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Patricia Knowles Elementary

Q: Is Patricia Knowles Elementary a good school?

Patricia Knowles Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.2% of Texas elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Patricia Knowles Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 683 students attended Patricia Knowles Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Patricia Knowles Elementary?

Students at Patricia Knowles Elementary are 66% Hispanic, 25% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

Q: What schools do graduates of Patricia Knowles Elementary attend?

Students who attend Patricia Knowles Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Running Brushy Middle High : Leander High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3877^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Patricia Knowles Elementary is a PK-5 school in Cedar Park, TX, serving 683 students as part of the Leander Independent School District (Isd). While the district itself is highly rated, Patricia Knowles Elementary has faced significant challenges, with its overall state ranking declining to the 16th percentile in recent years. The school serves a diverse student body, with over 45% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, a rate that is notably higher than many nearby schools.

Academically, the school's STAAR test scores are well below both district and state averages, with mathematics being a particular area of concern. For example, only about 19% of 5th graders were proficient in math, compared to over 50% in the district. Reading proficiency for 3rd and 4th graders hovers around 40%, while the district average is over 60%. This performance stands in stark contrast to nearby Deer Creek Elementary, just 0.91 miles away, which achieves proficiency rates of 73-88% in reading and 71-77% in math. Similarly, William J Winkley Elementary, only half a mile away, ranks in the 80th percentile. The school also struggles to meet the needs of specific student groups, including English Language Learners and Hispanic students, who rank in the 0th and 3rd percentiles statewide, respectively. However, the school's Special Education program is a relative bright spot, ranking in the 59th percentile.

Despite these challenges, Patricia Knowles Elementary benefits from a lower student-teacher ratio (10.5:1) and higher per-student spending ($12,416) than many of its higher-performing peers, such as Deer Creek (14.2:1) and Winkley (14.6:1). This suggests that additional resources are being directed to the school but have not yet translated into improved test scores. The school's declining trajectory over the past decade indicates a need for a fundamental shift in strategy, particularly in mathematics instruction and support for English Language Learners. For parents considering this school, it is important to understand that while the school is working hard to address these issues, the academic outcomes currently lag significantly behind other options in the area.

683

Students ?

10.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,222

Per pupil spending ?

45.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2101 Cougar Country Dr
Cedar Park, TX 78613

(512) 570-6200

District: Leander Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Patricia Knowles Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Running Brushy Middle
High:	Leander High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.9%

White:

24.7%

Two or more races:

3.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 16th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (33% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school33%

District avg58%

Texas avg50%

3,877^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 26 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^th of 30Elementary Schools in the Leander Independent School District (Isd)

195^th of 951Leander Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.9	3877 of 4627	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.9	3375 of 4651	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.9	2901 of 4710	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	3191 of 4647	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.2	2666 of 4581	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.4	3010 of 4578	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.8	2507 of 4479	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.2	2995 of 4359	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.8	2531 of 4329	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.6	2464 of 4286	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.6	3033 of 4320	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	55.3	2027 of 4260	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	64.2	1479 of 4221	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	65.5	1401 of 4206	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.5	1464 of 4095	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	71.9	984 of 3937	75.0%	★★★★☆
2009	65.2	1418 of 3884	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.0	1303 of 3768	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	53.0	2062 of 3724	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	36.8	2611 of 3476	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	46.0	2208 of 3475	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	51.1	1955 of 3465	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	36.1	1601 of 2443	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.7	2047 of 2421	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	60.1	717 of 2444	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	59.0	813 of 2515	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	7.5	2467 of 2483	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	0.4	1004 of 1005	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	36.6	3051 of 4461	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.0	4100 of 4331	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	2724 of 4295	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	3221 of 4240	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	7.1	1637 of 1643	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	18.5	2650 of 2918	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	3152 of 3668	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	3097 of 3556	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	2741 of 3487	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	3244 of 3446	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	44.6	1861 of 3333	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	2093 of 3226	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.2	3677 of 4575	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.1	3042 of 3744	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	3581 of 4658	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	2969 of 4588	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	2786 of 4561	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.0	2806 of 4499	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	2506 of 4348	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	2893 of 4306	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.3	2180 of 3075	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.9	2008 of 2619	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.8	2297 of 2980	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	2624 of 2958	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	2503 of 3006	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	2559 of 3184	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.6	2301 of 3106	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	12.2	4267 of 4413	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.7	3065 of 3644	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	3397 of 4465	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	3689 of 4401	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.0	2756 of 4376	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.7	3461 of 4329	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.2	2685 of 4188	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.4	3627 of 4168	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	14.8	4334 of 4520	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	22.9	3253 of 3705	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	3400 of 4594	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.6	2699 of 4521	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	3096 of 4477	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.1	3850 of 4451	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	2857 of 4309	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.3	3768 of 4264	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	3858 of 4582	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.4	2602 of 3739	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	2685 of 4647	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	3313 of 4585	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.0	2554 of 4563	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.2	3026 of 4498	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.1	2385 of 4357	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	3026 of 4319	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	34.2	841 of 1128	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	909 of 1099	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.0	591 of 1004	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.1	743 of 1112	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.6	457 of 1046	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.2	2630 of 4301	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.9	1471 of 3549	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.4	1357 of 4292	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.1	2808 of 4086	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.7	3650 of 3952	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	3111 of 3799	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	2630 of 3684	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	2653 of 3558	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.2	1962 of 3006	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.7	1885 of 2612	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.6	2145 of 3108	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	1904 of 3106	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	2284 of 3082	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	2613 of 3082	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	2246 of 3142	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	2167 of 3127	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2026)39th percentile+23 vs school

