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Ruth Barron Elementary

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Ruth Barron Elementary ranks 3020 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3020^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Ruth Barron Elementary is a PK-5 school in the Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd) serving 583 students in a community where 89% of families qualify for free or reduced lunch, the highest rate among nearby district peers.

Ruth Barron is showing signs of a slow recovery from a deep academic slump, climbing from the 10th percentile statewide in 2020-2021 to the 35th percentile in the most recent data. A standout strength is 4th Grade Reading, where 63% of students are proficient—above both the district (56%) and state (53%) averages. However, 3rd Grade Math is a critical weakness, with only 26% of students proficient compared to the district average of 45%. Science scores are also a systemic challenge, with just 7% proficiency in 5th Grade Science, a problem shared by nearby schools like Dessau Elementary (4%) and Timmerman Elementary (9%).

When comparing Ruth Barron to nearby charter schools, the powerful link between socioeconomic factors and test scores becomes clear. While Ruth Barron and its Pflugerville ISD peers (like Wieland Elementary and Springhill Elementary) all have high poverty rates and rank in the bottom half of the state, nearby Basis Pflugerville Pri (95th percentile) and Nyos Lamar Elementary (68th percentile) serve a much more affluent population and achieve dramatically higher scores. This context is essential for understanding Ruth Barron’s performance—it is a high-needs school working to overcome significant economic challenges, with a notable bright spot in 4th grade reading instruction.

583

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,644

Per pupil spending ?

89%

Free/discounted lunch ?

14850 Harris Ridge
Pflugerville, TX 78660

(512) 594-4100

District: Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Ruth Barron Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Dessau Middle
High:	John B Connally High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.7%

African American:

11.5%

White:

10.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 10th percentile in 2021 → 35th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 35th (2026) from a 10th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (38% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Reading scores 10 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg50%

Texas avg50%

3,020^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 46% (2016) to bottom 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 22Elementary Schools in the Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)

482^nd of 951Pflugerville 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	36.0	3020 of 4627	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.9	3129 of 4651	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	3559 of 4710	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	3758 of 4647	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	3746 of 4581	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	4111 of 4578	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.3	2088 of 4479	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.9	2198 of 4359	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	57.8	1587 of 4329	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	50.2	2295 of 4286	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	20.5	3751 of 4320	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.9	3631 of 4260	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.7	1292 of 2406	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	40.8	1137 of 1905	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.8	2239 of 2443	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	1999 of 2443	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.3	1526 of 2421	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	13.5	2391 of 2444	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.0	1211 of 2515	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.5	758 of 2483	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	12.0	903 of 957	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.3	956 of 967	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	37.2	3007 of 4461	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.0	3446 of 4331	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	71.3	730 of 4295	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	68.3	870 of 4240	79.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.1	1164 of 1643	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.4	2199 of 2918	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	2962 of 3668	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	2691 of 3556	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	2395 of 3487	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.4	2950 of 3446	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.5	1207 of 3333	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.3	1044 of 3226	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.1	3383 of 4575	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.7	2758 of 3744	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.0	3484 of 4658	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	3382 of 4588	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	3443 of 4561	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.8	3762 of 4499	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.2	1706 of 4348	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	1904 of 4306	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.0	2079 of 3075	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.8	1883 of 2619	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	2730 of 2980	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	52.1	1771 of 2958	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.8	900 of 3184	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	63.4	1306 of 3106	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.4	2530 of 4413	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.4	2844 of 3644	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	3698 of 4465	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	3460 of 4401	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	3567 of 4376	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.6	3920 of 4329	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	49.5	2036 of 4188	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.7	2085 of 4168	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.5	2471 of 4520	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.3	2567 of 3705	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.6	4075 of 4594	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	3726 of 4521	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	3584 of 4477	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.8	4199 of 4451	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	57.8	1516 of 4309	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.7	1991 of 4264	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.8	2625 of 4582	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.9	2861 of 3739	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	3966 of 4647	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	3846 of 4585	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	3985 of 4563	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	4246 of 4498	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	42.0	2523 of 4357	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	2544 of 4319	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.2	3574 of 4301	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.8	2149 of 3549	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.4	3571 of 4292	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	3630 of 4086	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.5	2031 of 3952	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.1	2880 of 3799	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.6	1943 of 3684	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	1931 of 3558	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.2	2156 of 3006	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	67.2	771 of 2612	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	42.8	1916 of 3108	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.9	2770 of 3106	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	2836 of 3082	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	36.6	2082 of 3082	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	88.4	167 of 3142	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	86.8	220 of 3127	93.0%	★★★★★

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)

African American (2026)46th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)45th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)43rd percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)43rd percentile+8 vs school

At Risk (2022)33rd percentile+14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)32nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)29th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)28th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2026)26th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2026)17th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2022)6th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading44%-10 vs state

