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Coleman Elementary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 43 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (84).
School pathway
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 31.0% | 25.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 30.0% | 26.0% | 24.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 58.0% | 50.0% |
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 17.0% | 11.0% |
| 2021-22 | 19.0% | 19.0% |
| 2020-21 | 37.0% | 26.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Coleman Elementary School
Coleman Elementary School's state test result (40.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coleman Elementary School this school | 434 | 62.9% | 40.8% |
| Childress Elementary School CHILDRESS | 447 | 64.0% | 50.1% |
| Bertram Elementary School BERTRAM | 437 | 61.3% | 29.3% |
| McGregor Elementary School MCGREGOR | 455 | 63.7% | 31.0% |
| Van Vleck Elementary School VAN VLECK | 447 | 66.9% | 41.8% |
| Clifton Elementary School CLIFTON | 455 | 66.2% | 48.6% |
Where Coleman Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #2,494 of 4,401 | #21 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,732 of 4,466 ▲ 1,182 | #17 of 33 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,598 of 4,466 ▲ 1,393 | #14 of 33 ▲ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +40.0pp | #27 of 3,998 | #1 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 434 | #3,180 of 4,938 | #21 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #1,549 of 4,622 | #11 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.1% | #1,395 of 4,628 | #10 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.9% | #2,973 of 4,789 | #15 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.0% | #1,427 of 2,838 | #5 of 21 |
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 | 434 | 31 | 14.0:1 | 63% (273) |
| 2023-24 | 425 | 33.2 | 12.8:1 | 68% (289) |
| 2022-23 | 518 | 36 | 14.4:1 | 65% (335) |
| 2020-21 | 525 | 34 | 15.4:1 | 59% (311) |
| 2017-18 | 523 | 32.1 | 16.3:1 | 63% (330) |
| 2015-16 | 568 | 29 | 19.6:1 | 61% (348) |
| 2010-11 | 515 | 31 | 16.6:1 | 56% (288) |
| 2000-01 | 561 | 36 | 15.6:1 | 40% (224) |
| 1990-91 | 490 | 29 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (523 to 434); teachers down 3% (32.1 to 31).
About Coleman Elementary School
Families in CLEBURNE, Texas, are served by Coleman Elementary School, a small elementary school. It has an enrollment of 434 students in pre-K through 4.
CLEBURNE ISD serves 6,877 students across 11 schools.
The student body at Coleman Elementary School is 52% White. Other reported shares: 35% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 5% Black, and 3% Pacific Islander. Johnson County's residents are about 72% White, 20 points above the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 60, compared with 70 nationally.
Coleman Elementary School has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.0:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 63% at Coleman Elementary School. The 51% average for public schools in Johnson County is 12 points lower.
A school with Coleman Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 46.8%. Coleman Elementary School scores 40.8%, 6.1 points below that line.
The school's county is Johnson County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $84,859, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Johnson County's 77 public schools enroll about 39,004 students and include Coleman Elementary School.
Of the public schools around it, Coleman Elementary School is closest to Team School, about 1.1 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Coleman Elementary School ranks 4th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 40.8% against a local average of 40.3%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Fringe.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 91 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 15.4:1 to 14.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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