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IDEA Round Rock Tech Academy
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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 | 102 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 119 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 125 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 129 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 122 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 121 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (121).
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 46.0% | 26.0% | 16.0% | 12.0% |
| Mathematics | 22.0% | 28.0% | 26.0% | 24.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 72.0% | 50.0% |
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 51.0% |
| 2022-23 | 59.0% | 49.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.0% | 40.0% |
| 2020-21 | 50.0% | 50.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 IDEA Round Rock Tech Academy
IDEA Round Rock Tech Academy's state test result (58.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Round Rock Tech Academy this school | 718 | 47.8% | 58.3% |
| Harmony School of Science- San Antonio SAN ANTONIO | 602 | 42.4% | 54.7% |
| Legacy Traditional School - Alamo Ranch SAN ANTONIO | 855 | 48.2% | 39.7% |
| School at St George Place HOUSTON | 781 | 54.8% | 50.9% |
| Adriane Mathews Gray Elementary School RICHMOND | 618 | 52.1% | 41.5% |
| Blackshear Elementary School KLEIN | 722 | 54.3% | 60.5% |
Where IDEA Round Rock Tech Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #863 of 4,401 | #40 of 166 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,717 of 4,466 ▼ 868 | #66 of 176 ▼ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #600 of 4,466 ▲ 65 | #46 of 176 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #1,841 of 3,998 | #71 of 166 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 718 | #804 of 4,938 | #23 of 183 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #4,526 of 4,622 | #168 of 174 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.3% | #779 of 4,628 | #26 of 174 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.8% | #3,667 of 4,789 | #108 of 170 |
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 | 718 | 33.6 | 21.4:1 | 48% (343) |
| 2023-24 | 714 | 32 | 22.3:1 | 56% (403) |
| 2022-23 | 673 | 32 | 21.0:1 | 66% (445) |
| 2020-21 | 438 | 22 | 19.9:1 | 54% (238) |
About IDEA Round Rock Tech Academy
IDEA Round Rock Tech Academy is a medium-sized elementary school in ROUND ROCK, Texas, (ZIP code 78664). The school's 718 students are in kindergarten through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students each.
IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS has a total of 125 schools and 79,430 students, IDEA Round Rock Tech Academy among them.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at IDEA Round Rock Tech Academy is Hispanic (50%). Other groups make up 22% Black, 14% White, 11% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Travis County as a whole is about 33% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. IDEA Round Rock Tech Academy has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.4:1 at IDEA Round Rock Tech Academy, with 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is lower than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 48%.
IDEA Round Rock Tech Academy is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 80% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 53.3%. IDEA Round Rock Tech Academy scores 58.3%.
Travis County has about 1,330,015 residents, and median household income is about $99,611, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Travis County number 333 and enroll about 191,706.
Nearest public school: IDEA Round Rock Tech College Preparatory, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around IDEA Round Rock Tech Academy holds at least 8 other public schools. IDEA Round Rock Tech Academy ranks 3rd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 58.3% against a local average of 47.5%.
The NCES locale for IDEA Round Rock Tech Academy is City: Mid-size, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. IDEA Round Rock Tech Academy operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 438 to 718. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. Federal data show the ratio rising from 19.9:1 to 21.4:1.
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