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Enrollment
853
Elementary
DISTRICT 629 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEANDER ISD·NCES 482703011113
Rutledge Elementary School
11501 STAKED PLAINS DR, AUSTIN, TX 78717 · (512) 570-6500 · Williamson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL853 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
53 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 135 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 114 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 138 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 162 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 144 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 160 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (135) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (160).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
78.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
69.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 15 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 48.0% | 30.0% | 15.0% | 7.0% |
| Mathematics | 38.0% | 31.0% | 20.0% | 11.0% |
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 | 78.0% | 69.0% |
| 2024-25 | 82.0% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 81.0% | 74.0% |
| 2022-23 | 72.0% | 78.0% |
| 2021-22 | 80.0% | 71.0% |
| 2020-21 | 63.0% | 59.0% |
% 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
70.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Rutledge Elementary School
Rutledge Elementary School's state test result (70.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rutledge Elementary School this school | 853 | 6.2% | 70.3% |
| Monta Jane Akin Elementary School LEANDER | 872 | 4.1% | 61.2% |
| Jane Ruestmann Elementary School ARGYLE | 846 | 3.9% | 77.2% |
| Stanley C Stanley Elementary School KATY | 835 | 12.0% | 84.9% |
| Bledsoe Elementary School FRISCO | 663 | 7.2% | 68.9% |
| Dr E T Boon Elementary School ALLEN | 789 | 10.3% | 82.3% |
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 Rutledge Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Williamson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #301 of 4,401 | #9 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #472 of 4,466 ▼ 107 | #12 of 87 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #343 of 4,466 ▼ 106 | #8 of 87 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.5pp | #1,035 of 3,998 | #16 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 853 | #299 of 4,938 | #8 of 90 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #1,382 of 4,622 | #49 of 88 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.0% | #516 of 4,628 | #18 of 88 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.2% | #4,730 of 4,789 | #81 of 87 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.6% | #1,153 of 1,307 | #28 of 30 |
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
853
-95 (-10%) vs 2020
+18% since 2010-11, when it was 724
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 853 | 61.7 | 13.8:1 | 6% (53) |
| 2023-24 | 918 | 58.4 | 15.7:1 | 8% (71) |
| 2022-23 | 984 | 60.9 | 16.2:1 | 7% (69) |
| 2020-21 | 948 | 65 | 14.6:1 | 7% (69) |
| 2017-18 | 831 | 56.6 | 14.7:1 | 8% (63) |
| 2015-16 | 796 | 51 | 15.6:1 | 7% (56) |
| 2010-11 | 724 | 47 | 15.4:1 | 18% (131) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rutledge Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (831 to 853); teachers up 9% (56.6 to 61.7).
About Rutledge Elementary School
Rutledge Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school in LEANDER ISD, located in AUSTIN, Texas. Total enrollment is 853 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5. That is 64% bigger than the average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
The district, LEANDER ISD, operates 51 schools serving 42,680 students.
The largest group at Rutledge Elementary School is Asian students, at 40%. Other students are 30% White, 21% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Black. That is higher than the 10% Asian share among all Williamson County residents. The diversity index for Rutledge Elementary School is 70%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Rutledge Elementary School reports a ratio of 13.8 students per teacher, from 61.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 13.8:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for elementary schools in Texas. Lunch program data show 6% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Williamson County averages 29%, higher than here.
After adjusting for student poverty, Rutledge Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 70.3%; the prediction is 71.0%.
The county, Williamson County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $111,340 a year, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Williamson County has 208 public schools with about 126,147 students, including Rutledge Elementary School.
Charlotte Cox Elementary School is the nearest public school to Rutledge Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. Rutledge Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 70.3% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 9 nearby schools.
Rutledge Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Large.
From 948 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 853 by 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Rutledge Elementary School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Williamson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
672,688
Census ACS
Median income
$111,340
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
208
126,147 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LEANDER ISD
- Vista Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,480 students
- Vandegrift High SchoolHigh · 2,437 students
- Rouse High SchoolHigh · 2,260 students
- Cedar Park High SchoolHigh · 2,155 students
- Leander High SchoolHigh · 2,131 students
- Glenn High SchoolHigh · 2,024 students
Other schools in AUSTIN
- Lake Travis High SchoolHigh · 3,569 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,876 students
- Westwood High SchoolHigh · 2,858 students
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 2,854 students
- McNeil High SchoolHigh · 2,660 students
- Vandegrift High SchoolHigh · 2,437 students
Other Rutledge Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Rutledge Elementary. Rutledge Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Rutledge Elementary SchoolRutledge, TN · 323 students
Nearby schools
- Charlotte Cox Elementary School0.8 mi · 534
- Ronald Reagan Elementary School1.2 mi · 800
- Vista Ridge High School1.4 mi · 2,480
- Officer Leonard A Reed Elementary School1.5 mi · 638
- Artie L Henry Middle School1.7 mi · 1,347
- Harmony School of Endeavor Austin1.9 mi · 1,000
Frequently asked questions
About Rutledge Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Rutledge Elementary School?
Rutledge Elementary School enrolls approximately 853 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Rutledge Elementary School serve?
Rutledge Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rutledge Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rutledge Elementary School is approximately 13.8:1 (62 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rutledge Elementary School?
At Rutledge Elementary School, the student body is approximately 30% White, 21% Hispanic, 2% Black, 40% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Rutledge Elementary School in?
Rutledge Elementary School is part of LEANDER ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.