Enrollment
278
Elementary
DISTRICT 298 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRAWFORD ISD·NCES 481560001130
Crawford Elementary School
200 PIRATE DR, CRAWFORD, TX 76638 · (254) 486-9083 · McLennan County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL278 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
48 students
DISTRICT 16% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
Crawford Elementary School→Crawford High School
Based on grade levels within CRAWFORD ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
86.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +8.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
74.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +13.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 61.0% | 25.0% | 11.0% | 3.0% |
| Mathematics | 35.0% | 39.0% | 19.0% | 7.0% |
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 | 86.0% | 74.0% |
| 2024-25 | 86.0% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 61.0% |
% 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
67.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Crawford Elementary School
Crawford Elementary School's state test result (67.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford Elementary School this school | 278 | 17.3% | 67.0% |
| Panhandle Elementary School PANHANDLE | 290 | 16.2% | 65.9% |
| Falls City Elementary School FALLS CITY | 258 | 19.4% | 77.8% |
| Buffalo Gap Elementary School BUFFALO GAP | 224 | 16.5% | 73.5% |
| Christoval Elementary School CHRISTOVAL | 273 | 12.8% | 56.9% |
| Bushland Intermediate School AMARILLO | 314 | 13.4% | 53.2% |
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 Crawford Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In McLennan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #413 of 4,401 | #4 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #285 of 4,466 ▲ 66 | #2 of 41 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #88 of 4,466 ▲ 9 | #2 of 41 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 278 | #4,316 of 4,938 | #41 of 49 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #3,078 of 4,622 | #35 of 45 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.0% | #3,357 of 4,628 | #43 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.3% | #4,501 of 4,789 | #47 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #2,818 of 2,838 | #28 of 28 |
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
278
+28 (+11%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 226
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 278 | 17.7 | 15.7:1 | 17% (48) |
| 2023-24 | 273 | 23 | 11.9:1 | 21% (58) |
| 2022-23 | 274 | 23 | 11.9:1 | 19% (51) |
| 2020-21 | 250 | 20 | 12.5:1 | 23% (57) |
| 2017-18 | 279 | 21 | 13.3:1 | 22% (61) |
| 2015-16 | 289 | 21 | 13.8:1 | 26% (76) |
| 2010-11 | 279 | 18 | 15.5:1 | 26% (72) |
| 2000-01 | 314 | 20 | 15.7:1 | 18% (57) |
| 1990-91 | 226 | 13 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crawford Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (279 to 278); teachers down 16% (21 to 17.7).
About Crawford Elementary School
Crawford Elementary School is a public low-enrollment elementary school in CRAWFORD, Texas. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 278 students. The average among elementary schools in Texas is roughly 519 students; this school is 46% smaller than that.
In CRAWFORD ISD, 2 schools enroll a combined 596 students.
White students are the large majority at Crawford Elementary School, with 81% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 13% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. In McLennan County overall, about 59% of residents are White. Crawford Elementary School has a diversity index of 32%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Crawford Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.7:1. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is about 15.1:1. The lunch program counts 17% of students at Crawford Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in McLennan County averages 62%, higher than here.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Crawford Elementary School, the prediction is 66.3% and the result is 67.0%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for McLennan County show that median household income is about $66,643, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Crawford Elementary School is one of 124 public schools in McLennan County, which together enroll about 45,703 students.
The closest other public school is Crawford High School, about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Crawford Elementary School at 1st of 8.
The federal government classifies Crawford Elementary School's location as Rural: Distant.
Federal counts put enrollment at 250 in 2020-21 and 278 in 2024-25, an 11% gain. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.5:1 in 2020-21 to 15.7:1 in 2024-25.
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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 CRAWFORD ISD
- Crawford High SchoolHigh · 318 students
- Challenge AcademyElementary
Other Crawford Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Crawford Elementary. Crawford Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Crawford Elementary SchoolAURORA, CO · 567 students
- CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLRUSSELLVILLE, AR · 399 students
- Crawford Elementary SchoolArcadia, LA · 278 students
- CRAWFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCRAWFORD, NE · 87 students
Nearby schools
- Crawford High School0.3 mi · 318
- Isbill Junior High School7.1 mi · 333
- McGregor High School7.9 mi · 437
- Valley Mills High School7.9 mi · 206
- Valley Mills Junior High School7.9 mi · 137
- McGregor Elementary School7.9 mi · 455
Frequently asked questions
About Crawford Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Crawford Elementary School?
Crawford Elementary School enrolls approximately 278 students in grades KG-05.
Is Crawford Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Crawford Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Crawford Elementary School have?
Crawford Elementary School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Crawford Elementary School?
Student demographics at Crawford Elementary School are roughly 81% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Crawford Elementary School public or private?
Crawford Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CRAWFORD ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.