River Ridge Elementary School
Public elementary school in Austin, Texas · Leander ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
River Ridge Elementary School serves 370 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 48 schools in Leander ISD. By enrollment it is the 3688th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 11.7 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 ÷ 31.51 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Leander ISD |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482703011991 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Leander ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 370 | 42,608 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 11.7 | 13.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 2.4% | 16.6% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 8% 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.
River Ridge Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 30 elementary schools in Leander ISD, River Ridge Elementary School is the 29th largest, with 0.9% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 3.2 miles away and have a median of 623 students, so River Ridge 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 84 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 1, against an average of 53 per grade. This year grade 5 has 172% more students than kindergarten (79 against 29). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 1 child in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 63.2% of enrollment, a higher share than across Leander ISD (43.7%). Asian students are next, at 15.4%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
2.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 16.6% across Leander 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
River Ridge Elementary School has 31.51 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 370 students would have about 25 teachers, so River Ridge Elementary School has 6.5 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 Laura Welch Bush Elementary School, 1.6 miles away in the same district. There are 8 elementary schools within 5 miles and 32 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 63.2% |
| Asian | 15.4% |
| Two or more races | 9.5% |
| Hispanic | 8.9% |
| Black | 3% |
44.6% of students are girls and 55.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 1 |
| Kindergarten | 29 |
| Grade 1 | 53 |
| Grade 2 | 54 |
| Grade 3 | 70 |
| Grade 4 | 84 |
| Grade 5 | 79 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
12900 Tierra Grande Trl, Austin, TX 78732
Phone: (512)570-7300
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: River Ridge Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Welch Bush Elementary School | Leander ISD | 1.6 mi | 503 | 12.8 | 4.2% |
| Lake Travis Elementary School | Lake Travis ISD | 2.4 mi | 737 | 14.7 | 49.4% |
| Lake Pointe Elementary School | Lake Travis ISD | 2.6 mi | 721 | 16.4 | 3.5% |
| Steiner Ranch Elementary School | Leander ISD | 2.9 mi | 417 | 11.6 | 11.8% |
| Barton Creek Elementary School | Eanes ISD | 3.4 mi | 515 | 11.3 | – |
| Lakeway Elementary School | Lake Travis ISD | 3.6 mi | 524 | 14.6 | 6.9% |
| Bee Cave Elementary School | Lake Travis ISD | 4.1 mi | 785 | 16.4 | 3.4% |
| Serene Hills Elementary School | Lake Travis ISD | 4.8 mi | 744 | 16.6 | 6.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.