RAY EL

Located at 225 SWINDOLL LN, in HUTTO, Texas, RAY EL is a high-enrollment elementary-level community that serves 793 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within HUTTO ISD. That puts it 53% bigger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

RAY EL is one of 15 schools operated by HUTTO ISD, a district that hosts 10,688 students overall.

On the student-mix side, RAY EL lists that 57% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 22% White, 12% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 25% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, RAY EL shows 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Williamson County runs at roughly 29%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), RAY EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.4%, the actual is 42.3%, a residual of -8.1 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Williamson County indicate median household income runs about $111,340, roughly 48% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. RAY EL is one of 208 public schools in Williamson County (combined enrollment of about 126,147 students).

FARLEY MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), RAY EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 43.9%.

RAY EL operates from a rural location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 17%: 675 students in 2018 compared to 793 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 35% to 22% across the same window.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.