Schools in Round Rock

Round Rock Independent School District (RRISD) -- which also serves parts of Cedar Park, Pflugerville, and Hutto -- earned an adjusted 'B' rating from the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for 2025-26, with every campus in the district rated D or higher, a genuinely stronger floor than neighboring Austin ISD's cited F-rated campuses over the same cycle. Individual school performance still varies widely, though, from a top-10-in-Texas high school down to district-wide middle- and elementary-school rankings that lag the state's best.

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District Grade: A 'B', With a Notable Technical Wrinkle

RRISD's true average TEA score for 2025-26 was a 91 (an 'A'), but under TEA policy, if any campus in a district earns a D in any domain, the district's overall score is capped at 89 -- an adjusted 'B' -- regardless of the underlying average, per TEA's accountability release and Round Rock ISD's own public statements. Nearly 78% of RRISD campuses earned an A or a B for 2025-26, up from 72% the prior year, and every campus in the district earned a D or higher (no F-rated campuses), a real and meaningfully better floor than Austin ISD's 20 F-rated campuses cited for the same 2025-26 cycle.

Standout High Schools, Per Niche

Niche's 2026 Texas rankings place three RRISD-area high schools in the state's top 100: Westwood High School ranks #7 out of 1,833 Texas public high schools (an A+ overall grade, 96th percentile nationally for college prep), Meridian World School ranks #33, and Round Rock High School ranks #37. Westwood in particular is a genuinely top-tier statewide result, not just a locally strong school.

Middle and Elementary Schools: A Weaker District-Wide Showing

By contrast, Niche ranks RRISD #98 for Best Public Middle Schools in Texas and #99 for Best Public Elementary Schools in Texas -- a genuinely more middling district-wide result than the standout high schools above, worth disclosing plainly rather than letting Westwood's strong individual ranking imply the whole district performs at that level. As with any district, individual middle and elementary schools within RRISD vary; a family targeting a specific address should check that specific campus's rating rather than assume the district aggregate applies evenly.

For a Specific Address

Given the real spread between RRISD's top-ranked high schools and its more middling district-wide middle/elementary rankings, and the fact that Round Rock straddles RRISD along with small portions potentially served by neighboring districts, checking the individual school(s) assigned to a specific address via TEA's TXschools.gov accountability database or GreatSchools is the reliable step before a relocation or purchase decision -- not a district-level summary alone.

Key takeaways

Round Rock ISD's true average TEA score was a 91 (A) for 2025-26, but TEA policy caps the district at 89 (adjusted B) because at least one campus earned a D in a domain -- every RRISD campus rated D or higher, with no F-rated campuses, a meaningfully stronger floor than Austin ISD's 20 F-rated campuses over the same cycle.
Westwood High School ranks #7 out of 1,833 Texas public high schools per Niche's 2026 rankings (A+ grade); Meridian World School ranks #33 and Round Rock High School ranks #37 -- genuinely strong, top-tier statewide results.
RRISD ranks #98 (middle schools) and #99 (elementary schools) among Texas districts per Niche -- a notably more middling district-wide showing than the standout high schools, worth checking school-by-school rather than assuming district-wide strength.
Check TEA's TXschools.gov database or GreatSchools for the specific school(s) assigned to any target address -- district-wide figures don't describe every individual campus evenly.

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Last reviewed: 2026-08-22. Independent research; not financial, tax, or legal advice -- confirm current figures with a local professional before making a decision.