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Enrollment
723
Elementary
DISTRICT 561 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MABANK ISD·NCES 482868007372
Central Elementary School
19119 E US HWY 175, MABANK, TX 75147 · (903) 880-1380 · Kaufman County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL723 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
514 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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 | 90 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 128 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 122 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 128 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 123 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 132 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (128) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (132).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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 MABANK ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
50.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +50.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
67.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +67.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 50 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 67 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 30.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 38.0% | 29.0% | 17.0% | 16.0% |
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 | 50.0% | 67.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 48.0% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
% 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
53.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Central Elementary School
Central Elementary School's state test result (53.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary School this school | 723 | 71.1% | 53.0% |
| Central Elementary School POLLOK | 633 | 65.9% | 33.2% |
| Onalaska Elementary School ONALASKA | 704 | 68.5% | 48.5% |
| Hardin Elementary School HARDIN | 564 | 70.7% | 31.5% |
| Parmley Elementary School WILLIS | 631 | 72.1% | 43.5% |
| I C Evans Elementary School BURKBURNETT | 568 | 65.1% | N/A |
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 Central Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Kaufman County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,195 of 4,401 | #9 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #551 of 4,466 ▲ 218 | #3 of 27 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #2,536 of 4,466 ▼ 915 | #13 of 27 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +21.0pp | #449 of 3,998 | #2 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 723 | #776 of 4,938 | #5 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #3,816 of 4,622 | #25 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.1% | #2,571 of 4,628 | #28 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.1% | #2,497 of 4,789 | #13 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.3% | #546 of 1,307 | #5 of 10 |
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
723
+132 (+22%) vs 2020
+39% since 2000-01, when it was 520
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 723 | 42.9 | 16.9:1 | 71% (514) |
| 2023-24 | 711 | 45.5 | 15.6:1 | 68% (483) |
| 2022-23 | 675 | 41.9 | 16.1:1 | 64% (434) |
| 2020-21 | 591 | 41 | 14.4:1 | 64% (377) |
| 2017-18 | 627 | 40.8 | 15.4:1 | 63% (397) |
| 2015-16 | 624 | 39 | 16.0:1 | 62% (385) |
| 2010-11 | 612 | 36 | 17.0:1 | 69% (421) |
| 2000-01 | 520 | 36 | 14.4:1 | 51% (264) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (627 to 723); teachers up 5% (40.8 to 42.9).
About Central Elementary School
Central Elementary School is an elementary school in MABANK, Texas, according to federal school records. Enrollment is 723 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 4. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students, so this school is 39% bigger than average.
MABANK ISD counts 4,118 students in its 6 schools, and Central Elementary School is one of them.
Roughly 68% of students at Central Elementary School are White. Other groups make up 23% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 54% of Kaufman County residents are White. The school's diversity index is 48%, meaning two students picked at random have a 48% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at Central Elementary School is 42.9 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 16.9:1. That is higher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The school counts 514 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 71%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Kaufman County is 59%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 53.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 43.3%.
Across Kaufman County, the median household income is $89,485, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Kaufman County is home to 65 public schools and about 41,319 public school students.
Mabank Intermediate School is the closest public school, about 0.6 miles away in a straight line. In all, 5 other public schools sit within five miles of Central Elementary School. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Central Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant).
Enrollment at Central Elementary School climbed 22% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 591 to 723 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.4:1 in 2020-21, and 16.9:1 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Kaufman County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
172,604
Census ACS
Median income
$89,485
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
41,319 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MABANK ISD
- Mabank High SchoolHigh · 1,173 students
- Mabank Junior High SchoolMiddle · 652 students
- Mabank Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 610 students
- Lakeview Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 459 students
Other schools in MABANK
- Mabank High SchoolHigh · 1,173 students
- Mabank Junior High SchoolMiddle · 652 students
- Mabank Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 610 students
- Southside Elementary SchoolElementary · 459 students
- Mabank DAEPElementary
Other Central Elementary schools
151 other US public schools in 35 states are named Central Elementary. Central Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 152.
- Central Elementary SchoolPOLLOK, TX · 633 students
- Central Elementary SchoolSEAGOVILLE, TX · 588 students
- Central Elementary SchoolLEWISVILLE, TX · 573 students
- Central Elementary SchoolANGLETON, TX · 533 students
- Central Elementary SchoolPLAINVIEW, TX · 505 students
Nearby schools
- Mabank Intermediate School0.6 mi · 610
- Mabank High School1.2 mi · 1,173
- Mabank Junior High School1.6 mi · 652
- Southside Elementary School2.4 mi · 459
- Lakeview Elementary School3.9 mi · 501
- Eustace Primary School6.4 mi · 431
Frequently asked questions
About Central Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Central Elementary School?
Central Elementary School enrolls approximately 723 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Central Elementary School serve?
Central Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Central Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Central Elementary School is approximately 16.9:1 (43 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Central Elementary School?
At Central Elementary School, the student body is approximately 68% White, 23% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Central Elementary School in?
Central Elementary School is part of MABANK ISD.
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