Ruth Barron Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Pflugerville, Texas

Ruth Barron Elementary in Pflugerville, Texas enrolled 583 students in 2024-25 with 44.6 full-time teachers, 13.1 students per teacher against the Texas elementary-school median of 14.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 32-36% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 32% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%).

Enrollment rose 15% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 1%

509 students in 2022-23, 531 students in 2023-24, 583 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 44.1 to 44.6.

Students enrolled at Ruth Barron Elementary by school year2022-23: 509, 2023-24: 531, 2024-25: 58302004006002022-235092023-245312024-25583
Students enrolled at Ruth Barron Elementary by school year2022-23: 509, 2023-24: 531, 2024-25: 58302004006002022-235092023-245312024-25583
Students enrolled at Ruth Barron Elementary by school year2022-23: 509, 2023-24: 531, 2024-25: 58302004006002022-235092023-245312024-25583
Students enrolled at Ruth Barron Elementary by school year2022-23: 509, 2023-24: 531, 2024-25: 58302004006002022-235092023-245312024-25583
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2350944.111.5
2023-2453145.111.8
2024-2558344.613.1

13.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 79 of every 100 Texas elementary schools

Among the 4,584 Texas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Ruth Barron Elementary 13.1; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRuth Barron Elementary 13.1state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Ruth Barron Elementary 13.1; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRuth Barron Elementary 13.1state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Ruth Barron Elementary 13.1; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRuth Barron Elementary 13.1state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Ruth Barron Elementary 13.1; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRuth Barron Elementary 13.1state median 14.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 517 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ruth Barron Elementary enrolled 517 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 3 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 517 of the 517 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions3
  • Chronically absent22.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

71.7% of students were Hispanic, 11.5% Black, 10.6% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic71.7%
  2. Black11.5%
  3. White10.6%
  4. Asian4.5%
  5. Two or more races1.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Ruth Barron Elementary scored proficient or above: 32-36% in reading in 2021-22 and 32% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtTexas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2232‑36%53%52%
Math, 2022-2332%39% (2021-22)43.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Pflugerville

15 public elementary schools in Pflugerville report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Basis Pflugerville Primary85318.1not reported
Rowe Lane Elementary76513.812.7%
Riojas Elementary73814.921.8%
Highland Park Elementary70613.533.6%
Windermere Elementary70314.644.7%
Idea Pflugerville Academy66520.179.1%
Mott Elementary65815.816.3%
Murchison Elementary65115.310.8%

All public schools in Pflugerville →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Ruth Barron Elementary

  1. Wieland ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 372 students, 10.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  2. Basis Pflugerville PrimaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 853 students, 18.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  3. Compare Ruth Barron Elementary with Wieland ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Pflugerville ISD spends per student$11,528 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,528
  5. The largest public schools in TexasRuth Barron Elementary is the number 1,682 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,682 of 4,615
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher13.1 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.13.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Ruth Barron Elementary

  1. How many students attend Ruth Barron Elementary?
    583 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 509 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Pflugerville, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Ruth Barron Elementary?
    13.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for elementary schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Ruth Barron Elementary a Title I school?
    Ruth Barron Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Ruth Barron Elementary do on state tests?
    The students tested at Ruth Barron Elementary scored proficient or above: 32-36% in reading in 2021-22 and 32% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Ruth Barron Elementary in?
    Pflugerville ISD, NCES district ID 4834830. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 483483012751 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22