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Enrollment
691
Elementary
DISTRICT 569 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROUND ROCK ISD·NCES 483808004257
Spicewood Elementary School
11601 OLSON DR, AUSTIN, TX 78750 · (512) 428-3600 · Travis County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL691 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
42 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 121 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 116 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 146 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (107) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (146).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
87.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
86.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +31.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 86 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 31 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 60.0% | 27.0% | 9.0% | 4.0% |
| Mathematics | 57.0% | 29.0% | 10.0% | 4.0% |
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 | 87.0% | 86.0% |
| 2024-25 | 87.0% | 83.0% |
| 2023-24 | 87.0% | 80.0% |
| 2022-23 | 77.0% | 71.0% |
| 2021-22 | 59.0% | 59.0% |
| 2020-21 | 55.0% | 55.0% |
% 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
80.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% 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 Spicewood Elementary School
Spicewood Elementary School's state test result (80.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spicewood Elementary School this school | 691 | 6.1% | 80.5% |
| Fisher Elementary School FRISCO | 643 | 4.0% | 73.5% |
| Pink Elementary School FRISCO | 593 | 10.5% | 75.8% |
| Sam Johnson Elementary School CELINA | 738 | 1.5% | 61.8% |
| Castle Hills Elementary School LEWISVILLE | 604 | 2.6% | 78.8% |
| Tierra Rosa Elementary School LIBERTY HILL | 715 | 12.0% | 56.6% |
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 Spicewood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.5% | #79 of 4,401 | #4 of 166 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #53 of 4,466 ▲ 48 | #4 of 176 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #81 of 4,466 ▲ 13 | #10 of 176 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.5pp | #1,151 of 3,998 | #46 of 166 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 691 | #982 of 4,938 | #33 of 183 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #3,024 of 4,622 | #131 of 174 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.9% | #719 of 4,628 | #21 of 174 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.1% | #4,737 of 4,789 | #161 of 170 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.4% | #1,661 of 2,838 | #82 of 120 |
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
691
-112 (-14%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 581
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 691 | 44.2 | 15.7:1 | 6% (42) |
| 2023-24 | 681 | 46.8 | 14.5:1 | 8% (53) |
| 2022-23 | 730 | 43.5 | 16.8:1 | 8% (56) |
| 2020-21 | 803 | 54 | 14.9:1 | 7% (54) |
| 2017-18 | 807 | 51.6 | 15.6:1 | 5% (42) |
| 2015-16 | 808 | 49 | 16.5:1 | 5% (39) |
| 2010-11 | 691 | 44 | 15.7:1 | 4% (25) |
| 2000-01 | 628 | 44 | 14.3:1 | 4% (24) |
| 1990-91 | 581 | 33 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spicewood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (807 to 691); teachers down 14% (51.6 to 44.2).
About Spicewood Elementary School
Spicewood Elementary School is an elementary school in AUSTIN, Texas, reachable at (512) 428-3600. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 691 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in Texas is roughly 519 students; this school is 33% above that.
Federal data list 58 schools in ROUND ROCK ISD, with 46,954 students enrolled.
At Spicewood Elementary School, the largest share of students is White, at 44%. The school is also 32% Asian, 13% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. That is lower than the 55% White share among all Travis County residents. The school's diversity index is 68%, meaning two students picked at random have a 68% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Spicewood Elementary School employs 44.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.7:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Spicewood Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 6%. Public schools in Travis County average 54%.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 71.1%. Spicewood Elementary School scores 80.5%.
Travis County census figures show that the median household income is $99,611, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 333 public schools in Travis County, enrolling about 191,706 students in all.
The school nearest to Spicewood Elementary School is Anderson Mill Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Spicewood Elementary School is 4th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES describes the area around Spicewood Elementary School as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Spicewood Elementary School declined 14% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 803 to 691 students.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Travis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,330,015
Census ACS
Median income
$99,611
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
333
191,706 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ROUND ROCK ISD
- Round Rock High SchoolHigh · 3,824 students
- Westwood High SchoolHigh · 2,858 students
- Cedar Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,713 students
- McNeil High SchoolHigh · 2,660 students
- Stony Point High SchoolHigh · 2,508 students
- Cedar Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,306 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 Spicewood Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Spicewood Elementary. Spicewood Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Spicewood Elementary SchoolSPICEWOOD, TX · 310 students
Nearby schools
- Anderson Mill Elementary School0.5 mi · 585
- Noel Grisham Middle School0.8 mi · 615
- Westwood High School0.8 mi · 2,858
- Purple Sage Elementary School1.3 mi · 502
- Canyon Creek Elementary School1.3 mi · 350
- Canyon Vista Middle School1.7 mi · 1,295
Frequently asked questions
About Spicewood Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Spicewood Elementary School?
Spicewood Elementary School enrolls approximately 691 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Spicewood Elementary School serve?
Spicewood Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Spicewood Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Spicewood Elementary School is approximately 15.7:1 (44 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Spicewood Elementary School?
Spicewood Elementary School reports a student body of 44% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 32% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Spicewood Elementary School?
Spicewood Elementary School is overseen by ROUND ROCK ISD in Travis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.