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Enrollment
483
Elementary
DISTRICT 629 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEANDER ISD·NCES 482703007497
Lois F Giddens Elementary School
1500 TIMBERWOOD DR, CEDAR PARK, TX 78613 · (512) 570-5600 · Williamson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL483 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 7% of Texas public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
199 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 153 | 32% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
47.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
31.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +20.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 31 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 are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 31.0% | 26.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 17.0% | 32.0% | 37.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 47.0% | 31.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 21.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 19.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 10.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 11.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
27.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-28.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 56% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Lois F Giddens Elementary School
Lois F Giddens Elementary School's state test result (27.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lois F Giddens Elementary School this school | 483 | 41.2% | 27.4% |
| Double File Trail Elementary School ROUND ROCK | 570 | 41.9% | 46.2% |
| John F Ward Elementary School HOUSTON | 617 | 44.2% | 50.5% |
| Brinker Elementary School PLANO | 565 | 42.5% | 58.0% |
| Kimberlin Academy for Excel GARLAND | 474 | 36.5% | 83.9% |
| Falcon Pass Elementary School HOUSTON | 545 | 34.3% | 60.8% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Lois F Giddens Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Williamson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #3,882 of 4,401 | #79 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #3,844 of 4,466 ▼ 6 | #80 of 87 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,903 of 4,466 ▲ 31 | #71 of 87 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.5pp | #1,399 of 3,998 | #36 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 483 | #2,696 of 4,938 | #70 of 90 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.4:1 | #50 of 4,622 | #3 of 88 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.6% | #88 of 4,628 | #1 of 88 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.2% | #3,904 of 4,789 | #34 of 87 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.4% | #2,074 of 2,838 | #32 of 43 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
483
+12 (+3%) vs 2020
-48% since 2000-01, when it was 923
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 10.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 483 | 46.6 | 10.4:1 | 41% (199) |
| 2023-24 | 461 | 43.6 | 10.6:1 | 49% (228) |
| 2022-23 | 485 | 41.7 | 11.6:1 | 57% (277) |
| 2020-21 | 471 | 47 | 10.0:1 | 46% (215) |
| 2017-18 | 533 | 42.1 | 12.7:1 | 41% (220) |
| 2015-16 | 556 | 41 | 13.6:1 | 37% (203) |
| 2010-11 | 575 | 43 | 13.4:1 | 34% (195) |
| 2000-01 | 923 | 60 | 15.4:1 | 23% (210) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lois F Giddens Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (533 to 483); teachers up 11% (42.1 to 46.6).
About Lois F Giddens Elementary School
Lois F Giddens Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in CEDAR PARK, Texas. A federal count lists 483 students at the school, in pre-K through 5.
The 51 schools in LEANDER ISD enroll 42,680 students altogether, Lois F Giddens Elementary School among them.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Lois F Giddens Elementary School. The largest is White students, at 35%. The remaining shares are 27% Hispanic, 16% Asian, 12% multiracial, and 10% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Williamson County's population at about 60%. Pick two students at random and there is a 76% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 10.4:1, with 46.6 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 4.7 students per teacher below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 41%. Among public schools in Williamson County, the average eligibility rate is 29%.
Lois F Giddens Elementary School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 7% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations places Lois F Giddens Elementary School in the bottom 10% of Texas schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 28.6 points below it (27.4% actual, 56.1% predicted).
Census Bureau estimates for Williamson County show that the median household income is $111,340, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 48%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Lois F Giddens Elementary School is one of 208 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is C C Mason Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 27.4% is below the 51.5% average for nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Lois F Giddens Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.
The school enrolled 483 students in 2024-25, 12 more than the 471 it had in 2020-21.
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Williamson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
672,688
Census ACS
Median income
$111,340
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
208
126,147 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LEANDER ISD
- Vista Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,480 students
- Vandegrift High SchoolHigh · 2,437 students
- Rouse High SchoolHigh · 2,260 students
- Cedar Park High SchoolHigh · 2,155 students
- Leander High SchoolHigh · 2,131 students
- Glenn High SchoolHigh · 2,024 students
Other schools in CEDAR PARK
- Vista Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,480 students
- Cedar Park High SchoolHigh · 2,155 students
- Cedar Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,365 students
- Artie L Henry Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,347 students
- Running Brushy Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,120 students
- Basis Cedar Park Primary SchoolElementary · 859 students
Nearby schools
- C C Mason Elementary School0.7 mi · 691
- Leander High School1.0 mi · 2,131
- Running Brushy Middle School1.0 mi · 1,120
- Patricia Knowles Elementary School1.3 mi · 683
- Block House Creek Elementary School1.4 mi · 468
- Basis Cedar Park1.4 mi · 405
Frequently asked questions
About Lois F Giddens Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lois F Giddens Elementary School?
Lois F Giddens Elementary School enrolls approximately 483 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Lois F Giddens Elementary School serve?
Lois F Giddens Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Lois F Giddens Elementary School?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at Lois F Giddens Elementary School.
How diverse is Lois F Giddens Elementary School?
Lois F Giddens Elementary School reports a student body of 35% White, 27% Hispanic, 10% Black, 16% Asian, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees Lois F Giddens Elementary School?
Lois F Giddens Elementary School is overseen by LEANDER ISD in Williamson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.