Purple Sage Elementary School
Public elementary school in Austin, Texas · Round Rock ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Purple Sage Elementary School serves 502 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Austin (Williamson County). It is one of 55 schools in Round Rock ISD. By enrollment it is the 2518th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14 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 ÷ 35.83 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Round Rock ISD |
| County | Williamson County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483808005804 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Round Rock ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 502 | 46,954 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14 | 14.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 23.5% | 27.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 34% 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.
Purple Sage Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 35 elementary schools in Round Rock ISD, Purple Sage Elementary School is the 25th largest, with 1.1% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.3 miles away and have a median of 490 students, so Purple Sage Elementary School is close to their typical size.
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 5 with 97 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 40, against an average of 72 per grade. This year grade 5 has 64% more students than kindergarten (97 against 59). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 40 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 43.4% of enrollment, a higher share than across Round Rock ISD (31.3%). Asian students are next, at 25.5%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
23.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 27.1% across Round Rock 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
Purple Sage Elementary School has 35.83 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 502 students would have about 33.9 teachers, so Purple Sage Elementary School has 1.9 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 city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Harmony Science Academy - Cedar Park, 0.7 miles away in Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas. There are 25 elementary schools within 5 miles and 78 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 43.4% |
| Asian | 25.5% |
| Hispanic | 20.9% |
| Two or more races | 6.4% |
| Black | 3.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
47.2% of students are girls and 52.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 40 |
| Kindergarten | 59 |
| Grade 1 | 71 |
| Grade 2 | 88 |
| Grade 3 | 73 |
| Grade 4 | 74 |
| Grade 5 | 97 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
11801 Tanglebriar Trl, Austin, TX 78750
Phone: (512)428-3500
Website: schools.roundrockisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Purple Sage Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony Science Academy - Cedar Park | Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas | 0.7 mi | 742 | 19.1 | 18.5% |
| Anderson Mill Elementary School | Round Rock ISD | 0.9 mi | 585 | 16.7 | 61.9% |
| Cypress Elementary School | Leander ISD | 1.1 mi | 506 | 13.1 | 18.2% |
| Spicewood Elementary School | Round Rock ISD | 1.3 mi | 691 | 15.6 | 6.1% |
| Canyon Creek Elementary School | Round Rock ISD | 1.4 mi | 350 | 13.6 | 5.4% |
| Pauline Naumann Elementary School | Leander ISD | 1.5 mi | 473 | 12.6 | 28.8% |
| Ada Mae Faubion Elementary School | Leander ISD | 2.3 mi | 353 | 10.6 | 35.1% |
| Forest North Elementary School | Round Rock ISD | 2.5 mi | 319 | 12.1 | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.