Mathematics38%-9 vs state

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Friday, January 16, 2015

This school has went down hill since the principal left, very sad. 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
Ruth Barron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14850 Harris Ridge	Pflugerville	78660	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 594-4100	583	45	13.0	89.0%	62 (10.6%)	67 (11.5%)	418 (71.7%)	26 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.7%)	36	3020^th of 4627 public elementary schools	34.7%		34.9	3129^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.7%	109	21.6	40.7	26.7	7.1	37.5		20.8	63.0	47.5	26.3	51.4	37.5	$11,644
Wieland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Tudor House Rd	Pflugerville	78660	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 594-3900	372	36	10.2	66.7%	35 (9.4%)	61 (16.4%)	107 (28.8%)	146 (39.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.9%)	40	2748^th of 4627 public elementary schools	40.6%		44.6	2462^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	47.1%	286							50.0	42.0	52.9	42.0	32.0	45.1	$13,154
Basis Pflugerville Pri	Public, Charter	K-5	1217 S 10th St	Pflugerville	78660	Travis County	Basis Texas	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 981-1071	853	47	18.0		62 (7.3%)	45 (5.3%)	52 (6.1%)	652 (76.4%)	16 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.0%)	94.1	209^th of 4627 public elementary schools	95.5%		91.7	312^th of 4651 public elementary schools	93.3%	103							78.7	82.9	85.3	76.6	64.2	79.6	$6,842
Springhill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 S Heatherwilde Blvd	Pflugerville	78660	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 594-5400	541	42	12.9	76.7%	58 (10.7%)	47 (8.7%)	407 (75.2%)	20 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	28	3564^th of 4627 public elementary schools	23.0%		23.7	3815^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.0%	251	27.6	15.4	25.0		0.0	0.0	40.5	30.8	53.5	26.1	25.0	50.0	$9,873
Dessau Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 Dessau Ridge Ln	Austin	78754	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 594-4600	554	37	15.0	82.7%	40 (7.2%)	72 (13.0%)	406 (73.3%)	30 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.1%)	7.8	4542^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	1.8%		9.5	4502^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	3.2%	40	13.9	38.5	71.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	19.3	26.5	32.1	13.3	26.8	22.2	$9,010
Idea Pflugerville Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1901 E Wells Branch Pkwy	Pflugerville	78660	Travis County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 822-4700	665	33	20.1	79.2%	72 (10.8%)	107 (16.1%)	453 (68.1%)	25 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	25.6	3717^th of 4627 public elementary schools	19.7%		43.4	2539^th of 4651 public elementary schools	45.4%	1178	14.3	57.1	20.0	14.3			49.1	31.7	51.5	28.3	26.0	29.8	$10,875
Wilhelmina Delco Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12900 A Dessau Rd	Austin	78754	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 594-6200	470	38	12.2	85.3%	17 (3.6%)	30 (6.4%)	394 (83.8%)	21 (4.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	16.5	4211^th of 4627 public elementary schools	9.0%		36.2	3033^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	34.8%	1178	36.7	40.5	39.3				34.8	40.0	41.2	34.6	16.7	21.3	$11,580
Northwest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	14014 Thermal Dr	Austin	78728	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 594-4400	395	32	12.2	82.5%	60 (15.2%)	108 (27.3%)	165 (41.8%)	55 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)	15.7	4261^st of 4627 public elementary schools	7.9%		15.2	4280^th of 4651 public elementary schools	8.0%	19							32.7	35.6	31.8	26.5	33.3	22.7	$11,158
Timmerman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	412 Swenson Farms Bv	Pflugerville	78660	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 594-4200	426	33	13.0	67.8%	94 (22.1%)	114 (26.8%)	172 (40.4%)	26 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.5%)	27.4	3603^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	22.1%		17.9	4148^th of 4651 public elementary schools	10.8%	545							39.7	43.9	38.5	30.0	42.1	32.7	$9,750
Pflugerville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	701 Immanual Rd	Pflugerville	78660	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 594-3800	381	30	12.9	64.3%	56 (14.7%)	26 (6.8%)	260 (68.2%)	22 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.5%)	32.6	3253^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	29.7%		29.3	3476^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.3%	223	15.8	28.6	50.0				37.5	23.7	65.2	22.5	30.6	49.1	$10,817

Frequently Asked Questions about Ruth Barron Elementary

What schools do graduates of Ruth Barron Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ruth Barron Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dessau Middle
High : John B Connally High School

What is the racial makeup of Ruth Barron Elementary?

Students at Ruth Barron Elementary are 72% Hispanic, 11% African American, 11% White, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Is Ruth Barron Elementary a good school?

Ruth Barron Elementary ranks 3020^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Ruth Barron Elementary in?

Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Ruth Barron Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 583 students attended Ruth Barron Elementary.

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