WELLS BRANCH EL

WELLS BRANCH EL is one of the moderately sized primary schools in AUSTIN, Texas, operated by ROUND ROCK ISD, with 558 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

ROUND ROCK ISD comprises 58 schools with combined enrollment of 46,954 students; WELLS BRANCH EL is among them.

On the student-mix side, WELLS BRANCH EL logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 68% of enrollment. Other groups include 14% White, 14% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Travis County as a whole is about 33% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, WELLS BRANCH EL has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.9:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), WELLS BRANCH EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.2%.

In the area at large, census data for Travis County shows median household earnings sit near $99,611, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. WELLS BRANCH EL is one of 333 public schools in Travis County (combined enrollment of about 191,706 students).

Nearest neighbor: CHAPARRAL STAR ACADEMY, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WELLS BRANCH EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WELLS BRANCH EL at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 43.7%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. WELLS BRANCH EL's enrollment has expanded 16% since 2018, when it stood at 479 (now 558). The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 49% to 68% over that span.

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