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Enrollment
715
Elementary
DISTRICT 680 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALLER ISD·NCES 484443012190
Evelyn Turlington Elementary School
23400 HEGAR RD, HOCKLEY, TX 77447 · (936) 372-0100 · Waller County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL715 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% of Texas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
408 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 53 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 102 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 121 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 120 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (104).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +16.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
51.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 16 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 34.0% | 24.0% | 21.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 24.0% | 27.0% | 21.0% | 28.0% |
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 | 58.0% | 51.0% |
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 43.0% |
| 2021-22 | 52.0% | 40.0% |
| 2020-21 | 42.0% | 48.0% |
% 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
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Evelyn Turlington Elementary School
Evelyn Turlington Elementary School's state test result (44.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evelyn Turlington Elementary School this school | 715 | 57.1% | 44.5% |
| Solar Preparatory School for Girls at Bonham DALLAS | 703 | 55.9% | 66.1% |
| Clark Elementary School BAYTOWN | 712 | 60.7% | 40.4% |
| Chisholm Trail Elementary School BELTON | 766 | 57.7% | 33.9% |
| Crosby Elementary School CROSBY | 671 | 54.8% | 45.2% |
| Rolling Meadows Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 652 | 55.5% | 44.6% |
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 Evelyn Turlington Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Waller County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #2,023 of 4,401 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,707 of 4,466 ▼ 44 | #5 of 7 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,676 of 4,466 ▲ 286 | #3 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.0pp | #1,620 of 3,998 | #6 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 715 | #827 of 4,938 | #7 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #2,467 of 4,622 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.8% | #1,254 of 4,628 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.1% | #3,267 of 4,789 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.3% | #2,277 of 2,838 | N/A |
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
715
-186 (-21%) vs 2020
+6% since 2010-11, when it was 677
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 715 | 47.6 | 15.0:1 | 57% (408) |
| 2023-24 | 1,197 | 73.8 | 16.2:1 | 70% (834) |
| 2022-23 | 1,084 | 69.4 | 15.6:1 | 69% (751) |
| 2020-21 | 901 | 62 | 14.5:1 | 70% (632) |
| 2017-18 | 771 | 46 | 16.8:1 | 64% (493) |
| 2015-16 | 809 | 43 | 18.8:1 | 64% (515) |
| 2010-11 | 677 | 42 | 16.1:1 | 63% (429) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Evelyn Turlington Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (771 to 715); teachers up 4% (46 to 47.6).
About Evelyn Turlington Elementary School
Evelyn Turlington Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in HOCKLEY, Texas, one of the schools in WALLER ISD. School enrollment was 715 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. The average among elementary schools in Texas is roughly 519 students; this school is 38% larger than that.
District-wide, WALLER ISD has 11 schools and 9,905 students.
At 53%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Evelyn Turlington Elementary School combined. Other students are 29% White, 13% Black, and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Waller County residents are about 34% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Evelyn Turlington Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 62%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1 at Evelyn Turlington Elementary School, with 47.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Texas have a similar average ratio of 15.1:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 57% of enrollment.
The allk12 Grade for Evelyn Turlington Elementary School is B-. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 46% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, Evelyn Turlington Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 44.5%; the prediction is 49.3%.
Federal survey data for Waller County show that median household income is about $80,397, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Evelyn Turlington Elementary School is among the 19 public schools in Waller County.
The nearest other public school, Waller High School, is about 5.0 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within ten miles of Evelyn Turlington Elementary School. Evelyn Turlington Elementary School places 5th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 901 in 2020-21 and 715 in 2024-25, a decrease of 186 students.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Evelyn Turlington Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Waller County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
61,552
Census ACS
Median income
$80,397
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
10,294 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WALLER ISD
- Waller High SchoolHigh · 2,995 students
- Schultz Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,194 students
- Waller Junior High SchoolMiddle · 951 students
- Bryan Lowe Elementary SchoolElementary · 839 students
- I T Holleman Elementary SchoolElementary · 753 students
- H T Jones Elementary SchoolElementary · 720 students
Other schools in HOCKLEY
- Bryan Lowe Elementary SchoolElementary · 839 students
- Roberts Road Elementary SchoolElementary · 595 students
Nearby schools
- Waller High School5.0 mi · 2,995
- Schultz Junior High School5.4 mi · 1,194
- J L Lyon Elementary School5.5 mi · 762
- I T Holleman Elementary School5.7 mi · 753
- Waller J J Alternative Education Program6.2 mi · 7
- Waller Junior High School6.2 mi · 951
Frequently asked questions
About Evelyn Turlington Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Evelyn Turlington Elementary School?
Evelyn Turlington Elementary School enrolls approximately 715 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Evelyn Turlington Elementary School serve?
Evelyn Turlington Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Evelyn Turlington Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Evelyn Turlington Elementary School is approximately 15.0:1 (48 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Evelyn Turlington Elementary School?
Evelyn Turlington Elementary School reports a student body of 29% White, 53% Hispanic, 13% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Evelyn Turlington Elementary School in?
Evelyn Turlington Elementary School is part of WALLER ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.