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Enrollment
806
Elementary
DISTRICT 736 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUTTO ISD·NCES 482410013699
Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary School
800 HAYBARN LN, HUTTO, TX 78634 · (512) 759-5410 · Williamson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL806 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Texas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
15.9:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
318 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 63 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 113 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 112 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 137 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 139 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 122 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 120 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (113) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (120).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
56.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +28.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 28 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 33.0% | 25.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 22.0% | 24.0% | 24.0% | 30.0% |
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 | 56.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 48.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 28.0% |
| 2021-22 | 49.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
47.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary School
Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary School's state test result (47.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary School this school | 806 | 39.5% | 47.4% |
| Louis G Lobit Elementary School LEAGUE CITY | 774 | 38.8% | 59.8% |
| Hutto Elementary School HUTTO | 820 | 34.8% | 47.3% |
| Iltexas College Station Elementary School COLLEGE STATION | 799 | 42.3% | 39.3% |
| Carver Elementary School GEORGETOWN | 711 | 42.5% | 39.6% |
| Brill Elementary School KLEIN | 653 | 38.3% | 56.3% |
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 Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Williamson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #1,689 of 4,401 | #46 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #2,170 of 4,466 ▼ 350 | #48 of 87 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,836 of 4,466 ▼ 26 | #52 of 87 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.0pp | #1,077 of 3,998 | #26 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 806 | #427 of 4,938 | #16 of 90 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #3,245 of 4,622 | #80 of 88 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.5% | #472 of 4,628 | #17 of 88 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.5% | #3,959 of 4,789 | #36 of 87 |
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
806
+136 (+20%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 806 | 50.6 | 15.9:1 | 39% (318) |
| 2023-24 | 765 | 51.9 | 14.7:1 | 40% (303) |
| 2022-23 | 736 | 50.5 | 14.6:1 | 41% (302) |
| 2020-21 | 670 | 46 | 14.6:1 | 34% (228) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary School.
About Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary School
A large elementary school in HUTTO, Texas, Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary School is part of HUTTO ISD. It enrolls 806 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5. The school is 55% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Texas.
The district for Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary School is HUTTO ISD, with 15 schools and 10,688 students.
About 42% of students at Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary School are Hispanic, the largest single group. After that, the student body is 30% White, 15% Black, 7% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Among all residents of Williamson County, the Hispanic share is about 25%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 71%.
Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary School lists 50.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 15.9 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is 15.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 39% of the student body. Compared with the 29% average for public schools in Williamson County, the school's rate is higher.
Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 47% of Texas public elementary schools.
Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 47.4% and a predicted 56.8%.
In Williamson County, the median household earns about $111,340 a year, about 48% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Williamson County has 208 public schools with about 126,147 students, including Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary School.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Gus Almquist, is about 0.3 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary School places 4th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES assigns Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary School the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 136 students, from 670 to 806. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 15.9:1, from 14.6:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Williamson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
672,688
Census ACS
Median income
$111,340
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
208
126,147 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HUTTO ISD
- Hutto High SchoolHigh · 2,313 students
- Gus AlmquistMiddle · 951 students
- Cottonwood Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 925 students
- Hutto Elementary SchoolElementary · 820 students
- Hutto Ninth Grade CenterHigh · 808 students
- Ray Elementary SchoolElementary · 793 students
Other schools in HUTTO
- Hutto High SchoolHigh · 2,313 students
- Gus AlmquistMiddle · 951 students
- Cottonwood Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 925 students
- Hutto Elementary SchoolElementary · 820 students
- Hutto Ninth Grade CenterHigh · 808 students
- Ray Elementary SchoolElementary · 793 students
Nearby schools
- Gus Almquist0.3 mi · 951
- Veterans Hill Elementary School1.1 mi · 708
- Hutto High School1.9 mi · 2,313
- Redbud Elementary School2.0 mi · 552
- Linda Herrington Elementary School2.0 mi · 842
- Nadine Johnson Elementary School2.2 mi · 547
Frequently asked questions
About Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary School?
Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary School enrolls approximately 806 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary School serve?
Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary School?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary School?
At Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary School, the student body is approximately 30% White, 42% Hispanic, 15% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary School in?
Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary School is part of HUTTO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.