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Enrollment
380
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TYLER ISD·NCES 484347004929
Bonner Elementary School
235 S SAUNDERS, TYLER, TX 75702 · (903) 262-1920 · Smith County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL380 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Texas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
13.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
355 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 | 40 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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% . +37.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
57.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +22.0pp 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 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 37 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 35.0% | 21.0% | 26.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 23.0% | 34.0% | 20.0% | 23.0% |
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% | 57.0% |
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 48.0% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 51.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Bonner Elementary School
Bonner Elementary School's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonner Elementary School this school | 380 | 93.4% | 44.3% |
| Provident Heights Elementary School WACO | 383 | 94.3% | 26.0% |
| Fannin Elementary School BRYAN | 364 | 92.0% | 38.1% |
| Brown Elementary School LUBBOCK | 409 | 95.8% | 37.7% |
| Golden Rule Desoto DESOTO | 402 | 91.3% | 36.4% |
| Anderson Elementary School ARLINGTON | 426 | 92.0% | 26.2% |
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 Bonner Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Smith County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #2,048 of 4,401 | #16 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,190 of 4,466 ▲ 375 | #11 of 31 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,868 of 4,466 ▼ 117 | #13 of 31 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #1,617 of 3,998 | #10 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 380 | #3,661 of 4,938 | #29 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #1,430 of 4,622 | #7 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.0% | #3,049 of 4,628 | #31 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.4% | #698 of 4,789 | #6 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #2,826 of 2,838 | #15 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
380
-61 (-14%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 463
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 380 | 27.4 | 13.9:1 | 93% (355) |
| 2023-24 | 376 | 30.7 | 12.3:1 | 93% (348) |
| 2022-23 | 415 | 32.4 | 12.8:1 | 93% (385) |
| 2020-21 | 441 | 32 | 13.8:1 | 97% (428) |
| 2017-18 | 381 | 30.9 | 12.3:1 | 92% (349) |
| 2015-16 | 437 | 31 | 14.1:1 | 88% (385) |
| 2010-11 | 505 | 36 | 14.0:1 | 95% (478) |
| 2000-01 | 531 | 35 | 15.2:1 | 88% (466) |
| 1990-91 | 463 | 26 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bonner Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (381 to 380); teachers down 12% (30.9 to 27.4).
About Bonner Elementary School
Bonner Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school for students in TYLER, Texas. The student body numbers 380 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Texas is about 519, so this school runs 27% smaller than that.
A total of 26 schools make up TYLER ISD, with 18,708 students enrolled.
A majority of students at Bonner Elementary School, 76%, are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 14% Black, 6% White, and 2% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 21%. Bonner Elementary School has a diversity index of 40%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 27.4 full-time positions, a ratio of 13.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 93%. The gap from the 64% average for public schools in Smith County is 29 points.
allk12 grades Bonner Elementary School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, Bonner Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 44.3%; the prediction is 33.8%.
Smith County has about 241,740 residents, and median household income is about $74,192, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Smith County number 65 and enroll about 37,385.
The closest public school, Caldwell Arts Academy, is about 0.7 miles from Bonner Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Bonner Elementary School ranks 4th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, Bonner Elementary School is coded City: Mid-size, for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal counts put enrollment at 441 in 2020-21 and 380 in 2024-25, a 14% decrease.
Discussions about Bonner Elementary School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Smith County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
241,740
Census ACS
Median income
$74,192
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
37,385 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in TYLER ISD
- Tyler Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,770 students
- Tyler High SchoolHigh · 2,148 students
- Moore Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,019 students
- Three Lakes Middle SchoolMiddle · 948 students
- Boulter Middle SchoolMiddle · 901 students
- Hubbard Middle SchoolMiddle · 869 students
Other schools in TYLER
- Tyler Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,770 students
- Tyler High SchoolHigh · 2,148 students
- Moore Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,019 students
- Chapel Hill High SchoolHigh · 990 students
- Three Lakes Middle SchoolMiddle · 948 students
- Boulter Middle SchoolMiddle · 901 students
Other Bonner Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Bonner Elementary. Bonner Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Bonner Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 561 students
- BONNER ELEMENTARYSTEWARTVILLE, MN · 411 students
Nearby schools
- Caldwell Arts Academy0.7 mi · 618
- Moore Middle School1.2 mi · 1,019
- Bell Elementary School1.3 mi · 540
- Douglas Elementary School1.3 mi · 591
- Trinity Charter Schools - Tyler Campus1.6 mi · 1
- Peete Elementary School1.6 mi · 385
Frequently asked questions
About Bonner Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bonner Elementary School?
Bonner Elementary School enrolls approximately 380 students in grades PK-05.
Is Bonner Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bonner Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Bonner Elementary School?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Bonner Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bonner Elementary School?
At Bonner Elementary School, the student body is approximately 6% White, 76% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Bonner Elementary School public or private?
Bonner Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by TYLER ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.