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Enrollment
548
Elementary
DISTRICT 379 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOVEJOY ISD·NCES 482838011892
ROBERT L PUSTER EL
856 STODDARD RD, FAIRVIEW, TX 75069 · (469) 742-8300 · Collin County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL548 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
4%
20 students
DISTRICT 4% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 LOVEJOY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
85.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +2.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
90.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +7.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 90 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 2 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
88.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 88% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 72% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
548
+134 (+32%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
was 12.8:1
% White
61%
was 71%
% Hispanic
12%
was 9%
% Black
4%
was 4%
% Asian
17%
was 11%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ROBERT L PUSTER EL
ROBERT L PUSTER EL is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in FAIRVIEW, Texas, part of LOVEJOY ISD. The school serves 548 students in grades K through 4.
LOVEJOY ISD runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 4,019 students. ROBERT L PUSTER EL is one of those campuses.
Demographically, ROBERT L PUSTER EL reports that 61% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 17% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black.
Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 4% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Collin County (around 30%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ROBERT L PUSTER EL ranks in the top 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 72.3%; ROBERT L PUSTER EL posts 88.0%, +15.7 points above that line.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Collin County shows median household income runs about $121,600, roughly 56% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ROBERT L PUSTER EL is one of 338 public schools in Collin County (combined enrollment of about 227,575 students).
Nearest neighbor: SLOAN CREEK INT, around 1.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ROBERT L PUSTER EL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 52.4%.
The school occupies a residential site.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 32%: 414 students in 2018 compared to 548 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 71% to 61% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 18.9:1 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Collin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,163,337
Census ACS
Median income
$121,600
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
56%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
338
227,575 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LOVEJOY ISD
- LOVEJOY H SHigh · 1,581 students
- WILLOW SPRINGS MIDDLEMiddle · 688 students
- SLOAN CREEK INTMiddle · 612 students
- JOE V HART ELElementary · 530 students
- LOVEJOY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT CENTERElementary · 60 students
- LOVEJOY DAEPElementary
Nearby schools
- SLOAN CREEK INT1.6 mi · 612
- ALBERT & IOLA LEE DAVIS MALVERN EL1.9 mi · 415
- LOVEJOY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT CENTER2.1 mi · 60
- VALLEY CREEK EL2.1 mi · 498
- JAMES AND MARGIE MARION EL2.2 mi · 688
- FINCH EL2.3 mi · 341
Frequently asked questions
About ROBERT L PUSTER ELWhat is the total enrollment at ROBERT L PUSTER EL?
ROBERT L PUSTER EL enrolls approximately 548 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does ROBERT L PUSTER EL serve?
ROBERT L PUSTER EL serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ROBERT L PUSTER EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ROBERT L PUSTER EL is approximately 18.9:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at ROBERT L PUSTER EL?
Student demographics at ROBERT L PUSTER EL are roughly 61% White, 12% Hispanic, 4% Black, 17% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is ROBERT L PUSTER EL public or private?
ROBERT L PUSTER EL is a public K-12 school, overseen by LOVEJOY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.