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Patricia Knowles Elem

Williamson County · Region 13: Austin · 627 students

Current score
60/1002025-26
Change
−12 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
−21.3 ptsvs 81.3 average · 1,793 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
1,758 of 1,793tied with 5 others
D60

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving down; under the rules in force back then it scored 69 in 2021-22. The current score is below the 81.3 average for 1,793 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Read the full rating context and placement

Patricia Knowles Elem is rated D by TEA, scoring 60 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 81.3 average for 1,793 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is down 12 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 1,758th of 1,793 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 5 others).

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  1. Overview
  2. Official improvement and transfer notices
  3. 5 years of ratings
  4. Where the score comes from
  5. Student outcomes
  6. Who this school serves
  7. Student counts behind the percentages
  8. Enrollment over time
  9. Discipline and removal from class
  10. Spending per student
  11. Teachers and actual class size
  12. Where this comes from

Official improvement and transfer notices

Official state and federal designations can carry support, reporting requirements or a family transfer option that a single A–F rating does not explain.

2026 federal improvement status

Comprehensive Support and Improvement

Official support label: Comprehensive Identified

Identification reason: CSI Low Performance

TEA track year 1 · Title I campus

Open the official TEA list and methodology

Schools identified for improvement

This school
Listed
Selected comparison
22.5%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,793 rated schools reporting

Schools on the PEG list

This school
Not listed
Selected comparison
1.4%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,793 rated schools reporting

Selected comparison percentages are the share of reporting schools in that group found on each dated list. They are neutral prevalence context; changing the comparison never changes this school's official status.

These are dated TEA statuses, fetched 24 August 2026; they are not added to or subtracted from this site's rating.

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
9080706050 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averagePatricia Knowles Elem 7278667060 2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated Not Rated with 69 that year.

Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.

View the yearly scores and comparisons
Rating history with comparisons
YearRatingScoreSelected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rateStateTexas average
2025-26D6081.3 1,793 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25C7081.4 1,769 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24D6679.3 1,743 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23C7880.0 1,716 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22C7282.9 1,691 reporting83.7 7,283 reporting

Where the score comes from

Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.

  • Student Achievement62 D−18.6 vs similar economic context · 1,725 reporting
  • School Progress58 F−23.3 vs similar economic context · 1,718 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps56 F−22.4 vs similar economic context · 1,703 reporting
  • Academic Growth58 F−17.0 vs similar economic context · 1,677 reporting
  • Relative Performance56 F−23.3 vs similar economic context · 1,718 reporting
  • Patricia Knowles Elem
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,793 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement62D8
School Progress58F2
Closing the Gaps56F4
Academic Growth58F2
Relative Performance56F4

Closest to moving up: Closing the Gaps, 4 points below D in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.

TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is Student Achievement (62), so School Progress (58) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 62.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level61%−15 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,725 reporting
  • Meets grade level34%−17 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,725 reporting
  • Masters grade level13%−9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,725 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level71%−7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,723 reporting
  • Meets grade level45%−11 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,723 reporting
  • Masters grade level18%−6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,723 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level50%−24 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,714 reporting
  • Meets grade level27%−18 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,714 reporting
  • Masters grade level11%−7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,714 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level64%−14 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,584 reporting
  • Meets grade level25%−25 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,584 reporting
  • Masters grade level5%−18 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,584 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,793 in cohort)

Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.

Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.

Who this school serves

Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.

Students
627
Economically disadvantaged
54.2%−0.4 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
53.0%+39.0 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
26.8%+8.0 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
93.7%−0.8 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
18.2%+3.3 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Patricia Knowles Elem

African American: 1.9%Hispanic: 65.6%White: 24.2%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 3.2%Two or More Races: 4.8%
  • African American 1.9%
  • Hispanic 65.6%
  • White 24.2%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 3.2%
  • Two or More Races 4.8%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,793 reporting for every category shown · 1,793 in full cohort

African American: 9.9%Hispanic: 43.5%White: 39.4%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 2.7%Pacific Islander: 0.2%Two or More Races: 4.1%
  • African American 9.9%
  • Hispanic 43.5%
  • White 39.4%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 2.7%
  • Pacific Islander 0.2%
  • Two or More Races 4.1%

Student counts behind the percentages

Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.

