PATRICIA KNOWLES EL

PATRICIA KNOWLES EL, a mid-tier primary school in CEDAR PARK, Texas, part of LEANDER ISD, instructs 683 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 32% larger than typical.

Across the 51 schools in LEANDER ISD (42,680 students total), PATRICIA KNOWLES EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, PATRICIA KNOWLES EL records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 66%. The remainder breaks down as 25% White, 4% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 25% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.5:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 46% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Williamson County's rate of about 29%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PATRICIA KNOWLES EL is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 53.9%; PATRICIA KNOWLES EL posts 34.8%, -19.1 points below that line.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Williamson County indicate median household earnings sit near $111,340, about 48% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Williamson County's 208 public schools (combined enrollment of about 126,147 students), PATRICIA KNOWLES EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is RUNNING BRUSHY MIDDLE, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PATRICIA KNOWLES EL ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 50.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. PATRICIA KNOWLES EL's enrollment has grew 7% since 2018, when it stood at 641 (now 683). The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 52% to 66% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 in 2025.

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