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Ouida Springer
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 94 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 27% smaller than its 6th grade class (94).
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 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 46 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 40.0% | 32.0% | 14.0% | 14.0% |
| Mathematics | 37.0% | 26.0% | 16.0% | 21.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 72.0% | 63.0% |
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 63.0% |
| 2022-23 | 51.0% | 51.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 38.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 42.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Ouida Springer
Ouida Springer's state test result (59.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ouida Springer this school | 595 | 31.8% | 59.2% |
| Butler Elementary School ARLINGTON | 610 | 32.8% | 62.6% |
| River Place Elementary School AUSTIN | 589 | 29.9% | 53.5% |
| Lake Country Elementary School FORT WORTH | 655 | 33.4% | 44.4% |
| Crestview Elementary School LUBBOCK | 609 | 29.9% | 71.5% |
| Christine Camacho Elementary School LEANDER | 622 | 37.3% | 31.2% |
Where Ouida Springer ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Rockwall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #814 of 4,401 | #11 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #794 of 4,466 ▲ 612 | #8 of 23 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #634 of 4,466 ▲ 371 | #9 of 23 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.5pp | #764 of 3,998 | #8 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 595 | #1,650 of 4,938 | #13 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,887 of 4,622 | #6 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.0% | #973 of 4,628 | #9 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.8% | #4,177 of 4,789 | #12 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.4% | #2,077 of 2,838 | #7 of 10 |
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 | 595 | 41.3 | 14.4:1 | 32% (189) |
| 2023-24 | 628 | 40.6 | 15.5:1 | 34% (212) |
| 2022-23 | 598 | 39.3 | 15.2:1 | 30% (179) |
| 2020-21 | 723 | 38 | 19.0:1 | 22% (160) |
| 2017-18 | 657 | 41.2 | 15.9:1 | 34% (221) |
| 2015-16 | 716 | 43 | 16.6:1 | 49% (353) |
| 2010-11 | 596 | 41 | 14.5:1 | 55% (328) |
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (657 to 595); teachers unchanged (41.2 to 41.3).
About Ouida Springer
Ouida Springer is an elementary school in ROCKWALL, Texas, reachable at (972) 772-7160. The school enrolls 595 students in pre-K through 6.
Besides Ouida Springer, ROCKWALL ISD runs 21 other schools. The district enrolls 19,235 students.
Of every 100 students at Ouida Springer, about 45 are White, the largest group. Smaller groups are 36% Hispanic, 9% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. For comparison, the population of Rockwall County is roughly 68% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 65%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 14.4:1. The school has 41.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1. In all, 32% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Rockwall County is similar, at 29%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Ouida Springer would be expected to post about 60.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 59.2%.
In Rockwall County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $127,981, about 45% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 3%. The county has 34 public schools and about 24,104 students.
Ouida Springer is about 0.9 miles from Dorris A Jones Elementary School, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Ouida Springer is 5th of 9 on proficiency.
Ouida Springer is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
From 723 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 595 by 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 19.0 in 2020-21 to 14.4 in 2024-25.
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