White (2026)35th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2023)34th percentile+3 vs school

At Risk (2022)32nd percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)29th percentile+13 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)25th percentile-13 vs school

Female (2026)20th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)16th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2026)3rd percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)<1st percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2018)<1st percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading45%-9 vs state

Mathematics25%-22 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, August 15, 2015

Its not the teachers...
Its not the faculty...
It's the superintendent who allowed Knowles Elementary to be a beacon for low standards and expectations. Why, because when you decide to bring all the troubled, economically disadvantaged kids (AND THEIR ABSENTEE PARENTS)to one school, you walk in feeling like you are in another country and not the one you grew up in.

And that is what you get.... Low, very low, parent involvement. The poor PTA can barely afford to do anything for the school b/c they can't fund raise from a school population with more than 51% getting free breakfast lunch and dinner. You think they have an extra $30-50 a semester to buy t-shirts or fancy bags? And those same parents are also the ones working 2-3 jobs to make ends meet or maybe not at all- so do you really think they will come to the school to play games after school or exercise during the few school functions that are put on a year. No. I saw the same 15-20 families out of a school of what, 700? Which made me wonder where these people live because we are surrounded, literally surrounded by neighborhoods so you'd think folks would just walk over for the fun nights organized. Nope...that's because they bus in kids from who knows where on the furthest part of the maps that make no sense unless you follow the money (Crystal Falls... I am talking to you). When you follow the money you see the borders for what they are....segregation folks... yep in 2015. Put the poor kids altogether, yea, they wont feel bad being around kids with nicer things and 2 parent families... and yea, they all cant speak English, put them all together so we can have all the resources on one campus together and make great strides.... and yea, put all the poor kids together because now we can collect that good ol TITLE ONE money and spend spend spend and still get no further w/ scores and parental involvement. Great ideas.

The district is sneaky though... they have packaged this as a dual language school now but my kid hasn't been taught a lick of Spanish, so I am guessing only some of the kids get the benefit of learning a second language and mine doesn't. That's so nice. ...

