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Enrollment
410
Elementary
DISTRICT 502 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ABILENE ISD·NCES 480744000022
Alcorta Elementary School
2650 S 32ND ST, ABILENE, TX 79605 · (325) 690-3602 · Taylor County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL410 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
276 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 5% larger than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
41.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -4.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
32.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -14.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 22.0% | 26.0% | 33.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 22.0% | 31.0% | 37.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 41.0% | 32.0% |
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 46.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Alcorta Elementary School
Alcorta Elementary School's state test result (41.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcorta Elementary School this school | 410 | 67.3% | 41.5% |
| Coronado Elementary School AMARILLO | 435 | 69.9% | 49.0% |
| San Jacinto Elementary School LIBERTY | 451 | 63.9% | N/A |
| Cunningham School WICHITA FALLS | 437 | 66.6% | 33.2% |
| Turner Elementary School WILLIS | 463 | 66.5% | 46.6% |
| Milam Elementary School WICHITA FALLS | 430 | 61.9% | 43.6% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Alcorta Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Taylor County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #2,395 of 4,401 | #11 of 19 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #3,722 of 4,466 ▼ 1,194 | #16 of 19 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #3,522 of 4,466 ▼ 444 | #16 of 19 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 410 | #3,392 of 4,938 | #16 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #3,977 of 4,622 | #20 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.1% | #966 of 4,628 | #7 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.3% | #2,707 of 4,789 | #10 of 23 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.2% | #849 of 2,838 | #5 of 15 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
410
-76 (-16%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 685
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 14.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 410 | 23.8 | 17.3:1 | 67% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 395 | 25.9 | 15.2:1 | 78% (310) |
| 2022-23 | 451 | 28.6 | 15.8:1 | 70% (317) |
| 2020-21 | 486 | 33 | 14.7:1 | 65% (318) |
| 2017-18 | 541 | 30.9 | 17.5:1 | 76% (409) |
| 2015-16 | 555 | 31 | 17.9:1 | 64% (356) |
| 2010-11 | 600 | 37 | 16.2:1 | 56% (337) |
| 2000-01 | 388 | 30 | 12.9:1 | 30% (116) |
| 1990-91 | 685 | 36 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alcorta Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (541 to 410); teachers down 23% (30.9 to 23.8).
About Alcorta Elementary School
Alcorta Elementary School is a small elementary school with an address in ABILENE, Texas. It had 410 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5. That compares with an average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
Alcorta Elementary School is a school in ABILENE ISD. The district has 26 schools and 14,536 students.
At Alcorta Elementary School, White students make up the biggest share, 41%. Smaller groups are 40% Hispanic, 12% Black, and 5% multiracial. County-wide, 67% of Taylor County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 65%.
The school's 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has more students per teacher. At Alcorta Elementary School, 67% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Taylor County report 53%.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Alcorta Elementary School, the prediction is 44.9% and the result is 41.5%.
For the population of Taylor County, median household income comes to about $67,139, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Taylor County counts 54 public schools with about 24,159 students.
Madison Middle School is the nearest public school to Alcorta Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 41.5% is above the 40.9% average for nearby schools.
Alcorta Elementary School is coded as City: Mid-size in federal locale data.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 16%. The number of students per teacher increased from 14.7 to 17.3 over 4 years.
Alcorta Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Taylor County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
145,863
Census ACS
Median income
$67,139
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
54
24,159 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ABILENE ISD
- Abilene High SchoolHigh · 1,798 students
- Cooper High SchoolHigh · 1,570 students
- Mann Middle SchoolMiddle · 776 students
- Craig Middle SchoolMiddle · 771 students
- Madison Middle SchoolMiddle · 770 students
- Austin Elementary SchoolElementary · 729 students
Other schools in ABILENE
- Abilene High SchoolHigh · 1,798 students
- Cooper High SchoolHigh · 1,570 students
- Wylie High SchoolHigh · 1,537 students
- Wylie West Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,038 students
- Texas Leadership of AbileneCombined · 834 students
- Mann Middle SchoolMiddle · 776 students
Nearby schools
- Madison Middle School0.2 mi · 770
- Cooper High School0.6 mi · 1,570
- Premier H S of Abilene0.6 mi · 176
- Texasworks - Abilene0.6 mi · 36
- Bowie Elementary School1.1 mi · 473
- Austin Elementary School1.2 mi · 729
Frequently asked questions
About Alcorta Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Alcorta Elementary School?
Alcorta Elementary School enrolls approximately 410 students in grades KG-05.
Is Alcorta Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Alcorta Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Alcorta Elementary School have?
Alcorta Elementary School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Alcorta Elementary School?
At Alcorta Elementary School, the student body is approximately 41% White, 40% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Alcorta Elementary School?
Alcorta Elementary School is overseen by ABILENE ISD in Taylor County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.