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Enrollment
676
Elementary
DISTRICT 429 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROBSTOWN ISD·NCES 483744004205
Robert Driscoll Jr STEM Academy
122 W AVE H, ROBSTOWN, TX 78380 · (361) 767-6600 · Nueces County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL676 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of Texas public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
607 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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 | 75 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (106).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within ROBSTOWN ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
40.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -4.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
31.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +0.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 4 points since 2021, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 19.0% | 22.0% | 38.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% | 49.0% |
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 | 40.0% | 31.0% |
| 2024-25 | 29.0% | 22.0% |
| 2023-24 | 28.0% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 44.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
22.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Robert Driscoll Jr STEM Academy
Robert Driscoll Jr STEM Academy's state test result (22.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Driscoll Jr STEM Academy this school | 676 | 89.8% | 22.7% |
| Winnetka Elementary School DALLAS | 693 | 90.5% | 50.3% |
| William B Travis World Language Academy GRAND PRAIRIE | 690 | 90.6% | 35.0% |
| Cimarron Elementary School HOUSTON | 669 | 91.0% | 47.6% |
| Geraldine Palmer Elementary School PHARR | 657 | 88.6% | 46.5% |
| Woodlawn Hills Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 663 | 91.0% | 18.3% |
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 Robert Driscoll Jr STEM Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Nueces County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #4,171 of 4,401 | #47 of 47 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #3,868 of 4,466 ▲ 368 | #45 of 51 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #3,704 of 4,466 ▲ 516 | #43 of 51 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #2,239 of 3,998 | #18 of 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 676 | #1,073 of 4,938 | #10 of 58 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #4,347 of 4,622 | #52 of 53 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.1% | #4,185 of 4,628 | #50 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.8% | #1,099 of 4,789 | #18 of 56 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.8% | #381 of 1,307 | #3 of 11 |
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
676
+180 (+36%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 679
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 676 | 35.8 | 18.9:1 | 90% (607) |
| 2023-24 | 664 | 37.3 | 17.8:1 | 91% (604) |
| 2022-23 | 662 | 35.3 | 18.8:1 | 91% (604) |
| 2020-21 | 496 | 28 | 17.7:1 | 89% (442) |
| 2017-18 | 555 | 29.5 | 18.8:1 | 94% (524) |
| 2015-16 | 458 | 28 | 16.4:1 | 84% (384) |
| 2010-11 | 426 | 24 | 17.8:1 | 1% (3) |
| 2000-01 | 680 | 41 | 16.6:1 | 65% (440) |
| 1990-91 | 679 | 37 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Robert Driscoll Jr STEM Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (555 to 676); teachers up 22% (29.5 to 35.8).
About Robert Driscoll Jr STEM Academy
A mid-sized elementary school in ROBSTOWN, Texas, Robert Driscoll Jr STEM Academy is part of ROBSTOWN ISD. Federal data show 676 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
ROBSTOWN ISD has 2,570 students in 5 schools, and Robert Driscoll Jr STEM Academy is one of those schools.
The share of students at Robert Driscoll Jr STEM Academy who are Hispanic is 96%. Other students are 2% White. By comparison, Nueces County residents are about 63% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 8, compared with 70 nationally.
Robert Driscoll Jr STEM Academy has 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.9:1. The school's 18.9:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for elementary schools in Texas. The school has 90% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 67% average among public schools in Nueces County.
Robert Driscoll Jr STEM Academy holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 5% of Texas public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 35.3% at Robert Driscoll Jr STEM Academy; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 22.7%.
For Nueces County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $66,897 a year, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Robert Driscoll Jr STEM Academy, Nueces County has 124 public schools.
Seale Junior High School, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 7. Ranked by average proficiency, Robert Driscoll Jr STEM Academy places 7th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Fringe. That means it sits in a town close to an urbanized area.
In 2020-21, Robert Driscoll Jr STEM Academy enrolled 496 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 676. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 17.7:1 to 18.9:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Robert Driscoll Jr STEM Academy. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Nueces County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
352,955
Census ACS
Median income
$66,897
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
124
59,619 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ROBSTOWN ISD
- Robstown Early College High SchoolHigh · 750 students
- Seale Junior High SchoolMiddle · 533 students
- Lotspeich Leadership AcademyElementary · 368 students
- San Pedro Fine Arts AcademyElementary · 243 students
- Nueces Co J J Alternative Education ProgramElementary
- Salazar Crossroads AcademyCombined
Other schools in ROBSTOWN
- Robstown Early College High SchoolHigh · 750 students
- Seale Junior High SchoolMiddle · 533 students
- Lotspeich Leadership AcademyElementary · 368 students
- San Pedro Fine Arts AcademyElementary · 243 students
- Petronila Elementary SchoolElementary · 110 students
- Nueces Co J J Alternative Education ProgramElementary
Nearby schools
- Seale Junior High School0.5 mi · 533
- Robstown Early College High School0.5 mi · 750
- San Pedro Fine Arts Academy0.8 mi · 243
- Lotspeich Leadership Academy1.1 mi · 368
- Calallen Wood River Elementary School4.5 mi · 425
- Calallen West Intermediate School4.6 mi · 426
Frequently asked questions
About Robert Driscoll Jr STEM AcademyHow many students attend Robert Driscoll Jr STEM Academy?
Robert Driscoll Jr STEM Academy enrolls approximately 676 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Robert Driscoll Jr STEM Academy serve?
Robert Driscoll Jr STEM Academy serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Robert Driscoll Jr STEM Academy?
Approximately 18.9:1 students per teacher at Robert Driscoll Jr STEM Academy.
What is the student diversity at Robert Driscoll Jr STEM Academy?
Student demographics at Robert Driscoll Jr STEM Academy are roughly 2% White, 96% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Robert Driscoll Jr STEM Academy?
Robert Driscoll Jr STEM Academy is overseen by ROBSTOWN ISD in Nueces County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.