Laura Welch Bush El, Austin TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Laura Welch Bush El

Laura Welch Bush Elementary sits in the fast-growing northern suburbs of Austin, within Leander ISD. It serves about five hundred early-learners through fifth graders in a regular public school setting. The school draws from a zip code area with substantial home values and relatively low rates of economic hardship; only a small share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is diverse, with white students making up roughly half the enrollment, followed by a meaningful share of Asian and Hispanic students, and small numbers from other backgrounds.

The school's state test results show consistent strength across the elementary grades. In reading and language arts, proficiency rates are consistently in the high range across grades three, four, and five. In mathematics, rates are similarly strong, sitting in the low-to-mid range for grades three and four and rising somewhat higher by fifth grade. Science testing, which takes place only in fifth grade, shows a notably softer result. Overall, when looking across all tested subjects and grade levels, the school's proficiency rate places it in the top tier among schools across Travis County. The vast majority of students meet or exceed proficiency standards in reading and math, and most reach the "approaching" level even in science, though a smaller fraction demonstrate mastery-level performance in that subject.

The school is located in a newly developed area of the Austin metro undergoing rapid residential expansion. The surrounding housing market reflects both the region's growth and affordability pressures: home values are substantial, and rents have risen modestly in recent years. The broader district faces active boundary shifts due to enrollment pressure, with rezoning decisions already affecting multiple campuses and more rezoning planned for 2026-27, a factor worth monitoring if your family is considering enrollment or a move to this area.

Leander ISD has undertaken major recent facility and technology investments following a large bond vote in 2023 and tax-rate approval in 2022, both aimed at managing growth and upgrading learning environments. The district has also navigated curriculum governance questions around book selection and parent input, settling on revised policies that give families a voice. These changes define the operational context in which Laura Welch Bush operates.

The school does not report data on English learner enrollment or special education participation rates, gaps that are common at the school level but worth asking about directly if those populations matter to your decision. State testing data was not available for pre-kindergarten or kindergarten, the expected result for grades not yet required to sit for standardized assessment.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 382%

School 82% · District 53% · ▲ 29 pts above district

▲ 42 pts above state median · ▲ 44 pts above county median

Grade 481%

School 81% · District 49% · ▲ 32 pts above district

▲ 40 pts above state median · ▲ 48 pts above county median

Grade 584%

School 84% · District 3% · ▲ 81 pts above district

▲ 43 pts above state median · ▲ 46 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 389%

School 89% · District 16% · ▲ 73 pts above district

▲ 43 pts above state median · ▲ 44 pts above county median

Grade 488%

School 88% · District 67% · ▲ 21 pts above district

▲ 39 pts above state median · ▲ 44 pts above county median

Grade 590%

School 90% · District 25% · ▲ 65 pts above district

▲ 36 pts above state median · ▲ 40 pts above county median

Science

Grade 564%

School 64% · District 31% · ▲ 33 pts above district

▲ 41 pts above state median · ▲ 46 pts above county median

This schoolLEANDER ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 5Lower-income80%Higher-income91%11 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 5Lower-income60%Higher-income85%25 pp gap