Enrollment
377
Elementary
DISTRICT 155 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BALLINGER ISD·NCES 480930000388
Ballinger Elementary School
800 BROAD AVE, BALLINGER, TX 76821 · (325) 365-3527 · Runnels County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL377 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
276 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 55 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Ballinger Elementary School→Ballinger Junior High School
Based on grade levels within BALLINGER ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
49.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +35.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +9.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 35 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 34.0% | 20.0% | 31.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 25.0% | 20.0% | 42.0% |
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 | 49.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 80.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 40.0% |
| 2020-21 | 14.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
34.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Ballinger Elementary School
Ballinger Elementary School's state test result (34.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballinger Elementary School this school | 377 | 73.2% | 34.6% |
| Bland Elementary School CELESTE | 392 | 75.0% | 54.9% |
| Newell E Woolls Intermediate School HONDO | 375 | 78.1% | 29.6% |
| Emma Roberson Early Learning Academy GRANBURY | 345 | 75.9% | N/A |
| East Elementary School BRECKENRIDGE | 377 | 78.5% | N/A |
| South Georgia Elementary School AMARILLO | 399 | 71.4% | 46.6% |
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 Ballinger Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.6% | #3,199 of 4,401 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,062 of 4,466 ▲ 815 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #2,599 of 4,466 ▲ 481 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -16.5pp | #119 of 3,998 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 377 | #3,684 of 4,938 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #697 of 4,622 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.1% | #2,030 of 4,628 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.2% | #2,382 of 4,789 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.9% | #1,772 of 2,838 |
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
377
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 540
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 377 | 29.4 | 12.8:1 | 73% (276) |
| 2023-24 | 374 | 31.7 | 11.8:1 | 70% (263) |
| 2022-23 | 368 | 32.3 | 11.4:1 | 68% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 375 | 35 | 10.7:1 | 69% (260) |
| 2017-18 | 433 | 34 | 12.8:1 | 63% (274) |
| 2015-16 | 475 | 34 | 14.0:1 | 65% (307) |
| 2010-11 | 464 | 35 | 13.3:1 | 64% (299) |
| 2000-01 | 494 | 41 | 12.1:1 | 63% (309) |
| 1990-91 | 540 | 32 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ballinger Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (433 to 377); teachers down 13% (34 to 29.4).
About Ballinger Elementary School
Ballinger Elementary School is a public elementary school in BALLINGER, Texas. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 377 students. The school is 27% below the average for elementary schools in Texas.
In BALLINGER ISD, 5 schools enroll a combined 775 students.
Of every 100 students at Ballinger Elementary School, about 52 are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 43% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 64%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Ballinger Elementary School scores 54%.
Ballinger Elementary School reports a ratio of 12.8 students per teacher, from 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Ballinger Elementary School, 73% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 61% average for public schools in Runnels County is 12 points lower.
On BeatsExpectations, Ballinger Elementary School is 7.8 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
For Runnels County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $62,632, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county has 12 public schools and about 1,951 students.
The closest school to Ballinger Elementary School is Ballinger Junior High School, located about 0.8 miles away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Ballinger Elementary School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Ballinger Elementary School is 5th of 7 on proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (375) to 2024-25 (377). Federal data show the ratio rising from 10.7:1 to 12.8:1.
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Runnels County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,874
Census ACS
Median income
$62,632
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
1,951 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BALLINGER ISD
- Ballinger High SchoolHigh · 231 students
- Ballinger Junior High SchoolMiddle · 164 students
- Fairview AcceleratedHigh · 2 students
- Fairview Accelerated (daep)High · 1 students
Other schools in BALLINGER
- Ballinger High SchoolHigh · 231 students
- Ballinger Junior High SchoolMiddle · 164 students
Nearby schools
- Ballinger Junior High School0.8 mi · 164
- Ballinger High School0.8 mi · 231
- Wall Special Programs9.4 mi · 3
- Olfen School9.4 mi · 141
- Fairview Special Programs9.4 mi · 1
- Winters Junior High School15.1 mi · 74
Frequently asked questions
About Ballinger Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ballinger Elementary School?
Ballinger Elementary School enrolls approximately 377 students in grades PK-05.
Is Ballinger Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ballinger Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Ballinger Elementary School have?
Ballinger Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ballinger Elementary School?
At Ballinger Elementary School, the student body is approximately 52% White, 43% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Ballinger Elementary School public or private?
Ballinger Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by BALLINGER ISD.
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