September 1914 – A three story building opens on Anderson Avenue on the current site of Berkman Elementary. It houses white students in all grades.

September 1914 – “Colored School” opens for African-American students. The school is housed in space leased from a local church.

October 1922 – Hopewell School opens for African-American students. The construction of the school was provided for by the Julius Rosenwald Fund of Chicago.

August 1, 1933 – The “Mexican School” opens for Mexican-American students in a space leased from the Negro M.E. Church.

 April 1934 – 1.5 acres purchased from Mr. Tennie Q. Aten for $200 for the Mexican School. In May 1934, .3 acres was added to the purchase for an additional $25. This land is atop what was known as “College Hill,” situated south of Brushy Creek and east of Chisholm Trail where the Round Rock Institute existed from 1883-1913. (This land is on the hilltop between the current Wendy’s on Round Rock Avenue and Comfort Suites.) The school opened on October 8, 1934.

March 16, 1943 – Voters approve a $12,000 bond to complete a new high school building. The vote is 52-4. This building is the current C.D. Fulkes Middle School.

September 1944 – Round Rock High School opens at 400 Anderson Avenue, housing grades 7-12. (Grades K-6 remain in the three-story building located next door.)

June 1948 – A lawsuit by the League of Latin American Citizens (Delgado vs. Bastrop ISD), against segregation of Mexican-American students in Texas was filed. The court ruling in favor of Delgado results in the closing of Round Rock’s Mexican School. Students are transferred to Central (Berkman) Elementary School.

July 19, 1958 – Voters approve a bond election for $158,000 to construct a new elementary school. The new 12-classroom school opens in September 1959, replacing the 1914 structure. Originally named Central Elementary School, the school is now Berkman Elementary School.

September 1971 – A new Round Rock High School opens at 300 Lake Creek Drive. It was funded by a $2 million bond that also included the cost to construct an area vocational center (currently the 200 Building/Toolbox)

September 1974 – Spicewood Elementary opens.

August 1975 – Voigt Elementary School opens. The school is named after Xenia Voigt a former teacher and principal.

August 1976 – Grisham Middle School opens, named after Noel Grisham, Superintendent from 1957-1979.

August 1977 – Three elementary schools open – Deep Wood, Forest North, and Anderson Mill.

August 1978 – North Oaks (Caraway) Elementary School opens. The school was named after former principal Kathy Caraway beginning with the 2005-2006 school year. Caraway began teaching in Round Rock ISD in 1973, where she taught at special education/early childhood at both Spicewood and Voigt elementary schools. She became the librarian at Spicewood in 1976 and served as both the librarian and assistant principal in 1977. She was hired as the North Oaks principal on April 13, 1978.

August 1978 – Due to severe overcrowding at Round Rock High School, freshmen attend classes at a separate campus. After Westwood High School opens in 1981 (and relieves RRHS), the Ninth Grade Center becomes Chisholm Trail Middle School.

August 1979 – Robertson Elementary School opens, named after Trustee Vic Robertson who served on the Board from 1967-1979.

November 20, 1980Round Rock Middle School is renamed for C.D. Fulkes, principal of Round Rock High School from 1957-1970.

August 1981 – Four schools open – Westwood High School, Chisholm Trail Middle School, Purple Sage and Brushy Creek elementary schools.

August 1984 – Canyon Vista Middle School opens

August 1985 – Laurel Mountain, Wells Branch and Pond Springs elementary schools open. Wells Branch Elementary School was named for the neighborhood surrounding the school. Pond Springs Elementary School was named for the former Pond Springs School District which was incorporated into Round Rock ISD in 1969.

August 1986 –  Live Oak, Double File Trail, Bluebonnet elementary schools and Deerpark Middle School open

August 1987 –  The “Westwood Annex/Ninth Grade Center” opens due to overcrowding at Westwood. The site opens as McNeil HS in 1992.

August 1988 – Old Town Elementary School opens.

August 1991 – Fern Bluff, Gattis and Jollyville elementary schools open. Gattis Elementary School is likely named for the Gattis Common School District. The one-room school opened in 1883 and was incorporated into Round Rock ISD in November 1939.

August 1992 – McNeil High School opens.

August 1993 – Cedar Valley Middle School opens. Cedar Valley Middle School is named after Cedar Valley (Seed Tick) School. Opened in 1883 near Brushy Creek, the school served students until the 1920s. Students went on to attend either the Pond Springs School District or Round Rock ISD.

August 1996 – Hopewell Middle School and Forest Creek Elementary School opens. Hopewell Middle School was named for the former segregated school.

August 1997 – Great Oaks Elementary School opens

August 1998 – Canyon Creek Elementary School opens.

August 1999 – Caldwell Heights Elementary School and Stony Point High School open. Caldwell Heights Elementary School is named after the Caldwell Heights School, a rural school that was incorporated in Round Rock ISD in 1941. Stony Point High School is named for the former, rural Stony Point School District that was located in the same area. The Stony Point School was incorporated into Round Rock ISD in 1941.

August 2001 – Cactus Ranch and Blackland Prairie elementary schools and Ridgeview Middle School open

August 2002 – Hopewell Middle School (on Sunrise Dr. – now named Hernandez Middle School) is converted to a Ninth Grade Center for Stony Point High School. Union Hill Elementary School opens.

August 2008 – Four schools open – Callison, Sommer, and Teravista elementary schools and Walsh Middle School. Callison Elementary School is named for Neysa Callison, the first woman elected to the Board of Trustees. Sommer Elementary School is named for Patsy Sommer, former Director of Elementary Education.

August 2009 – The Stony Point Ninth Grade center was re-named PFC Robert P.Hernandez Middle School. PFC Hernandez died in the Vietnam War and was a 1967 graduate of Round Rock High School.

August 2010 – Cedar Ridge High School opens

August 2010 – Chandler Oaks Elementary School opens.

August 2011 – Herrington Elementary School opens. Herrington Elementary is named for Linda Herrington, former principal of Purple Sage Elementary School and Grisham and Hopewell middle schools.

August 2012 – England Elementary School opens. The school is named for Elsa England a former teacher and counselor.

August 2014 – Success High School opens

August 2016 – Joe Lee Johnson Elementary School opens. The school is named for Joe Lee Johnson, former principal of the segregated Hopewell School and later a teacher and coach at CD Fulkes Middle School.

August 2017 – Pearson Ranch Middle School opens, Early College High School opens portables on campus of Austin Community College (ACC), Round Rock campus.

August 2021 – Redbud Elementary School opens.