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Enrollment
502
Elementary
DISTRICT 569 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROUND ROCK ISD·NCES 483808005804
Purple Sage Elementary School
11801 TANGLEBRIAR TRL, AUSTIN, TX 78750 · (512) 428-3500 · Williamson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL502 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
118 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 | 40 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 39% smaller than its 5th grade class (97).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
75.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +45.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
64.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +37.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 45 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 37 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 43.0% | 32.0% | 17.0% | 8.0% |
| Mathematics | 37.0% | 27.0% | 19.0% | 17.0% |
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 | 75.0% | 64.0% |
| 2024-25 | 73.0% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 65.0% |
| 2022-23 | 63.0% | 54.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 42.0% |
| 2020-21 | 30.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
65.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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%.
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 Purple Sage Elementary School
Purple Sage Elementary School's state test result (65.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purple Sage Elementary School this school | 502 | 23.5% | 65.2% |
| Sunnyvale Elementary School SUNNYVALE | 503 | 22.9% | N/A |
| Sunnyvale Intermediate School SUNNYVALE | 509 | 21.8% | 65.0% |
| Flossie Floyd Green Elementary School ALLEN | 553 | 22.2% | 62.4% |
| Forest Vista Elementary School FLOWER MOUND | 557 | 18.7% | 76.5% |
| Charlotte Cox Elementary School CEDAR PARK | 534 | 16.9% | 56.5% |
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 Purple Sage Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Williamson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #507 of 4,401 | #14 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #726 of 4,466 ▼ 232 | #21 of 87 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #499 of 4,466 ▲ 103 | #16 of 87 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.0pp | #1,342 of 3,998 | #35 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 502 | #2,528 of 4,938 | #67 of 90 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #1,546 of 4,622 | #53 of 88 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.7% | #549 of 4,628 | #19 of 88 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.5% | #4,358 of 4,789 | #52 of 87 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.6% | #646 of 1,307 | #16 of 30 |
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
502
+88 (+21%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 456
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 502 | 35.8 | 14.0:1 | 24% (118) |
| 2023-24 | 470 | 34 | 13.8:1 | 22% (103) |
| 2022-23 | 460 | 32.4 | 14.2:1 | 20% (91) |
| 2020-21 | 414 | 35 | 11.8:1 | 24% (99) |
| 2017-18 | 446 | 33.2 | 13.4:1 | 29% (128) |
| 2015-16 | 331 | 26 | 12.7:1 | 35% (117) |
| 2010-11 | 375 | 32 | 11.7:1 | 43% (162) |
| 2000-01 | 398 | 32 | 12.4:1 | 13% (50) |
| 1990-91 | 456 | 30 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Purple Sage Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (446 to 502); teachers up 8% (33.2 to 35.8).
About Purple Sage Elementary School
In AUSTIN, Texas, Purple Sage Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 502 students.
Purple Sage Elementary School falls under ROUND ROCK ISD, which has 58 schools enrolling 46,954 students.
White students are the largest group at Purple Sage Elementary School, with 43% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 26% Asian, 21% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 4% Black. Among all residents of Williamson County, the White share is about 60%. By the diversity index, Purple Sage Elementary School comes in at 70%.
Staffing totals 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 24%.
On BeatsExpectations, Purple Sage Elementary School is 1.6 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
Williamson County has about 672,688 residents, and median household income is about $111,340, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 48%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Williamson County number 208 and enroll about 126,147.
Nearest public school: Harmony Science Academy - Cedar Park, about 0.7 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Purple Sage Elementary School places 5th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Purple Sage Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Large.
The number of students climbed from 414 to 502 over 4 years. Students per teacher rose from 11.8 in 2020-21 to 14.0 in 2024-25.
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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 ROUND ROCK ISD
- Round Rock High SchoolHigh · 3,824 students
- Westwood High SchoolHigh · 2,858 students
- Cedar Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,713 students
- McNeil High SchoolHigh · 2,660 students
- Stony Point High SchoolHigh · 2,508 students
- Cedar Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,306 students
Other schools in AUSTIN
- Lake Travis High SchoolHigh · 3,569 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,876 students
- Westwood High SchoolHigh · 2,858 students
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 2,854 students
- McNeil High SchoolHigh · 2,660 students
- Vandegrift High SchoolHigh · 2,437 students
Other Purple Sage Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Purple Sage Elementary. Purple Sage Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Purple Sage Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 428 students
- PURPLE SAGE ELEMENTARYCALDWELL, ID · 453 students
Nearby schools
- Harmony Science Academy - Cedar Park0.7 mi · 742
- Noel Grisham Middle School0.8 mi · 615
- Anderson Mill Elementary School0.9 mi · 585
- Cypress Elementary School1.1 mi · 506
- Spicewood Elementary School1.3 mi · 691
- Westwood High School1.3 mi · 2,858
Frequently asked questions
About Purple Sage Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Purple Sage Elementary School?
Purple Sage Elementary School enrolls approximately 502 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Purple Sage Elementary School serve?
Purple Sage Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Purple Sage Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Purple Sage Elementary School is approximately 14.0:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Purple Sage Elementary School?
Student demographics at Purple Sage Elementary School are roughly 43% White, 21% Hispanic, 4% Black, 26% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Purple Sage Elementary School public or private?
Purple Sage Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by ROUND ROCK ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.