Cactus Ranch Elementary

Summary:

Cactus Ranch Elementary is a highly-rated public elementary school in Round Rock, Texas, serving 743 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. It is part of the Round Rock Independent School District, which is ranked 216 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 4-star rating.

Cactus Ranch Elementary consistently ranks among the top 15-20 elementary schools in Texas, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its students significantly outperform the district and state averages on STAAR tests across all grade levels and subjects. The school has a unique racial makeup, with a high percentage of Asian students (around 50%) and a relatively low percentage of Hispanic and African American students compared to the district and state averages. Additionally, Cactus Ranch has a very low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high socioeconomic status of the student population. The school's exceptional performance extends across various student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, Hispanic, White, multi-racial, English Language Learners, and gifted and talented students.

When compared to nearby schools in the Round Rock Independent School District, Cactus Ranch Elementary stands out. It consistently outperforms the other schools on STAAR tests, with significantly higher percentages of students achieving proficiency or better. The school also has a much higher percentage of Asian students and a lower percentage of Hispanic and African American students, as well as a much lower percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Cactus Ranch is consistently ranked among the top 15-20 elementary schools in Texas, while the nearby schools have lower rankings, ranging from the top 1,000 to the top 4,000.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 2901 Goldenoak Cir
       Round Rock, TX  78681


(512) 424-8000

District: Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
15th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $7,629 Help


Students who attend Cactus Ranch Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    James Garland Walsh Middle
High:    Round Rock High School

Student/teacher ratio:  15.8 Help
Number of students:  743

Racial breakdown:

Asian:
51.3%
White:
33.2%
Hispanic:
8.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  2.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Cactus Ranch Elementary ranks better than 99.7% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 2nd among 34 ranked elementary schools in the Round Rock Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 99.33. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Asian (51.3%), White (33.2%), Hispanic (8.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 2.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Cactus Ranch Elementary is 15.8. 29 elementary schools in the Round Rock Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Cactus Ranch Elementary is $7,629. 31 elementary schools in the Round Rock Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Cactus Ranch Elementary was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Round Rock Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Round Rock Independent School District (Isd) 216th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Cactus Ranch Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Cactus Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 82.15 297th 3465 91.4%
2005 87.14 107th 3475 96.9%
2006 84.35 198th 3476 94.3%
2007 84.62 171st 3724 95.4%
2008 84.24 248th 3768 93.4%
2009 86.03 153rd 3884 96.1%
2010 86.50 61st 3937 98.5%
2011 87.19 63rd 4095 98.5%
2012 94.19 41st 4206 99.0%
2013 93.86 48th 4221 98.9%
2014 91.09 144th 4260 96.6%
2015 93.56 41st 4320 99.1%
2016 93.08 58th 4286 98.6%
2017 99.29 22nd 4329 99.5%
2018 99.29 17th 4359 99.6%
2019 99.35 11th 4479 99.8%
2021 99.47 17th 4578 99.6%
2022 99.13 16th 4581 99.7%
2023 99.41 14th 4647 99.7%
2024 99.33 15th 4675 99.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Cactus Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.03 56th 1046 94.6%
2019 86.49 74th 1112 93.3%
2021 97.41 6th 961 99.4%
2022 96.27 6th 1004 99.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Cactus Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 92.70 58th 3226 98.2%
2019 90.70 103rd 3333 96.9%
2021 98.71 25th 3446 99.3%
2022 92.03 92nd 3487 97.4%
2023 98.32 16th 3556 99.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Cactus Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 94.52 60th 3558 98.3%
2019 97.40 36th 3684 99.0%
2021 70.28 552nd 3799 85.5%
2022 86.85 203rd 3952 94.9%
2023 99.07 24th 4086 99.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Cactus Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 96.89 36th 4309 99.2%
2022 99.08 16th 4477 99.6%
2023 88.20 203rd 4521 95.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Cactus Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 98.96 15th 4306 99.7%
2019 99.22 9th 4348 99.8%
2021 99.08 27th 4499 99.4%
2022 98.33 22nd 4561 99.5%
2023 98.94 17th 4588 99.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Cactus Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.81 232nd 3106 92.5%
2019 77.60 172nd 3184 94.6%
2021 82.18 185th 3006 93.8%
2022 77.88 172nd 2958 94.2%
2023 77.43 63rd 2980 97.9%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Cactus Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.46 98th 4240 97.7%
2019 91.01 144th 4295 96.6%
2021 98.93 29th 4331 99.3%
2022 97.97 29th 4461 99.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Cactus Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 98.87 24th 4319 99.4%
2019 98.85 20th 4357 99.5%
2021 99.32 16th 4498 99.6%
2022 98.84 20th 4563 99.6%
2023 99.29 11th 4585 99.8%
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Rank History for Asian students at Cactus Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.52 25th 1005 97.5%
2019 87.63 23rd 1009 97.7%
2021 89.22 39th 967 96.0%
2022 84.56 42nd 957 95.6%
2023 86.31 28th 1015 97.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Cactus Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 98.43 25th 4168 99.4%
2019 98.84 19th 4188 99.5%
2021 91.61 175th 4329 96.0%
2022 94.63 105th 4376 97.6%
2023 99.60 11th 4401 99.8%
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Rank History for White students at Cactus Ranch Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 92.95 68th 3127 97.8%
2019 94.57 34th 3142 98.9%
2021 93.06 72nd 3082 97.7%
2022 93.55 44th 3082 98.6%
2023 95.65 23rd 3106 99.3%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Cactus Ranch Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Cactus Ranch Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2002 226 13 11 41 1 n/a n/a 0 292
2003 226 13 11 41 1 n/a n/a 0 292
2004 287 23 24 67 3 n/a n/a 0 404
2005 423 36 32 107 3 n/a n/a 0 601
2006 548 46 55 152 3 n/a n/a 0 804
2007 783 73 71 212 4 n/a n/a 0 1143
2008 697 60 78 186 1 n/a n/a 0 1022
2009 853 73 118 204 2 n/a n/a 0 1250
2010 651 58 106 130 5 n/a n/a 0 950
2011 623 46 130 139 9 3 21 0 971
2012 631 46 134 132 7 5 21 0 976
2013 632 40 159 129 5 4 27 0 996
2014 618 39 206 145 5 3 36 0 1052
2015 584 31 263 141 5 2 45 0 1071
2016 514 24 315 131 5 1 47 0 1037
2017 468 19 348 121 5 1 41 0 1003
2018 428 17 395 104 5 0 30 0 979
2019 385 13 413 114 9 0 29 0 963
2020 366 14 389 90 8 0 26 0 893
2021 298 18 402 78 5 0 25 0 826
2022 249 18 224 62 4 0 19 0 576
2023 247 19 381 66 3 0 27 0 743

