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Best Elementary Schools
in LEANDER ISD

This page covers 28 elementary schools in LEANDER ISD. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

28
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 28
1
rank
RIVER RIDGE EL
Grades PK–05479 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.3:1)
65
/100
Student:Teacher
12.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,775
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
2%
Low economic need
2
rank
LAURA WELCH BUSH EL
Grades PK–05525 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (13.3:1)
63
/100
Student:Teacher
13.3:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,775
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
5%
Low economic need
3
rank
C C MASON EL
Grades PK–05636 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.5:1)
62
/100
Student:Teacher
12.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,775
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
23%
Low economic need
4
rank
STEINER RANCH EL
Grades PK–05496 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
62
/100
Student:Teacher
13.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,775
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
13%
Low economic need
5
rank
WILLIAM J WINKLEY EL
Grades PK–05691 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
62
/100
Student:Teacher
13.9:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,775
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
8%
Low economic need
6
rank
WESTSIDE EL
Grades PK–05560 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
62
/100
Student:Teacher
13.7:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,775
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
10%
Low economic need
7
rank
PAULINE NAUMANN EL
Grades PK–05466 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.0:1)
62
/100
Student:Teacher
12.0:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,775
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
24%
Low economic need
8
rank
PARKSIDE EL
Grades KG–05778 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
62
/100
Student:Teacher
14.4:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,775
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
3%
Low economic need
9
rank
BLOCK HOUSE CREEK EL
Grades PK–05471 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.8:1)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
12.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,775
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
23%
Low economic need
10
rank
RIVER PLACE EL
Grades KG–05598 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (12.8:1)
61
/100
Student:Teacher
12.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Per-Pupil Spend
$13,775
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
26%
Low economic need
18 more elementary schools in LEANDER ISD not shown here.
View all schools in LEANDER ISD
How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
28
Elementary Schools
47
Total Schools
65
#1 Score
60
Avg Score
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Top Ranked Elementary School
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RIVER RIDGE EL
Score: 65/100
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.