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EDUCATION

Residents take great pride in the city’s excellent schools. More than 35,000 students currently attend the district's four high schools, eight middle schools, 27 elementary schools, and three alternative learning centers. There is also one private school – the Round Rock Christian Academy. During the past five years, the number of students has increased by nearly 21%, and the annual growth rate of approximately 3.5% is expected to continue. Campuses in the district are designed according to a "neighborhood school" concept that seeks to insert smaller than typical schools into community neighborhoods.
The district has a diverse ethnic base with a student population that is approximately 20% Hispanic, 9% African-American, 62% Caucasian, and 9% other ethnic backgrounds (PEIMS 2003-2004).
The annual dropout rate is just 0.3%. More than 80% of the district's graduating seniors take the SAT and ACT college entrance exams, scoring well above state and national averages.
In addition there are higher education opportunities through the Austin Community College campus in Round Rock as well as the Texas State University in Round Rock to open fall of 2005.

HISTORY

Originally, Round Rock was not named Round Rock nor was it located where it is currently. The community was first called Brushy Creek. On August 24, 1854 the town officially became Round Rock, as suggested by Oatts (the city’s first postmaster) and Harrell (one of the first settlers of Brushy Creek). These two men often fished together from a large-round limestone rock in Brushy Creek – which gave way to the name Round Rock. The initial settlement of Brushy Creek (as the town was originally called) was located near the banks of Brushy Creek at the natural fording area by the round rock. This settlement grew and flourished despite a succession of floods.
Then in 1876, with the coming of the International and Great Northern Railroad, most businesses realized that commercial activity would shift to the new location along the tracks and prepared to abandon Old Town for the New Town location. After the opening of the rail line in 1876, the two Round Rocks functioned and were both shown on maps and official documents as Old Round Rock and New Round Rock. At times, New Town was referred to as merely Round Rock; On December 16, 1891, the post office at Old Town was closed down, by this time most of Old Town had been abandoned. Interest in Old Town waned until the middle of the twentieth century when individuals began to take an interest in the fine old stone buildings and restoration work began. At this time, the street through Old Town was renamed Chisholm Trail in order to call attention to the historical nature of the area.