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Great Oaks Elementary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 56 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 108 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 122 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 168 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 150 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 155 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (108) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (155).
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 57.0% | 27.0% | 10.0% | 6.0% |
| Mathematics | 51.0% | 26.0% | 14.0% | 9.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 84.0% | 77.0% |
| 2024-25 | 84.0% | 81.0% |
| 2023-24 | 87.0% | 81.0% |
| 2022-23 | 73.0% | 75.0% |
| 2021-22 | 62.0% | 74.0% |
| 2020-21 | 54.0% | 52.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 79% 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%.
Schools most like Great Oaks Elementary School
Great Oaks Elementary School's state test result (79.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Oaks Elementary School this school | 868 | 11.4% | 79.4% |
| Linda Herrington Elementary School ROUND ROCK | 842 | 9.0% | 75.3% |
| Ronald Reagan Elementary School CEDAR PARK | 800 | 14.1% | 62.0% |
| O'Dell Elementary School CELINA | 770 | 12.6% | 55.3% |
| Tierra Rosa Elementary School LIBERTY HILL | 715 | 12.0% | 56.6% |
| Griffin Elementary School KATY | 782 | 17.1% | 82.5% |
Where Great Oaks Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Williamson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.4% | #97 of 4,401 | #4 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #218 of 4,466 ▼ 89 | #5 of 87 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #145 of 4,466 ▲ 30 | #6 of 87 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #1,955 of 3,998 | #46 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 868 | #260 of 4,938 | #5 of 90 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #2,729 of 4,622 | #76 of 88 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.5% | #380 of 4,628 | #12 of 88 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.4% | #4,628 of 4,789 | #76 of 87 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.6% | #402 of 1,307 | #8 of 30 |
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 | 868 | 56.7 | 15.3:1 | 11% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 792 | 55.5 | 14.3:1 | 10% (82) |
| 2022-23 | 845 | 56.1 | 15.1:1 | 8% (71) |
| 2020-21 | 918 | 61 | 15.1:1 | 10% (90) |
| 2017-18 | 720 | 47.8 | 15.1:1 | 11% (78) |
| 2015-16 | 722 | 46 | 15.7:1 | 9% (64) |
| 2010-11 | 950 | 55 | 17.3:1 | 7% (67) |
| 2000-01 | 818 | 53 | 15.4:1 | 2% (17) |
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (720 to 868); teachers up 19% (47.8 to 56.7).
About Great Oaks Elementary School
Great Oaks Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school that serves part of ROUND ROCK, Texas. Enrollment stands at 868 students, covering pre-K through 5. That is 67% larger than the average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
ROUND ROCK ISD includes 58 schools. Together they enroll 46,954 students.
White students account for 37% of enrollment at Great Oaks Elementary School, more than any other group. Other groups make up 32% Asian, 18% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 4% Black. County-wide, 60% of Williamson County residents are White. The diversity index for Great Oaks Elementary School is 71%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Great Oaks Elementary School reported 56.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 15.3:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 15.1:1. Roughly 11% of students at Great Oaks Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Williamson County average 29%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Great Oaks Elementary School is 10.5 points above its prediction. Actual: 79.4%. Predicted: 68.8%.
Looking at the county, Williamson County, the median household earns about $111,340 a year, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Williamson County has 208 public schools with about 126,147 students, including Great Oaks Elementary School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Cedar Valley Middle School, is about 0.4 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Great Oaks Elementary School is 4th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
In the federal locale system, Great Oaks Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 868, compared with 918 in 2020-21.
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