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Enrollment
553
Middle
DISTRICT 378 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONNALLY ISD·NCES 481497000993
Connally Junior High School
100 HANCOCK DR, ELM MOTT, TX 76640 · (254) 296-7700 · McLennan County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL553 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 1% of Texas public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C-Three-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
440 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 168 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 189 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 196 | 35% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
Connally Junior High School→Connally High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within CONNALLY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
23.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -2.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
21.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 2 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 7.0% | 16.0% | 29.0% | 48.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 12.0% | 25.0% | 54.0% |
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 | 23.0% | 21.0% |
| 2024-25 | 27.0% | 21.0% |
| 2023-24 | 28.0% | 15.0% |
| 2022-23 | 21.0% | 16.0% |
| 2021-22 | 21.0% | 13.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 16.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
20.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 40% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Connally Junior High School
Connally Junior High School's state test result (20.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connally Junior High School this school | 553 | 79.6% | 20.5% |
| Monnig Middle School FORT WORTH | 459 | 79.7% | 24.7% |
| Eastern Hills Middle School HARKER HEIGHTS | 585 | 77.3% | 28.5% |
| Rancier Middle School KILLEEN | 735 | 80.0% | 27.1% |
| Manor Middle School KILLEEN | 592 | 73.3% | 24.8% |
| Judson Steam Academy LONGVIEW | 538 | 76.8% | 56.6% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Connally Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In McLennan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.5% | #1,588 of 1,635 | #20 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.0% | #1,607 of 1,670 ▼ 64 | #19 of 21 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #1,660 of 1,670 ▼ 22 | #20 of 21 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #1,175 of 1,570 | #14 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 553 | #1,008 of 1,749 | #7 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #142 of 1,542 | #3 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #282 of 1,543 | #2 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.6% | #530 of 1,648 | #6 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.1% | #249 of 437 | #5 of 10 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
553
+25 (+5%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 509
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 553 | 46.7 | 11.8:1 | 80% (440) |
| 2023-24 | 535 | 45 | 11.9:1 | 83% (444) |
| 2022-23 | 544 | 44.5 | 12.2:1 | 81% (441) |
| 2020-21 | 528 | 43 | 12.3:1 | 82% (433) |
| 2017-18 | 507 | 41.6 | 12.2:1 | 79% (400) |
| 2015-16 | 514 | 38 | 13.5:1 | 77% (398) |
| 2010-11 | 353 | 26 | 13.6:1 | 73% (258) |
| 2000-01 | 567 | 45 | 12.6:1 | 41% (233) |
| 1990-91 | 509 | 29 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Connally Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (507 to 553); teachers up 12% (41.6 to 46.7).
About Connally Junior High School
Connally Junior High School is a medium-sized middle school in ELM MOTT, Texas. Enrolled students number 553 students, in grades 6 through 8.
The 6 schools in CONNALLY ISD enroll 2,269 students altogether, Connally Junior High School among them.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Connally Junior High School, at 41%. The rest of enrollment is 36% Black, 18% White, and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of McLennan County, the Hispanic share is about 27%. Connally Junior High School's diversity index is 67%, against a US figure of 70%.
Connally Junior High School operates with 46.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 11.8:1. On average, middle schools in Texas have 14.4:1, compared with 11.8:1 here. Connally Junior High School reports 80% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 62% average for public schools in McLennan County is 18 points.
Connally Junior High School is graded F by allk12, scoring above 1% of Texas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Connally Junior High School ranks in the bottom 10% of Texas schools after adjusting test results for student poverty. Actual: 20.5%. Predicted: 39.7%. Difference: 19.2 points.
Recent Census Bureau figures for McLennan County show that the median household income is $66,643, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Besides Connally Junior High School, McLennan County has 123 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Connally Primary School is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. Connally Junior High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 20.5% average proficiency ranks 5th among 6 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Mid-size: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school enrolled 553 students in 2024-25, 25 more than the 528 it had in 2020-21.
Community posts for Connally Junior High School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
McLennan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
266,067
Census ACS
Median income
$66,643
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
124
45,703 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CONNALLY ISD
- Connally High SchoolHigh · 614 students
- Connally Primary SchoolElementary · 498 students
- Connally Elementary SchoolElementary · 352 students
- Connally Early Childhood CenterElementary · 251 students
- Challenge AcademyHigh · 1 students
Nearby schools
- Connally Primary School0.1 mi · 498
- Connally High School0.9 mi · 614
- Connally Elementary School1.0 mi · 352
- Connally Early Childhood Center1.1 mi · 251
- La Vega High School3.8 mi · 881
- Bill Logue Detention Center3.8 mi · 11
Frequently asked questions
About Connally Junior High SchoolHow large is Connally Junior High School?
Connally Junior High School enrolls approximately 553 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Connally Junior High School serve?
Connally Junior High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Connally Junior High School?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Connally Junior High School.
How diverse is Connally Junior High School?
Connally Junior High School reports a student body of 18% White, 41% Hispanic, 36% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Connally Junior High School in?
Connally Junior High School is part of CONNALLY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.