Don't get me wrong- the faculty and staff bust their butts to make a difference in these kids lives but they are up against a huge battle to get the parents to step up and be involved and up against a corrupt superintendent who is comfortable with this separate but equal situation he has created at Knowles. For my family, the decision was easy... we are outta here. It's just easier to move to a new home w/ a better school. And sadly more people like me will make that decision and all that will be left is what is now the majority at Knowles. .... not that anyone cares or even sees a problem with it ... because it's not PC to say what really is going on at Knowles... we are just told to accept it and package it up as a good thing. It's not folks. Wake up! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Patricia Knowles Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2101 Cougar Country Dr	Cedar Park	78613	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 570-6200	683	65	10.5	45.8%	169 (24.7%)	12 (1.8%)	450 (65.9%)	24 (3.5%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (3.7%)	22.9	3877^th of 4627 public elementary schools	16.2%		30.9	3375^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.4%	502	21.4	9.1	12.5				40.8	40.5	53.0	27.3	27.2	19.3	$11,222
William J Winkley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2100 Pow Wow	Leander	78641	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-6700	763	52	14.6	12.1%	383 (50.2%)	32 (4.2%)	155 (20.3%)	131 (17.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.7%)	74.9	940^th of 4627 public elementary schools	79.7%		71.8	1052^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	77.4%	112							70.0	67.2	65.0	61.0	60.2	47.2	$8,045
C C Mason Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 N Lakeline Blvd	Cedar Park	78613	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-5500	691	51	13.6	16.1%	321 (46.5%)	32 (4.6%)	130 (18.8%)	156 (22.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.9%)	62.6	1487^th of 4627 public elementary schools	67.9%		61.2	1518^th of 4651 public elementary schools	67.4%	31							59.3	62.8	66.4	50.0	48.2	41.1	$9,028
Whitestone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Crystal Falls Pkwy	Leander	78641	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-7400	855	64	13.4	18.1%	385 (45.0%)	23 (2.7%)	297 (34.7%)	103 (12.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.1%)	64.7	1366^th of 4627 public elementary schools	70.5%		62.3	1471^st of 4651 public elementary schools	68.4%	105	8.3	20.0	50.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	64.2	56.2	71.3	53.5	44.0	45.2	$9,028
Lois F Giddens Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Timberwood Dr	Cedar Park	78613	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 570-5600	483	47	10.3	41.2%	170 (35.2%)	46 (9.5%)	130 (26.9%)	75 (15.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (12.2%)	25.4	3729^th of 4627 public elementary schools	19.4%		25.3	3710^th of 4651 public elementary schools	20.2%	19							44.0	38.6	43.2	25.5	46.7	11.4	$11,409
Block House Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	401 Creek Run Dr	Leander	78641	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-7600	468	34	13.6	19.7%	243 (51.9%)	19 (4.1%)	131 (28.0%)	27 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.3%)	51.1	2056^th of 4627 public elementary schools	55.6%		59.5	1603^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	65.5%	453							55.2	56.8	67.9	43.3	40.2	31.0	$9,227
Basis Cedar Park Pri	Public, Charter	K-5	165 N Lakeline Blvd	Cedar Park	78613	Williamson County	Basis Texas	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 981-1071	859	51	16.9		37 (4.3%)	4 (0.5%)	20 (2.3%)	760 (88.5%)	13 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.9%)	99	20^th of 4627 public elementary schools	99.6%		98.5	36^th of 4651 public elementary schools	99.2%	16							89.3	87.3	95.5	91.6	86.6	94.8	$5,852
Westside Elementary	Public	K-5	300 Ryan Jordan Ln	Cedar Park	78613	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-7000	504	40	12.7	9.9%	310 (61.5%)	10 (2.0%)	99 (19.6%)	50 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (6.7%)	78.1	830^th of 4627 public elementary schools	82.1%		78.9	791^st of 4651 public elementary schools	83.0%	39							58.4	71.9	92.0	52.0	50.5	64.0	$9,529
Pleasant Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1800 Horizon Park	Leander	78641	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-6400	720	59	12.2	22.1%	307 (42.6%)	35 (4.9%)	164 (22.8%)	147 (20.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (8.8%)	62.1	1508^th of 4627 public elementary schools	67.4%		59.4	1612^th of 4651 public elementary schools	65.3%	104							50.5	76.0	67.5	39.2	58.3	41.7	$9,940
Christine Camacho Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	501 Municipal Dr	Leander	78641	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 570-7800	622	56	11.0	37.3%	273 (43.9%)	47 (7.6%)	235 (37.8%)	28 (4.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (5.8%)	20.7	4009^th of 4627 public elementary schools	13.4%		24.9	3730^th of 4651 public elementary schools	19.8%	279							31.8	45.3	46.9	26.2	23.2	27.6	$9,754

Frequently Asked Questions about Patricia Knowles Elementary

How many students attend Patricia Knowles Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 683 students attended Patricia Knowles Elementary.

Is Patricia Knowles Elementary a good school?

Patricia Knowles Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.2% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is Patricia Knowles Elementary in?

Leander Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Patricia Knowles Elementary?

Students at Patricia Knowles Elementary are 66% Hispanic, 25% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Patricia Knowles Elementary attend?

Students who attend Patricia Knowles Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Running Brushy Middle
High : Leander High School

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