Wells Branch Elementary School

  • Elementary school in Round Rock ISD
  • Austin, TX
  • Early education - 5th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Round Rock ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Total students

387

Avg. teacher experience

10.9 years

Round Rock ISD: 11.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Round Rock ISD: 95.9%

Statewide: 90%

Wells Branch Elementary School is an elementary school in Austin, TX, in the Round Rock ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 387 students. 70.3% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 48.3% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $57,846, which is $1,041 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.9 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

schools.roundrockisd.org/wellsbranch/

Address

14650 Merriltown Dr
Austin, TX 78728-6729

Office phone number

(512) 428-3400

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Wells Branch Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 13. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 23.8 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 13.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

387

African American

62 (16%)

Round Rock ISD: 8.3%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Round Rock ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

3 (0.8%)

Round Rock ISD: 20.2%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

228 (58.9%)

Round Rock ISD: 30.2%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Round Rock ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

77 (19.9%)

Round Rock ISD: 35.9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

17 (4.4%)

Round Rock ISD: 4.9%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

16.0%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.8%

Hispanic

58.9%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

19.9%

Two or more races

4.4%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

70.3 %

Round Rock ISD: 38%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

54 %

Round Rock ISD: 22.2%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

38.2 %

Round Rock ISD: 13.1%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

70.3%

Econ. disadvantaged

54.0%

Limited Eng. proficiency

38.2%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

48.3 %

Round Rock ISD: 13.5%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

7.8 %

Round Rock ISD: 12.7%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

13.7 %

Round Rock ISD: 10.7%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

48.3%

Gifted and talented

7.8%

Special education

13.7%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

B

Round Rock ISD: Not Rated: Data Under Review

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Round Rock ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Round Rock ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Round Rock ISD: B

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

15.8 %

Round Rock ISD: 6.9%

Statewide: 15%

African American

19 %

Round Rock ISD: 13.2%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Round Rock ISD: 12.8%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

7.1 %

Round Rock ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

17.7 %

Round Rock ISD: 11.5%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Round Rock ISD: 6.8%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

10.3 %

Round Rock ISD: 4.7%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

14.3 %

Round Rock ISD: 6.8%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

42.1

African American

1.9 (4.5%)

Round Rock ISD: 4.3%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Round Rock ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Round Rock ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

11 (26.2%)

Round Rock ISD: 17.8%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Round Rock ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

28.3 (67.2%)

Round Rock ISD: 72.5%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0.9 (2.2%)

Round Rock ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

0 (0%)

Round Rock ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

31.3 (74.3%)

Round Rock ISD: 69.2%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

10.8 (25.7%)

Round Rock ISD: 29.5%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Round Rock ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

9.2

Round Rock ISD: 13.3

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

10.9 years

Round Rock ISD: 11.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$57,846

Round Rock ISD: $58,184

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$55,269

Round Rock ISD: $53,813

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$54,449

Round Rock ISD: $54,191

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$55,909

Round Rock ISD: $56,451

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$60,194

Round Rock ISD: $59,954

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$63,465

Round Rock ISD: $63,559

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Round Rock ISD: $72,225

Statewide: $71,111

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