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Enrollment
509
Elementary
DISTRICT 547 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEAUMONT ISD·NCES 480967004635
Curtis Elementary School
6225 N CIRCUIT, BEAUMONT, TX 77706 · (409) 617-6050 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL509 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
319 students
DISTRICT 86% · 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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
46.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 26.0% | 23.0% | 31.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 21.0% | 17.0% | 48.0% |
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 | 46.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 62.0% | 31.0% |
| 2021-22 | 58.0% | 25.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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%.
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 Curtis Elementary School
Curtis Elementary School's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Elementary School this school | 509 | 62.7% | 44.3% |
| Stephens Elementary School SHADY SHORES | 422 | 63.3% | 33.7% |
| Criswell Elementary School FORNEY | 549 | 64.1% | 48.3% |
| Northlake Elementary School DALLAS | 414 | 61.8% | 41.9% |
| June W Davis Elementary School FORT WORTH | 618 | 60.7% | 43.4% |
| Henderson Elementary School FORNEY | 580 | 55.2% | 57.8% |
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 Curtis Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #2,039 of 4,401 | #13 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #3,421 of 4,466 ▼ 753 | #16 of 34 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #2,982 of 4,466 ▼ 1,207 | #16 of 34 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.0pp | #590 of 3,998 | #5 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 509 | #2,437 of 4,938 | #25 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #2,849 of 4,622 | #16 of 36 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.1% | #695 of 4,628 | #2 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.7% | #2,980 of 4,789 | #27 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.9% | #1,952 of 2,838 | #13 of 17 |
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
509
-29 (-5%) vs 2020
+36% since 1990-91, when it was 373
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 509 | 32.9 | 15.4:1 | 63% (319) |
| 2023-24 | 555 | 31 | 17.9:1 | 64% (354) |
| 2022-23 | 492 | 29.9 | 16.4:1 | 55% (271) |
| 2020-21 | 538 | 35 | 15.4:1 | 52% (282) |
| 2017-18 | 571 | 34 | 16.8:1 | 45% (258) |
| 2015-16 | 579 | 33 | 17.6:1 | 38% (221) |
| 2010-11 | 511 | 32 | 16.0:1 | 32% (164) |
| 2000-01 | 504 | 30 | 16.8:1 | 17% (87) |
| 1990-91 | 373 | 32 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Curtis Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (571 to 509); teachers down 3% (34 to 32.9).
About Curtis Elementary School
Curtis Elementary School is an elementary school in BEAUMONT, Texas, and it is part of BEAUMONT ISD. Enrolled students number 509 students, in pre-K through 5.
Curtis Elementary School is part of BEAUMONT ISD, where 26 schools serve 16,336 students.
The most common group at Curtis Elementary School is Black students, at 46%. Enrollment also includes 26% White, 20% Hispanic, 5% Asian, and 4% multiracial. The school's Black share is 13 points above the 33% share among Jefferson County residents. Curtis Elementary School's diversity index is 68%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 15.4:1, with 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 63%. Compared with the 71% average for public schools in Jefferson County, the school's rate is lower.
Curtis Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 44.3% and a predicted 46.9%.
Federal survey data for Jefferson County show that the median household income is $60,026, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of people live in poverty. There are 92 public schools in Jefferson County, enrolling about 42,825 students in all.
Nearest public school: Marshall Middle School, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 38.6%; Curtis Elementary School's is 44.3%, ranking 3rd of 9.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
2024-25 enrollment was 509, a 5% decrease from 538 in 2020-21.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Curtis Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
253,878
Census ACS
Median income
$60,026
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
42,825 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BEAUMONT ISD
- West Brook Sr High SchoolHigh · 2,213 students
- Beaumont United High SchoolHigh · 2,035 students
- Pietzsch/Mac Arthur Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,134 students
- Odom Middle SchoolMiddle · 837 students
- Regina Howell Elementary SchoolElementary · 742 students
- Guess Elementary SchoolElementary · 722 students
Other schools in BEAUMONT
- West Brook Sr High SchoolHigh · 2,213 students
- Beaumont United High SchoolHigh · 2,035 students
- Harmony Science Academy- BeaumontCombined · 1,206 students
- Pietzsch/Mac Arthur Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,134 students
- Odom Middle SchoolMiddle · 837 students
- Regina Howell Elementary SchoolElementary · 742 students
Other Curtis Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Curtis Elementary. Curtis Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Curtis Elementary SchoolWEATHERFORD, TX · 585 students
- Curtis Elementary SchoolBossier City, LA · 441 students
- Curtis Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 356 students
Nearby schools
- Marshall Middle School0.4 mi · 694
- Caldwood Elementary School1.0 mi · 694
- Regina Howell Elementary School1.0 mi · 742
- Harmony Science Academy- Beaumont1.2 mi · 1,206
- Vincent Middle School1.6 mi · 637
- Amelia Elementary School1.8 mi · 528
Frequently asked questions
About Curtis Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Curtis Elementary School?
Curtis Elementary School enrolls approximately 509 students in grades PK-05.
Is Curtis Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Curtis Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Curtis Elementary School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Curtis Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Curtis Elementary School?
Student demographics at Curtis Elementary School are roughly 26% White, 20% Hispanic, 46% Black, 5% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Curtis Elementary School in?
Curtis Elementary School is part of BEAUMONT ISD.
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