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Enrollment
645
Elementary
DISTRICT 657 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PEARLAND ISD·NCES 483444003116
Rustic Oak Elementary School
1302 RUSTIC LN, PEARLAND, TX 77581 · (281) 482-5400 · Brazoria County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL645 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
195 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 35 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 125 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 121 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 127 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 140 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 31% smaller than its 4th grade class (140).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
67.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -2.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
62.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 2 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 39.0% | 28.0% | 17.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 32.0% | 30.0% | 18.0% | 20.0% |
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 | 67.0% | 62.0% |
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 64.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 58.0% |
| 2021-22 | 78.0% | 44.0% |
| 2020-21 | 69.0% | 77.0% |
% 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
65.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Rustic Oak Elementary School
Rustic Oak Elementary School's state test result (65.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rustic Oak Elementary School this school | 645 | 30.2% | 65.8% |
| Davis Elementary School AUSTIN | 643 | 30.6% | 50.0% |
| Crestview Elementary School LUBBOCK | 609 | 29.9% | 71.5% |
| Ralph Parr Elementary School LEAGUE CITY | 688 | 33.6% | 60.2% |
| Pecan Grove Elementary School RICHMOND | 639 | 30.7% | 51.0% |
| River Place Elementary School AUSTIN | 589 | 29.9% | 53.5% |
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 Rustic Oak Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Brazoria County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.8% | #478 of 4,401 | #11 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #836 of 4,466 ▼ 57 | #17 of 52 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #900 of 4,466 ▼ 89 | #14 of 52 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +14.5pp | #945 of 3,998 | #16 of 49 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 645 | #1,279 of 4,938 | #26 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #2,968 of 4,622 | #43 of 53 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.6% | #1,016 of 4,628 | #21 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.2% | #4,209 of 4,789 | #49 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #2,154 of 2,838 | #23 of 34 |
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
645
-8 (-1%) vs 2020
-14% since 2000-01, when it was 754
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 645 | 41.4 | 15.6:1 | 30% (195) |
| 2023-24 | 664 | 39.4 | 16.9:1 | 33% (220) |
| 2022-23 | 674 | 41.1 | 16.4:1 | 31% (210) |
| 2020-21 | 653 | 41 | 15.9:1 | 24% (159) |
| 2017-18 | 706 | 43.7 | 16.2:1 | 21% (148) |
| 2015-16 | 543 | 35 | 15.5:1 | 21% (112) |
| 2010-11 | 549 | 34 | 16.1:1 | 17% (91) |
| 2000-01 | 754 | 40 | 18.9:1 | 6% (47) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rustic Oak Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (706 to 645); teachers down 5% (43.7 to 41.4).
About Rustic Oak Elementary School
Rustic Oak Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in PEARLAND, Texas, (ZIP code 77581). It enrolled 645 students in pre-K through 4 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students each.
PEARLAND ISD has 20,862 students in 24 schools, and Rustic Oak Elementary School is one of those schools.
Rustic Oak Elementary School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 49%. The rest of enrollment is 31% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 7% Black, and 4% multiracial. The White share in Brazoria County as a whole is similar, at about 48%. The school's diversity index is 65%, meaning two students picked at random have a 65% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal data list 41.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Rustic Oak Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.6:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. The lunch program counts 30% of students at Rustic Oak Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Brazoria County report 50%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Rustic Oak Elementary School would score about 60.8%. It scores 65.8%, 5.0 points above that figure.
Census Bureau estimates for Brazoria County show that the median household income is $97,993, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the poverty rate is about 6%. There are 115 public schools in Brazoria County, enrolling about 75,767 students in all.
The shortest distance from Rustic Oak Elementary School to another public school is about 1.2 miles, to Zue S Bales Intermediate School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 56.4% proficiency; Rustic Oak Elementary School posts 65.8%.
The federal government classifies Rustic Oak Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.
Federal data show 653 students in 2020-21 and 645 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
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Brazoria County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
391,255
Census ACS
Median income
$97,993
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
115
75,767 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PEARLAND ISD
- Pearland High SchoolHigh · 3,412 students
- Glenda Dawson High SchoolHigh · 2,569 students
- Robert Turner College and Career High SchoolHigh · 1,128 students
- Pearland J H WestMiddle · 941 students
- Leon H Sablatura Middle SchoolMiddle · 878 students
- Berry Miller Junior High SchoolMiddle · 827 students
Other schools in PEARLAND
- Pearland High SchoolHigh · 3,412 students
- Shadow Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,599 students
- Glenda Dawson High SchoolHigh · 2,569 students
- Robert Turner College and Career High SchoolHigh · 1,128 students
- Dr Ronald E McNair Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,034 students
- Pearland J H WestMiddle · 941 students
Nearby schools
- Zue S Bales Intermediate School1.2 mi · 640
- Westwood Elementary School1.3 mi · 497
- Shadycrest Elementary School1.6 mi · 512
- Iltexas Pearland Middle School1.8 mi · 197
- Iltexas Pearland Elementary School1.8 mi · 602
- Friendswood High School2.1 mi · 2,014
Frequently asked questions
About Rustic Oak Elementary SchoolHow large is Rustic Oak Elementary School?
Rustic Oak Elementary School enrolls approximately 645 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Rustic Oak Elementary School serve?
Rustic Oak Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Rustic Oak Elementary School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Rustic Oak Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rustic Oak Elementary School?
At Rustic Oak Elementary School, the student body is approximately 49% White, 31% Hispanic, 7% Black, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Rustic Oak Elementary School in?
Rustic Oak Elementary School is part of PEARLAND ISD.
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