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PARKSIDE EL
Test scores
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Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About PARKSIDE EL
As a large primary school in GEORGETOWN, Texas, PARKSIDE EL teaches 807 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within LEANDER ISD. That puts it 55% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.
LEANDER ISD comprises 51 schools with combined enrollment of 42,680 students; PARKSIDE EL is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, PARKSIDE EL shows that 49% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 33% White, 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 10% Asian, putting the school's mix considerably more Asian than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting PARKSIDE EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 3% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Williamson County (around 29%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PARKSIDE EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 72.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 67.9%.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Williamson County shows median household earnings sit near $111,340, roughly 48% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Williamson County runs 208 public schools (combined enrollment of about 126,147 students), of which PARKSIDE EL is one.
MONTA JANE AKIN EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PARKSIDE EL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 72.3%.
Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 4%: 842 students in 2018 compared to 807 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share edged up from 19% to 49%.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for PARKSIDE EL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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