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Forest Creek Elementary School
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 86 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 120 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 115 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 119 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 115 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (115).
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 23 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 27 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 36.0% | 37.0% | 16.0% | 11.0% |
| Mathematics | 32.0% | 33.0% | 19.0% | 16.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 73.0% | 65.0% |
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 60.0% |
| 2022-23 | 70.0% | 74.0% |
| 2021-22 | 70.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 50.0% | 38.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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%.
Schools most like Forest Creek Elementary School
Forest Creek Elementary School's state test result (61.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Creek Elementary School this school | 652 | 14.0% | 61.5% |
| Susanna Dickinson Elementary School SUGAR LAND | 616 | 12.8% | 78.7% |
| Harvard Elementary School HOUSTON | 657 | 11.1% | 67.3% |
| Campbell Elementary School LEAGUE CITY | 791 | 16.3% | 60.9% |
| Hawk Elementary School CORINTH | 610 | 19.2% | 61.9% |
| Hardy Oak Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 612 | 15.5% | 72.8% |
Where Forest Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Williamson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #688 of 4,401 | #21 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #672 of 4,466 ▲ 224 | #17 of 87 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #594 of 4,466 ▲ 227 | #21 of 87 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.0pp | #872 of 3,998 | #11 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 652 | #1,237 of 4,938 | #41 of 90 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #807 of 4,622 | #31 of 88 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.4% | #765 of 4,628 | #35 of 88 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.0% | #4,564 of 4,789 | #70 of 87 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.6% | #1,055 of 2,838 | #9 of 43 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 652 | 50.3 | 13.0:1 | 14% (91) |
| 2023-24 | 670 | 48.6 | 13.8:1 | 16% (104) |
| 2022-23 | 680 | 48.6 | 14.0:1 | 11% (77) |
| 2020-21 | 743 | 55 | 13.5:1 | 10% (78) |
| 2017-18 | 832 | 57.5 | 14.5:1 | 8% (69) |
| 2015-16 | 812 | 54 | 15.0:1 | 10% (82) |
| 2010-11 | 872 | 57 | 15.3:1 | 10% (89) |
| 2000-01 | 1,019 | 64 | 15.9:1 | 4% (36) |
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (832 to 652); teachers down 13% (57.5 to 50.3).
About Forest Creek Elementary School
Forest Creek Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school in ROUND ROCK, Texas. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 652 students. The average among elementary schools in Texas is roughly 519 students; this school is 26% larger than that.
Besides Forest Creek Elementary School, ROUND ROCK ISD runs 57 other schools. The district enrolls 46,954 students.
White students are the largest group at Forest Creek Elementary School, with 48% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 26% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 9% Asian, and 7% Black. Among all residents of Williamson County, the White share is about 60%. The chance that two students picked at random at Forest Creek Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 67%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.0:1, with 50.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, higher than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 14% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Williamson County is 29%.
Forest Creek Elementary School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 56% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Forest Creek Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 61.5% actual against 67.7% predicted.
Williamson County census figures show that 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.
The closest public school to Forest Creek Elementary School is Blackland Prairie Elementary School, about 1.1 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Forest Creek Elementary School comes in 3rd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Forest Creek Elementary School inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 743 to 652.
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