JOE LEE JOHNSON EL

As a roomy elementary-level community in AUSTIN, Texas, JOE LEE JOHNSON EL enrolls 821 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under ROUND ROCK ISD. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 58% above typical.

Within ROUND ROCK ISD, which oversees 58 schools and 46,954 students, JOE LEE JOHNSON EL is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, JOE LEE JOHNSON EL records that 50% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 20% Black, 18% White, 7% Asian, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Travis County as a whole is about 33% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, JOE LEE JOHNSON EL has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.4:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, JOE LEE JOHNSON EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.1%; this one delivers 46.8%.

In the broader community, census data for Travis County shows median household earnings sit near $99,611, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Travis County's 333 public schools (combined enrollment of about 191,706 students), JOE LEE JOHNSON EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: WELLS BRANCH EL, around 0.9 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JOE LEE JOHNSON EL at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 43.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JOE LEE JOHNSON EL has expanded 13%, going from 729 students in 2018 to 821 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 32% to 50% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 today.

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