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +48.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
74.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +51.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 48 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 51 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 53.0% | 31.0% | 11.0% | 5.0% |
| Mathematics | 43.0% | 31.0% | 15.0% | 11.0% |
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 | 84.0% | 74.0% |
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 70.0% |
| 2022-23 | 76.0% | 86.0% |
| 2021-22 | 70.0% | 70.0% |
| 2020-21 | 36.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
73.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Fern Bluff Elementary School
Fern Bluff Elementary School's state test result (73.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fern Bluff Elementary School this school | 596 | 11.4% | 73.1% |
| Deer Creek Elementary School CEDAR PARK | 638 | 8.5% | 74.9% |
| STEM Academy at Donald Elementary School FLOWER MOUND | 526 | 10.6% | 65.2% |
| Heritage Elementary School GRAPEVINE | 538 | 10.8% | 71.6% |
| Murchison Elementary School PFLUGERVILLE | 651 | 13.4% | 68.3% |
| Johnie R Daniel Elementary School NORTHLAKE | 593 | 8.3% | 64.5% |
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 Fern Bluff Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Williamson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.1% | #231 of 4,401 | #7 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #304 of 4,466 ▲ 187 | #7 of 87 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #144 of 4,466 ▲ 172 | #5 of 87 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.0pp | #992 of 3,998 | #14 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 596 | #1,645 of 4,938 | #51 of 90 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #1,218 of 4,622 | #39 of 88 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.7% | #1,006 of 4,628 | #45 of 88 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.4% | #4,627 of 4,789 | #75 of 87 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.7% | #2,562 of 2,838 | #40 of 43 |
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
596
+37 (+7%) vs 2020
-20% since 2000-01, when it was 744
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 596 | 43.8 | 13.6:1 | 11% (68) |
| 2023-24 | 596 | 45.9 | 13.0:1 | 13% (77) |
| 2022-23 | 652 | 48 | 13.6:1 | 12% (77) |
| 2020-21 | 559 | 44 | 12.7:1 | 13% (71) |
| 2017-18 | 619 | 42.8 | 14.4:1 | 9% (55) |
| 2015-16 | 656 | 45 | 14.6:1 | 7% (46) |
| 2010-11 | 857 | 55 | 15.6:1 | 6% (49) |
| 2000-01 | 744 | 50 | 14.9:1 | 1% (8) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fern Bluff Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (619 to 596); teachers up 2% (42.8 to 43.8).
About Fern Bluff Elementary School
Among the schools in ROUND ROCK, Texas, is Fern Bluff Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The latest federal count shows 596 students in pre-K through 5.
ROUND ROCK ISD counts 58 schools and 46,954 students, including Fern Bluff Elementary School.
A majority of students at Fern Bluff Elementary School, 53%, are White. Other reported shares: 19% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Black. Fern Bluff Elementary School has a diversity index of 65%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 43.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 13.6:1. Among elementary schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 15.1:1. The school's lunch program data list 11% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Williamson County is 29%.
Fern Bluff Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 73.1% and a predicted 68.8%.
In the county around the school, Williamson County, median household income is about $111,340, about 48% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. A total of 208 public schools operate in Williamson County, serving about 126,147 students.
Brushy Creek Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Fern Bluff Elementary School ranks 4th of 8 nearby schools, at 73.1% versus a 70.5% average.
Locale data from NCES put Fern Bluff Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
The 2024-25 enrollment of 596 was 7% higher than in 2020-21, when it was 559.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Fern Bluff Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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 ROUND ROCK ISD
- Round Rock High SchoolHigh · 3,824 students
- Westwood High SchoolHigh · 2,858 students
- Cedar Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,713 students
- McNeil High SchoolHigh · 2,660 students
- Stony Point High SchoolHigh · 2,508 students
- Cedar Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,306 students
Other schools in ROUND ROCK
- Round Rock High SchoolHigh · 3,824 students
- Cedar Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,713 students
- Stony Point High SchoolHigh · 2,508 students
- Meridian World School LlcCombined · 1,745 students
- Ridgeview Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,249 students
- James Garland Walsh Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,208 students
Nearby schools
- Brushy Creek Elementary School1.1 mi · 463
- Round Rock High School1.3 mi · 3,824
- Old Town Elementary School1.4 mi · 587
- Chisholm Trail Middle School1.4 mi · 718
- Rrisdpk3p1.4 mi · 40
- James Garland Walsh Middle School1.5 mi · 1,208
Frequently asked questions
About Fern Bluff Elementary SchoolHow large is Fern Bluff Elementary School?
Fern Bluff Elementary School enrolls approximately 596 students in grades PK-05.
Is Fern Bluff Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fern Bluff Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Fern Bluff Elementary School have?
Fern Bluff Elementary School employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Fern Bluff Elementary School?
Student demographics at Fern Bluff Elementary School are roughly 53% White, 18% Hispanic, 3% Black, 19% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Fern Bluff Elementary School public or private?
Fern Bluff Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by ROUND ROCK ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.