Dearing Elementary School
Public elementary school in Round Rock, Texas · Pflugerville ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Dearing Elementary School serves 474 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Round Rock (Travis County). It is one of 34 schools in Pflugerville ISD. By enrollment it is the 2764th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.6 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 34.85 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Pflugerville ISD |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483483012957 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Pflugerville ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 474 | 25,477 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.6 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 45.8% | 50.4% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 27% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Dearing Elementary School in context
Size
Dearing Elementary School is the 16th largest of Pflugerville ISD's 22 elementary schools; its 474 students are 1.9% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2.1 miles away and have a median of 679 students, so Dearing Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 4 with 96 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 47, against an average of 68 per grade. This year grade 5 has 58% more students than kindergarten (82 against 52). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 47 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 39.5% of enrollment, a lower share than across Pflugerville ISD (50.1%). White students are next, at 25.9%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
45.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 50.4% across Pflugerville ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Dearing Elementary School has 34.85 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 474 students would have about 32 teachers, so Dearing Elementary School has 2.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other elementary school is Forest Creek Elementary School, 1.2 miles away in Round Rock ISD. There are 29 elementary schools within 5 miles and 70 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 39.5% |
| White | 25.9% |
| Black | 24.5% |
| Two or more races | 5.9% |
| Asian | 4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
43.7% of students are girls and 56.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 47 |
| Kindergarten | 52 |
| Grade 1 | 70 |
| Grade 2 | 60 |
| Grade 3 | 67 |
| Grade 4 | 96 |
| Grade 5 | 82 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4301 Gattis School Rd, Round Rock, TX 78664
Phone: (512)594-4500
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Dearing Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Creek Elementary School | Round Rock ISD | 1.2 mi | 652 | 13 | 14% |
| Highland Park Elementary School | Pflugerville ISD | 1.7 mi | 706 | 13.5 | 43.3% |
| Blackland Prairie Elementary School | Round Rock ISD | 1.8 mi | 785 | 14.7 | 11.6% |
| Murchison Elementary School | Pflugerville ISD | 2.0 mi | 651 | 15.3 | 13.4% |
| Rowe Lane Elementary School | Pflugerville ISD | 2.2 mi | 765 | 13.8 | 15.9% |
| Riojas Elementary School | Pflugerville ISD | 2.5 mi | 738 | 14.9 | 25.2% |
| Howard Norman Elementary School | Hutto ISD | 2.7 mi | 554 | 13.9 | 40.8% |
| Gattis Elementary School | Round Rock ISD | 2.9 mi | 610 | 14.7 | 49.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.