Enrollment
121
Elementary
DISTRICT 118 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROUND TOP-CARMINE ISD·NCES 483810004260
Round Top-Carmine Elementary School
608 N WASHINGTON, ROUND TOP, TX 78954 · (979) 966-6116 · Fayette County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL121 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% of Texas public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
10.9:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
50 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 8 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 9 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 13% |
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
Round Top-Carmine Elementary School→Round Top-Carmine High School
Based on grade levels within ROUND TOP-CARMINE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
63.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +42.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
79.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +36.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 79 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 42 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 36 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 28.0% | 35.0% | 22.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 50.0% | 29.0% | 14.0% | 7.0% |
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 | 63.0% | 79.0% |
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 68.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.0% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 73.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 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
66.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Round Top-Carmine Elementary School
Round Top-Carmine Elementary School's state test result (66.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Top-Carmine Elementary School this school | 121 | 41.3% | 66.8% |
| Quest Collegiate Academy-Whitewright WHITEWRIGHT | 105 | 44.8% | 42.3% |
| Morgan Mill Elementary School STEPHENVILLE | 127 | 44.9% | 37.6% |
| Veribest Elementary School VERIBEST | 120 | 45.8% | 37.5% |
| Vega Elementary School VEGA | 119 | 34.5% | 65.5% |
| West End Elementary School INDUSTRY | 143 | 36.4% | 53.6% |
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 Round Top-Carmine Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.8% | #426 of 4,401 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #170 of 4,466 ▲ 148 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #1,205 of 4,466 ▼ 67 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +21.0pp | #458 of 3,998 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 121 | #4,800 of 4,938 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.3% | #3,898 of 4,789 |
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
121
0 (0%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 121
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 121 | 11.1 | 10.9:1 | 41% (50) |
| 2023-24 | 128 | 10.8 | 11.9:1 | 40% (51) |
| 2022-23 | 142 | 12 | 11.8:1 | 36% (51) |
| 2020-21 | 121 | 10 | 12.1:1 | 50% (60) |
| 2017-18 | 156 | 10.7 | 14.6:1 | 51% (79) |
| 2015-16 | 161 | 10 | 16.1:1 | 43% (69) |
| 2010-11 | 148 | 12 | 12.3:1 | 36% (54) |
| 2000-01 | 136 | 11 | 12.4:1 | 24% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 121 | 9 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Round Top-Carmine Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (156 to 121); teachers up 4% (10.7 to 11.1).
About Round Top-Carmine Elementary School
Round Top-Carmine Elementary School is a small elementary school with its address in ROUND TOP, Texas. The grade span is pre-K through 6, and enrollment is 121 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Texas) has about 519 students.
Round Top-Carmine Elementary School is one of 2 schools in ROUND TOP-CARMINE ISD, which enrolls 235 students in total.
White students make up a majority at Round Top-Carmine Elementary School, at 67%. Smaller groups are 28% Hispanic, 2% Black, and 2% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Fayette County is roughly 76% White. The school's diversity index is 47%, meaning two students picked at random have a 47% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Round Top-Carmine Elementary School operates with 11.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 10.9:1. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 10.9:1 here. Round Top-Carmine Elementary School reports 41% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 12 points below the 53% average for public schools in Fayette County.
Round Top-Carmine Elementary School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 92% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, Round Top-Carmine Elementary School is 10.8 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
Fayette County has about 25,042 residents, and the median household income is $75,854, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Round Top-Carmine Elementary School, Fayette County has 10 other public schools.
Round Top-Carmine High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.0 miles away. Within ten miles of Round Top-Carmine Elementary School, there are 3 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Round Top-Carmine Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Round Top-Carmine Elementary School falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 121 to 121, a small change. Students per teacher fell from 12.1 in 2020-21 to 10.9 in 2024-25.
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Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,042
Census ACS
Median income
$75,854
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,755 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ROUND TOP-CARMINE ISD
- Round Top-Carmine High SchoolHigh · 114 students
Nearby schools
- Round Top-Carmine High School5.0 mi · 114
- Burton Elementary School9.5 mi · 386
- Burton High School9.6 mi · 237
- Fayetteville Schools11.6 mi · 290
- West End Elementary School13.6 mi · 143
- Lone Star H S Southeast (tjjd)14.0 mi · 128
Frequently asked questions
About Round Top-Carmine Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Round Top-Carmine Elementary School?
Round Top-Carmine Elementary School enrolls approximately 121 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Round Top-Carmine Elementary School serve?
Round Top-Carmine Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Round Top-Carmine Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Round Top-Carmine Elementary School is approximately 10.9:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Round Top-Carmine Elementary School?
At Round Top-Carmine Elementary School, the student body is approximately 67% White, 28% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Round Top-Carmine Elementary School public or private?
Round Top-Carmine Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by ROUND TOP-CARMINE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.