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CURTIS EL
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 45 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 22 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About CURTIS EL
CURTIS EL, a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in WEATHERFORD, Texas, run under WEATHERFORD ISD, enrolls 585 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.
WEATHERFORD ISD runs 12 schools in total, collectively educating 8,023 students. CURTIS EL is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, CURTIS EL shows that 63% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 29% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Parker County runs at roughly 33%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, CURTIS EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.9%.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Parker County put median household earnings sit near $104,443, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. CURTIS EL is one of 51 public schools in Parker County (combined enrollment of about 28,354 students).
Nearest neighbor: RISE ACADEMY, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CURTIS EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 43.0%.
Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 12%: 667 students in 2018 compared to 585 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 20% to 29% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 today.
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Parker County at a glance
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