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Boyd Elementary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 45 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 120 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 21% smaller than its 4th grade class (120).
School pathway
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 39 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 35.0% | 21.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 28.0% | 24.0% | 19.0% | 29.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 59.0% | 52.0% |
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 60.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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%.
Schools most like Boyd Elementary School
Boyd Elementary School's state test result (50.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boyd Elementary School this school | 541 | 54.3% | 50.6% |
| Magnolia Elementary School MAGNOLIA | 502 | 55.8% | 52.5% |
| Rj Richey Elementary School BURNET | 510 | 56.3% | 33.6% |
| Sabine Elementary School KILGORE | 618 | 55.2% | 42.0% |
| Roy J Wollam Elementary School SANTA FE | 618 | 54.9% | 55.6% |
| Blue Ridge Elementary School BLUE RIDGE | 510 | 55.1% | 41.9% |
Where Boyd Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Wise County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #1,381 of 4,401 | #3 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,561 of 4,466 ▼ 218 | #3 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #1,495 of 4,466 ▼ 99 | #4 of 12 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 541 | #2,116 of 4,938 | #3 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #3,143 of 4,622 | #11 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.6% | #2,264 of 4,628 | #7 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.3% | #3,386 of 4,789 | #7 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.2% | #352 of 1,307 | #4 of 7 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 541 | 34.2 | 15.8:1 | 54% (294) |
| 2023-24 | 487 | 34.6 | 14.1:1 | 56% (273) |
| 2022-23 | 478 | 33.1 | 14.4:1 | 57% (272) |
| 2020-21 | 393 | 26 | 15.1:1 | 59% (233) |
| 2017-18 | 439 | 27.1 | 16.2:1 | 57% (250) |
| 2015-16 | 395 | 25 | 15.8:1 | 58% (230) |
| 2010-11 | 359 | 23 | 15.6:1 | 55% (199) |
| 2000-01 | 341 | 22 | 15.5:1 | 49% (166) |
| 1990-91 | 354 | 23 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (439 to 541); teachers up 26% (27.1 to 34.2).
About Boyd Elementary School
The public elementary school Boyd Elementary School is located in BOYD, Texas. School enrollment was 541 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 4.
BOYD ISD, which runs Boyd Elementary School, has 4 schools and 1,386 students.
At Boyd Elementary School, White students make up 63% of the student body. It is also 30% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. For comparison, the population of Wise County is roughly 80% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 52% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 34.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at Boyd Elementary School and a ratio of 15.8:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 54% of enrollment.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 50.5%. Boyd Elementary School scores 50.6%.
Wise County has about 75,005 residents, and the median household income is $93,421, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. In all, Wise County has 28 public schools and roughly 12,854 students.
The shortest distance from Boyd Elementary School to another public school is about 0.6 miles, to Boyd Intermediate School. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Boyd Elementary School places 4th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES describes the area around Boyd Elementary School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Boyd Elementary School's enrollment grew from 393 in 2020-21 to 541 in 2024-25.
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