Enrollment
263
Elementary
DISTRICT 192 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAYUGA ISD·NCES 481320000820
Cayuga Elementary School
17750 N US HWY 287, TENNESSEE COLONY, TX 75861 · (903) 928-2295 · Anderson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL263 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% 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.
- 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
14.2:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
135 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 7 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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 CAYUGA ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
52.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +1.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
56.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +20.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 30.0% | 22.0% | 25.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 38.0% | 30.0% | 14.0% |
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 | 52.0% | 56.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 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
42.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Cayuga Elementary School
Cayuga Elementary School's state test result (42.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cayuga Elementary School this school | 263 | 51.3% | 42.6% |
| Elkhart Intermediate School ELKHART | 246 | 49.6% | 45.9% |
| Edgewood Intermediate School EDGEWOOD | 257 | 51.8% | 45.1% |
| Cross Roads Elementary School MALAKOFF | 288 | 53.8% | 44.1% |
| Lovelady Elementary School LOVELADY | 261 | 45.6% | 34.4% |
| Windthorst Elementary School WINDTHORST | 257 | 49.0% | 74.2% |
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 Cayuga Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Anderson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #2,255 of 4,401 | #5 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,201 of 4,466 ▲ 798 | #2 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #2,235 of 4,466 ▲ 92 | #5 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 263 | #4,384 of 4,938 | #7 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #1,677 of 4,622 | #3 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.6% | #3,165 of 4,628 | #9 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.3% | #3,527 of 4,789 | #9 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.4% | #1,282 of 1,307 | N/A |
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
263
+27 (+11%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 326
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 263 | 18.6 | 14.2:1 | 51% (135) |
| 2023-24 | 264 | 19.1 | 13.8:1 | 56% (149) |
| 2022-23 | 257 | 17.9 | 14.4:1 | 55% (141) |
| 2020-21 | 236 | 17 | 13.9:1 | 38% (90) |
| 2017-18 | 262 | 18.8 | 14.0:1 | 44% (116) |
| 2015-16 | 262 | 22 | 11.9:1 | 34% (89) |
| 2010-11 | 260 | 22 | 11.8:1 | 47% (122) |
| 2000-01 | 282 | 28 | 10.1:1 | 27% (75) |
| 1990-91 | 326 | 22 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cayuga Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (262 to 263); teachers down 1% (18.8 to 18.6).
About Cayuga Elementary School
Federal records list Cayuga Elementary School as an elementary school in TENNESSEE COLONY, Texas. It enrolled 263 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students each.
The 3 schools of CAYUGA ISD, including Cayuga Elementary School, enroll 577 students.
White students make up a majority at Cayuga Elementary School, at 78%. The next largest groups are 10% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 3% multiracial. In Anderson County overall, about 58% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 38% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.2:1. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 14.2:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Cayuga Elementary School is 51%. The rate at public schools in Anderson County averages 68%, higher than here.
The allk12 Grade for Cayuga Elementary School is C. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 32% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 51.8%. Cayuga Elementary School scores 42.6%.
Anderson County has about 58,439 residents, and the median household income is $62,068, about 15% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. In all, Anderson County has 26 public schools and roughly 8,071 students.
The next-closest public school is Cayuga High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Cayuga Elementary School ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Cayuga Elementary School is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment is up 11% from 2020-21, when Cayuga Elementary School had 236 students, to 2024-25, when it had 263.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Anderson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
58,439
Census ACS
Median income
$62,068
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
8,071 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CAYUGA ISD
- Cayuga High SchoolHigh · 190 students
- Cayuga Middle SchoolMiddle · 124 students
Other schools in TENNESSEE COLONY
- Cayuga High SchoolHigh · 190 students
- Cayuga Middle SchoolMiddle · 124 students
Nearby schools
- Cayuga High School0.0 mi · 190
- Cayuga Middle School0.0 mi · 124
- Cross Roads Elementary School9.3 mi · 288
- Cross Roads Junior High School9.3 mi · 108
- Cross Roads High School9.3 mi · 162
- Athens Middle School17.1 mi · 660
Frequently asked questions
About Cayuga Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Cayuga Elementary School?
Cayuga Elementary School enrolls approximately 263 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Cayuga Elementary School serve?
Cayuga Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cayuga Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cayuga Elementary School is approximately 14.2:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cayuga Elementary School?
At Cayuga Elementary School, the student body is approximately 78% White, 10% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Cayuga Elementary School public or private?
Cayuga Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CAYUGA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.