Ruth Barron Elementary School
Public elementary school in Pflugerville, Texas · Pflugerville ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Ruth Barron Elementary School serves 583 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Pflugerville (Travis County). It is one of 34 schools in Pflugerville ISD. By enrollment it is the 1744th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.1 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 ÷ 44.59 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 | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483483012751 |
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 | 583 | 25,477 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.1 | 14.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 89% | 50.4% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 21% 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.
Ruth Barron Elementary School in context
Size
Ruth Barron Elementary School is the 9th largest of Pflugerville ISD's 22 elementary schools; its 583 students are 2.3% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.5 miles away and have a median of 506 students, so Ruth Barron 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 1 with 102 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 57, against an average of 83 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 88 in kindergarten and 90 in grade 5. It also enrolls 57 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 71.7% of enrollment, a higher share than across Pflugerville ISD (50.1%). Black students are next, at 11.5%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
89% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 50.4% across Pflugerville ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Ruth Barron Elementary School has 44.59 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 583 students would have about 39.4 teachers, so Ruth Barron Elementary School has 5.2 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 Wieland Elementary School, 0.5 miles away in the same district. There are 37 elementary schools within 5 miles and 112 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 71.7% |
| Black | 11.5% |
| White | 10.6% |
| Asian | 4.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |
47.3% of students are girls and 52.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 57 |
| Kindergarten | 88 |
| Grade 1 | 102 |
| Grade 2 | 90 |
| Grade 3 | 80 |
| Grade 4 | 76 |
| Grade 5 | 90 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
14850 Harris Ridge, Pflugerville, TX 78660
Phone: (512)594-4100
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ruth Barron Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wieland Elementary School | Pflugerville ISD | 0.5 mi | 372 | 10.3 | 66.7% |
| Basis Pflugerville Primary School | Basis Texas | 0.9 mi | 853 | 18.1 | – |
| Springhill Elementary School | Pflugerville ISD | 1.3 mi | 541 | 13 | 76.7% |
| Dessau Elementary School | Pflugerville ISD | 1.5 mi | 554 | 15.1 | 82.7% |
| IDEA Pflugerville Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 1.6 mi | 665 | 20.1 | 79.2% |
| Wilhelmina Delco Elementary School | Pflugerville ISD | 1.6 mi | 470 | 12.2 | 85.3% |
| Northwest Elementary School | Pflugerville ISD | 1.8 mi | 395 | 12.2 | 82.5% |
| Timmerman Elementary School | Pflugerville ISD | 2.1 mi | 426 | 13 | 67.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.