Total enrollment
8,764
+361 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
18 schools in TEMPLE ISD
Texas · 9,073 students · 1 city
Across 18 public schools, TEMPLE ISD (Texas) serves approximately 9,073 K-12 students across 10 elementary, 3 middle, and 3 high.
4-year change in TEMPLE ISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
16
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How TEMPLE ISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #478 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 9,073 | #140 of 760 | #1,021 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 17 | #108 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #469 of 758 | #5,106 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 71.6% | #229 of 750 | #1,818 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.7% | #78 of 557 | #782 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside TEMPLE ISD
State test results across the district's 13 scored schools run from Kennedy-Powell Elementary School at 51.8% proficient to Hector P Garcia Elementary School at 33.6%, a gap of 18.2 points. That is the 252nd widest gap among 352 Texas districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 14 district schools that reported both years went from 8,295 to 8,152 students (down 2%) and from 565 to 563 full-time teachers (unchanged), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEMPLE H S | Temple | High | 09-12 | 2,320 |
| THORNTON EL | Temple | Elementary | PK-05 | 763 |
| TRAVIS SCIENCE ACADEMY | Temple | Middle | 06-08 | 686 |
| BONHAM MIDDLE | Temple | Middle | 06-08 | 627 |
| SAMPSON-HOWARD EL | Temple | Elementary | PK-05 | 611 |
| LAMAR MIDDLE | Temple | Middle | 06-08 | 553 |
| JEFFERSON EL | Temple | Elementary | KG-05 | 504 |
| MERIDITH-DUNBAR EARLY CHILDHOOD ACADEMY | Temple | Elementary | PK-PK | 487 |
| SCOTT EL | Temple | Elementary | KG-05 | 442 |
| RAYE-ALLEN EL | Temple | Elementary | PK-05 | 441 |
| WESTERN HILLS EL | Temple | Elementary | PK-05 | 417 |
| HECTOR P GARCIA EL | Temple | Elementary | PK-05 | 396 |
| KENNEDY-POWELL EL | Temple | Elementary | PK-05 | 384 |
| CATER EL | Temple | Elementary | PK-05 | 309 |
| FRED W EDWARDS ACADEMY AEC | Temple | High | 09-12 | 77 |
| WHEATLEY ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION CENTER | Temple | Combined | 01-12 | 55 |
| BELL CO J J A E P | Temple | High | 10-10 | 1 |
| SCOTT & WHITE HOSPITAL | Temple | Combined | M-M | · |
About TEMPLE ISD
Across 18 schools, TEMPLE ISD instructs about 9,073 students in Texas. By footprint it is a compact district.
Looking at the level breakdown, TEMPLE ISD is built around 10 elementary, 3 middle, 3 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 504 in this district, below the Texas typical of 606.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment climbed 4%: 8,403 students in SY 2020-21 versus 8,764 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for TEMPLE ISD discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.