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Cactus Ranch Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 292 29.0 10.1 7.5
2003 292 29.0 10.1 7.5
2004 404 33.4 12.1 6.9
2005 601 43.5 13.8 9.2
2006 804 51.9 15.5 8.6
2007 1143 67.0 17.1 6.8
2008 1022 64.6 15.8 3.9
2009 1250 73.2 17.1 4.2
2010 950 58.8 16.1 3.5
2011 971 57.3 16.9 2.6
2012 976 59.4 16.4 2
2013 996 56.6 17.5 2.3
2014 1052 60.9 17.2 2.5
2015 1071 63.0 17.0 2.5
2016 1037 61.0 17.0 1.5
2017 1003 57.1 17.5 1
2018 979 58.9 16.6 1.3
2019 963 55.3 17.3 3.1
2020 893 53.1 16.8 2.1
2021 826 51.1 16.1 1.8
2022 576 39.0 14.7 1.6
2023 743 46.7 15.8 2.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Cactus Ranch Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2002 292 29.0 10.1 7.5
2003 292 29.0 10.1 7.5
2004 404 33.4 12.1 6.9
2005 601 43.5 13.8 9.2
2006 804 51.9 15.5 8.6
2007 1143 67.0 17.1 6.8
2008 1022 64.6 15.8 3.9
2009 1250 73.2 17.1 4.2
2010 950 58.8 16.1 3.5
2011 971 57.3 16.9 2.6
2012 976 59.4 16.4 2
2013 996 56.6 17.5 2.3
2014 1052 60.9 17.2 2.5
2015 1071 63.0 17.0 2.5
2016 1037 61.0 17.0 1.5
2017 1003 57.1 17.5 1
2018 979 58.9 16.6 1.3
2019 963 55.3 17.3 3.1
2020 893 53.1 16.8 2.1
2021 826 51.1 16.1 1.8
2022 576 39.0 14.7 1.6
2023 743 46.7 15.8 2.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Cactus Ranch Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $435 (6.4%) $6,323 (93.6%) $6,758
2020 $448 (6.2%) $6,755 (93.8%) $7,203
2021 $390 (5.1%) $7,239 (94.9%) $7,629

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Cactus Ranch Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 11th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 14th of 4647 Elementary schools
 0.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Cactus Ranch Elementary)8489
 5%
   3rd Grade Reading (Round Rock Independent School District (Isd))6166
 5%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Cactus Ranch Elementary)9192
 1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Round Rock Independent School District (Isd))6361
 2%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Cactus Ranch Elementary)8490
 6%
   4th Grade Reading (Round Rock Independent School District (Isd))6165
 4%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Cactus Ranch Elementary)9094
 4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Round Rock Independent School District (Isd))6157
 4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Cactus Ranch Elementary)9396
 3%
   5th Grade Reading (Round Rock Independent School District (Isd))6971
 2%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Cactus Ranch Elementary)9496
 2%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Round Rock Independent School District (Isd))7266
 6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Cactus Ranch Elementary)9387
 6%
   5th Grade Science (Round Rock Independent School District (Isd))6551
 14%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students963743
 22.8%
African American1319
 46.2%
American Indian93
 66.7%
Asian413381
 7.7%
Hispanic11466
 42.1%
Pacific Islander00
White385247
 35.8%
Two or More Races2927
 6.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients3.1%2.8%
 0.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Cactus Ranch Elementary

Students who attend Cactus Ranch Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : James Garland Walsh Middle
High : Round Rock High School

Students at Cactus Ranch Elementary are 51% Asian, 33% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Yes! Cactus Ranch Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 15th of 4675 Texas elementary schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 743 students attended Cactus Ranch Elementary.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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