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Enrollment
529
Elementary
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOCKHART ISD·NCES 482787013361
Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary School
9000 FM 1854, DALE, TX 78616 · (512) 398-0630 · Caldwell County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL529 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Texas public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
472 students
DISTRICT 78% · 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 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (97).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within LOCKHART ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
42.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -2.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 26.0% | 24.0% | 34.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 25.0% | 26.0% | 40.0% |
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 | 42.0% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 32.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 33.0% |
| 2021-22 | 35.0% | 34.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
28.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary School
Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary School's state test result (28.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary School this school | 529 | 89.2% | 28.3% |
| Desert Wind Elementary School EL PASO | 521 | 89.8% | 40.9% |
| Briscoe Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 494 | 88.7% | 23.9% |
| Bonham Elementary School HARLINGEN | 504 | 90.9% | 40.1% |
| Pfc Mario Ybarra Elementary School WESLACO | 503 | 88.3% | 39.7% |
| Jubilee Leadership Academy BROWNSVILLE | 545 | 87.3% | 30.3% |
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 Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Caldwell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.3% | #3,814 of 4,401 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #3,565 of 4,466 ▲ 345 | #6 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #3,477 of 4,466 ▲ 363 | #5 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #2,082 of 3,998 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 529 | #2,249 of 4,938 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #3,039 of 4,622 | #3 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.7% | #4,157 of 4,628 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.2% | #1,162 of 4,789 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.2% | #981 of 1,307 | #6 of 6 |
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
529
+38 (+8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 529 | 33.8 | 15.7:1 | 89% (472) |
| 2023-24 | 555 | 35.6 | 15.6:1 | 81% (450) |
| 2022-23 | 523 | 34.2 | 15.3:1 | 73% (384) |
| 2020-21 | 491 | 31 | 15.8:1 | 92% (451) |
| 2017-18 | 503 | 28.8 | 17.4:1 | 87% (440) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (503 to 529); teachers up 17% (28.8 to 33.8).
About Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary School
Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in DALE, Texas. Its enrollment is 529 students, spread over kindergarten through 5.
LOCKHART ISD enrolls 6,753 students, and its 9 schools include Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary School.
Roughly 95% of students at Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary School are Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 4% White. Among people living in Caldwell County, the Hispanic share is about 57%. The diversity index for Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary School is 9%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary School comes to 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.7:1. That is in line with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary School counts 89% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 76% average for public schools in Caldwell County.
Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 15% of Texas public elementary schools.
A school with Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 35.6%. Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary School scores 28.3%, 7.3 points below that line.
In the surrounding county, Caldwell County, median household income comes to about $69,758, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The county has 19 public schools and about 9,286 students.
Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Camino Real Elementary School, about 5.7 miles away. The ten-mile area around Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary School's average proficiency of 28.3% compares with 26.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 491 (2020-21) to 529 (2024-25).
The discussion board for Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Caldwell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,669
Census ACS
Median income
$69,758
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
9,286 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LOCKHART ISD
- Lockhart High SchoolHigh · 2,006 students
- Lockhart Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,501 students
- Navarro Elementary SchoolElementary · 667 students
- Bluebonnet Elementary SchoolElementary · 614 students
- Clear Fork Elementary SchoolElementary · 523 students
- Plum Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 522 students
Nearby schools
- Camino Real Elementary School5.7 mi · 815
- Plum Creek Elementary School8.0 mi · 522
- George W Carver Early Education Center8.3 mi · 325
- Camino Real Elementary School8.6 mi · 962
- Lockhart Pride High School8.6 mi · 66
- Creedmoor Elementary School8.7 mi · 525
Frequently asked questions
About Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary SchoolHow large is Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary School?
Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary School enrolls approximately 529 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary School serve?
Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary School?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary School?
At Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 95% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary School public or private?
Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by LOCKHART ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.