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Enrollment
738
Elementary
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PFLUGERVILLE ISD·NCES 483483012031
Riojas Elementary School
3400 CRISPIN HILL, PFLUGERVILLE, TX 78660 · (512) 594-4100 · Travis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL738 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
186 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 58 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 114 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 123 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 115 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 115 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (114) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (112).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
74.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
63.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +20.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 74 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 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 49.0% | 25.0% | 13.0% | 13.0% |
| Mathematics | 33.0% | 30.0% | 20.0% | 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 | 74.0% | 63.0% |
| 2024-25 | 78.0% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 62.0% |
| 2022-23 | 63.0% | 43.0% |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 35.0% |
| 2020-21 | 42.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
63.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Riojas Elementary School
Riojas Elementary School's state test result (63.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riojas Elementary School this school | 738 | 25.2% | 63.6% |
| Cibolo Green SAN ANTONIO | 735 | 28.2% | 66.5% |
| Mireles Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 789 | 28.9% | 48.7% |
| Tuscany Heights SAN ANTONIO | 623 | 27.3% | 65.7% |
| Windsor Park G/T CORPUS CHRISTI | 602 | 28.2% | 92.0% |
| Roanoke Elementary School ROANOKE | 705 | 32.6% | 53.2% |
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 Riojas Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #584 of 4,401 | #34 of 166 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #790 of 4,466 ▼ 262 | #46 of 176 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #547 of 4,466 ▼ 155 | #45 of 176 ▼ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.5pp | #842 of 3,998 | #35 of 166 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 738 | #700 of 4,938 | #18 of 183 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #2,342 of 4,622 | #118 of 174 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.3% | #777 of 4,628 | #25 of 174 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.2% | #4,326 of 4,789 | #132 of 170 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.5% | #734 of 1,307 | #23 of 36 |
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
738
-143 (-16%) vs 2020
+65% since 2010-11, when it was 447
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 738 | 49.6 | 14.9:1 | 25% (186) |
| 2023-24 | 729 | 50.7 | 14.4:1 | 27% (197) |
| 2022-23 | 896 | 57.7 | 15.5:1 | 26% (230) |
| 2020-21 | 881 | 61 | 14.4:1 | 24% (211) |
| 2017-18 | 668 | 44.4 | 15.0:1 | 18% (122) |
| 2015-16 | 839 | 50 | 16.8:1 | 19% (160) |
| 2010-11 | 447 | 29 | 15.4:1 | 28% (126) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riojas Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (668 to 738); teachers up 12% (44.4 to 49.6).
About Riojas Elementary School
Riojas Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in PFLUGERVILLE, Texas. The school reports 738 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students.
A total of 35 schools make up PFLUGERVILLE ISD, with 25,477 students enrolled.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Riojas Elementary School is Hispanic (46%). Other students are 30% White, 11% Asian, 7% Black, and 5% multiracial. That is higher than the 33% Hispanic share among all Travis County residents. By the diversity index, Riojas Elementary School comes in at 67%.
The school has about 14.9 students per teacher and 49.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Texas have a similar average ratio of 15.1:1. About 25% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 54% average among public schools in Travis County.
Riojas Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (63.6%) and its predicted rate (62.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
According to the American Community Survey, in Travis County, median household income is about $99,611, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 333 public schools operate in Travis County, serving about 191,706 students.
Rowe Lane Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Riojas Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Riojas Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 738 was 16% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 881.
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Travis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,330,015
Census ACS
Median income
$99,611
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
333
191,706 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PFLUGERVILLE ISD
- Hendrickson High SchoolHigh · 2,128 students
- Weiss High SchoolHigh · 1,985 students
- John B Connally High SchoolHigh · 1,974 students
- Pflugerville High SchoolHigh · 1,794 students
- Kelly Lane Middle SchoolMiddle · 910 students
- Bohls Middle SchoolMiddle · 830 students
Other schools in PFLUGERVILLE
- Hendrickson High SchoolHigh · 2,128 students
- Weiss High SchoolHigh · 1,985 students
- Pflugerville High SchoolHigh · 1,794 students
- Kelly Lane Middle SchoolMiddle · 910 students
- Basis Pflugerville Primary SchoolElementary · 853 students
- Bohls Middle SchoolMiddle · 830 students
Nearby schools
- Rowe Lane Elementary School0.8 mi · 765
- Kelly Lane Middle School1.1 mi · 910
- Murchison Elementary School1.1 mi · 651
- Hendrickson High School1.2 mi · 2,128
- Mott Elementary School1.3 mi · 658
- Hidden Lake Elementary School1.3 mi · 601
Frequently asked questions
About Riojas Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Riojas Elementary School?
Riojas Elementary School enrolls approximately 738 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Riojas Elementary School serve?
Riojas Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Riojas Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Riojas Elementary School is approximately 14.9:1 (50 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Riojas Elementary School?
Student demographics at Riojas Elementary School are roughly 30% White, 46% Hispanic, 7% Black, 11% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Riojas Elementary School in?
Riojas Elementary School is part of PFLUGERVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.