Summary
Old Town Elementary is a mid-sized school in Round Rock, TX, serving 587 students in grades PK-5 within the Round Rock Independent School District (Isd), and it consistently earns a solid 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, though its state rank has declined from a peak in the late 2010s to the 76th percentile in the 2025-2026 school year.
Old Town stands out as a "middle performer" in a polarized district, significantly outperforming nearby schools like Xenia Voigt Elementary, Bluebonnet Elementary, and Union Hill Elementary (which rank in the 10th-29th percentile), but it is clearly outclassed by top-tier schools like Cactus Ranch Elementary and Chandler Oaks Elementary (which rank in the 89th-100th percentile). The school's strongest academic differentiator is exceptional 3rd grade math performance, with 64.71% of students proficient in 2025-2026—above both the state and district averages—and a 100% proficiency rate for 6th Grade Math (STAAR) over the last four years, suggesting a strong gifted and talented program in mathematics. However, the school shows a clear equity gap, with Hispanic students and low socio-economic status students performing significantly below their peers, though recent data shows improvement in these subgroups, with the low SES rank jumping from the 25th to the 64th percentile in two years.
Interestingly, Old Town achieves solid results with a moderate budget of $9,790 per student, challenging the notion that more spending drives success—struggling Xenia Voigt Elementary spends $13,363 per student, while top-performing Cactus Ranch Elementary spends only $7,629. A critical weakness is the Spanish language program, where 0% of students were proficient in 3rd and 4th Grade Math (Spanish) in 2025-2026, and reading scores lag behind state averages, likely driving the equity gap for Hispanic students. Overall, Old Town is a commendable "bridge" school in the community, efficiently managing resources while working to close achievement gaps.
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