Students in this TEA accountability summary
627
Economically disadvantaged students
340
Emergent bilingual students
332
Special education students
168

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
88
Students in TEA mobility denominator
533
TEA-published mobility rate
16.5%

The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.

The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.

Enrollment over time

TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.

TEA reported 627 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 56 (8.2%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
627

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
−56

Decrease · −8.2%

Change since 2021–22
−21

Decrease · −3.2%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
627
Selected comparison
634.8

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,753 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Patricia Knowles Elem
School yearStudents enrolledPatricia Knowles ElemChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 648 First available year 637.1
2022–23 654 Increase of 6 (0.9%) 643
2023–24 694 Increase of 40 (6.1%) 643.2
2024–25 683 Decrease of 11 (1.6%) 640.1
2025–26 627 Decrease of 56 (8.2%) 634.8

The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.

Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.

These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.

Discipline and removal from class

TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.

Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
34

4.5% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
51

6.76 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
754

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
4.5%
Selected comparison
12.4%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,387 rated schools reporting

−7.9 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
6.76
Selected comparison
27.9

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,494 rated schools reporting

−21.1 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Patricia Knowles Elem
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 684 14 2.0% 14 2.05 9.7% 19
2021–22 728 10 1.4% 13 1.79 12.4% 27.9
2022–23 706 13 1.8% 24 3.40 12.9% 29.5
2023–24 803 24 3.0% 43 5.35 12.7% 29.6
2024–25 754 34 4.5% 51 6.76 12.4% 27.9
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Patricia Knowles Elem in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 34 4.5% 51 6.76 12.4% 27.9
In-school suspensions 34 4.5% 51 6.76 11.2% 21.6
Out-of-school suspensions Not reported — Not reported — — —
DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —

Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.

Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.

Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.

Spending per student

The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.

$7k$14k$22k20182020202220242025
  • Patricia Knowles Elem
  • Parent district: Leander ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$12,214
Selected comparison
$12,182

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,766 rated schools reporting

+$32 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $12,214 per student for this campus, $20,543 per student for its parent district, Leander ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.

Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.

View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
YearPatricia Knowles ElemParent district: Leander ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$7,965$11,627$13,054$7,877 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,631 rated schools reporting
2019$9,015$15,265$13,108$8,058 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,647 rated schools reporting
2020$8,346$9,781$14,058$8,628 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,662 rated schools reporting
2021$10,459$14,703$14,797$9,007 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,679 rated schools reporting
2022$10,496$14,776$15,708$10,338 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,693 rated schools reporting
2023$10,290$14,111$16,792$10,860 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,716 rated schools reporting
2024$11,223$18,103$18,125$11,731 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,740 rated schools reporting
2025$12,214$20,543$18,972$12,182 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,766 rated schools reporting

The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.

Teachers and actual class size

Average salary
$65,827−$732 vs similar economic context
Teachers
64+21.8 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
9.9−9.6 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Patricia Knowles Elem

Beginning: 6.3%1 to 5 years: 20.4%6 to 10 years: 14.2%11 to 20 years: 34%21 to 30 years: 23.6%Over 30 years: 1.6%
  • Beginning 6.3%
  • 1 to 5 years 20.4%
  • 6 to 10 years 14.2%
  • 11 to 20 years 34%
  • 21 to 30 years 23.6%
  • Over 30 years 1.6%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,793 reporting for every category shown · 1,793 in full cohort

Beginning: 5.8%1 to 5 years: 24.8%6 to 10 years: 19.2%11 to 20 years: 28.9%21 to 30 years: 16.4%Over 30 years: 4.4%
  • Beginning 5.8%
  • 1 to 5 years 24.8%
  • 6 to 10 years 19.2%
  • 11 to 20 years 28.9%
  • 21 to 30 years 16.4%
  • Over 30 years 4.4%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Patricia Knowles Elem in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classPatricia Knowles Elem · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Kindergarten13.417.9
Grade 11218.3
Grade 21218.5
Grade 31218.8
Grade 415.919
Grade 512.819.8
Grade 65.417.6

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 7 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.

Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.

Where this comes from

The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.

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