FOREST NORTH EL

FOREST NORTH EL is a modestly sized K-5 school in AUSTIN, Texas, one of the schools within ROUND ROCK ISD. The school instructs 319 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so FOREST NORTH EL sits 39% smaller than that benchmark.

ROUND ROCK ISD runs 58 schools in total, collectively educating 46,954 students. FOREST NORTH EL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, FOREST NORTH EL logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (36%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 28% White, 16% Black, 13% Asian, 7% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Williamson County runs at roughly 29%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, FOREST NORTH EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.7%; this one delivers 47.9%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Williamson County) records that median household income runs about $111,340, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Williamson County's 208 public schools (combined enrollment of about 126,147 students), FOREST NORTH EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is HARMONY SCHOOL OF ENDEAVOR AUSTIN, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FOREST NORTH EL at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 59.4%.

FOREST NORTH EL operates from a city-core location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 9%: 352 students in 2018 compared to 319 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 41% to 28% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for FOREST NORTH EL typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.