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Enrollment
558
Elementary
DISTRICT 569 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROUND ROCK ISD·NCES 483808006166
Wells Branch Elementary School
14650 MERRILTOWN DR, AUSTIN, TX 78728 · (512) 428-3400 · Travis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL558 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% of Texas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
11.9:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
308 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 59 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
50%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
45.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
31.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +23.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 23 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 21.0% | 20.0% | 35.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 19.0% | 21.0% | 48.0% |
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 | 45.0% | 31.0% |
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 16.0% |
| 2021-22 | 26.0% | 12.0% |
| 2020-21 | 12.0% | 8.0% |
% 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
37.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Wells Branch Elementary School
Wells Branch Elementary School's state test result (37.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Branch Elementary School this school | 558 | 55.2% | 37.2% |
| Ott Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 606 | 58.3% | 38.5% |
| Stark Elementary School FARMERS BRANCH | 626 | 56.9% | 44.8% |
| Mora Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 569 | 54.3% | 41.8% |
| Ginnings Elementary School DENTON | 614 | 60.3% | 24.2% |
| Fox Run Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 620 | 58.4% | 50.5% |
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 Wells Branch Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #2,924 of 4,401 | #88 of 166 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #3,869 of 4,466 ▼ 673 | #129 of 176 ▼ 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #3,176 of 4,466 ▲ 444 | #106 of 176 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.0pp | #796 of 3,998 | #33 of 166 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 558 | #1,970 of 4,938 | #66 of 183 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #316 of 4,622 | #35 of 174 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.9% | #2,428 of 4,628 | #90 of 174 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.2% | #3,354 of 4,789 | #102 of 170 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.5% | #511 of 1,307 | #17 of 36 |
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
558
+149 (+36%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 540
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 10.0:1
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 | 558 | 47 | 11.9:1 | 55% (308) |
| 2023-24 | 633 | 49.5 | 12.8:1 | 66% (416) |
| 2022-23 | 500 | 43 | 11.6:1 | 61% (303) |
| 2020-21 | 409 | 41 | 10.0:1 | 53% (217) |
| 2017-18 | 479 | 42 | 11.4:1 | 56% (266) |
| 2015-16 | 951 | 65 | 14.6:1 | 55% (522) |
| 2010-11 | 913 | 58 | 15.7:1 | 49% (447) |
| 2000-01 | 786 | 56 | 14.0:1 | 18% (140) |
| 1990-91 | 540 | 27 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wells Branch Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (479 to 558); teachers up 12% (42 to 47).
About Wells Branch Elementary School
Wells Branch Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school located in AUSTIN, Texas. It enrolled 558 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
ROUND ROCK ISD is the local district for Wells Branch Elementary School. It runs 58 schools with 46,954 students.
By race and ethnicity, Wells Branch Elementary School is 68% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 14% White, 14% Black, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 33% Hispanic among all Travis County residents. By the diversity index, Wells Branch Elementary School comes in at 50%.
Teachers at the school number 47 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.9:1. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is close to the 54% average for public schools in Travis County.
The allk12 Grade for Wells Branch Elementary School is C. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 26% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Wells Branch Elementary School, the prediction is 50.1% and the result is 37.2%.
Travis County has these Census figures: median household income is about $99,611, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Wells Branch Elementary School is among the 333 public schools in Travis County.
The nearest other public school, Chaparral Star Academy, is about 0.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Wells Branch Elementary School ranks 4th of 6 on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 36%, from 409 to 558. The school's ratio rose from 10.0:1 to 11.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Wells Branch Elementary School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Nearby schools
- Chaparral Star Academy0.6 mi · 364
- Texasworks - Austin-Wells Branch0.8 mi · 24
- Premier High School-Austin Wells Branch0.8 mi · 101
- Joe Lee Johnson Elementary School0.9 mi · 821
- Northwest Elementary School1.1 mi · 395
- Valor North Austin1.3 mi · 1,134
Frequently asked questions
About Wells Branch Elementary SchoolHow large is Wells Branch Elementary School?
Wells Branch Elementary School enrolls approximately 558 students in grades PK-05.
Is Wells Branch Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wells Branch Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Wells Branch Elementary School have?
Wells Branch Elementary School employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Wells Branch Elementary School?
Student demographics at Wells Branch Elementary School are roughly 14% White, 68% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Wells Branch Elementary School in?
Wells Branch Elementary School is part of ROUND ROCK ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.