Rooster Springs Elementary School
Public elementary school in Austin, Texas · Dripping Springs ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Rooster Springs Elementary School serves 772 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Austin (Hays County). It is one of 8 schools in Dripping Springs ISD. By enrollment it is the 545th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.4 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 50.06 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Dripping Springs ISD |
| County | Hays County |
| Area type | Town, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480000811280 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Dripping Springs ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 772 | 8,712 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.4 | 15.2 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 3.4% | 8.2% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 61% 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.
Rooster Springs Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 5 elementary schools in Dripping Springs ISD, Rooster Springs Elementary School is the 3rd largest, with 8.9% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 4.6 miles away and have a median of 686 students, so Rooster Springs 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 3 with 130 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 58, against an average of 110 per grade. This year grade 5 has 12% more students than kindergarten (130 against 116). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 58 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 68.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across Dripping Springs ISD (68%). Hispanic students are next, at 15.8%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
3.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 8.2% across Dripping Springs 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
Rooster Springs Elementary School has 50.06 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 772 students would have about 52.2 teachers, so Rooster Springs Elementary School has 2.1 fewer.
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 town, fringe, which means it is in a town no more than 10 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other elementary school is Sycamore Springs Elementary School, 1.4 miles away in the same district. There are 5 elementary schools within 5 miles and 21 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 68.5% |
| Hispanic | 15.8% |
| Two or more races | 8.5% |
| Asian | 6.3% |
| Black | 0.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
50.9% of students are girls and 49.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 58 |
| Kindergarten | 116 |
| Grade 1 | 95 |
| Grade 2 | 121 |
| Grade 3 | 130 |
| Grade 4 | 122 |
| Grade 5 | 130 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1001 Belterra Dr., Austin, TX 78737
Phone: (512)465-6200
Website: dsisdtx.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Rooster Springs Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sycamore Springs Elementary School | Dripping Springs ISD | 1.4 mi | 674 | 13.9 | 3.1% |
| Cypress Springs Elementary School | Dripping Springs ISD | 3.3 mi | 697 | 15.2 | 1.4% |
| Baldwin Elementary School | Austin ISD | 3.6 mi | 582 | 13.2 | 13.7% |
| Clayton Elementary School | Austin ISD | 4.6 mi | 637 | 13.3 | 4.9% |
| Bear Creek Elementary School | Austin ISD | 4.6 mi | 509 | 12.5 | 5.5% |
| Kiker Elementary School | Austin ISD | 6.1 mi | 750 | 14.4 | 4.3% |
| Dripping Springs Elementary School | Dripping Springs ISD | 6.2 mi | 1,104 | 15 | 15.5% |
| Mills Elementary School | Austin ISD | 6.4 mi | 703 | 12.3 | 7.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Dripping Springs ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cypress Springs Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 697 |
| Dripping Springs Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 1,104 |
| Dripping Springs High School | High | 9–12 | 2,564 |
| Dripping Springs Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 917 |
| Sycamore Springs Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 674 |
| Sycamore Springs Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 1,043 |
| Walnut Springs Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 941 |