Enrollment
258
Elementary
DISTRICT 221 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FALLS CITY ISD·NCES 481902001773
Falls City Elementary School
700 N NELSON ST, FALLS CITY, TX 78113 · (830) 254-3551 · Karnes County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL258 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 98% of Texas public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
14.6:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
50 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 25 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 31 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 26% larger than its 6th grade class (31).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
Falls City Elementary School→Falls City High School
Based on grade levels within FALLS CITY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
83.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
87.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +7.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 87 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 23 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 54.0% | 29.0% | 12.0% | 5.0% |
| Mathematics | 52.0% | 35.0% | 10.0% | 3.0% |
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 | 83.0% | 87.0% |
| 2024-25 | 84.0% | 82.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 84.0% |
| 2021-22 | 80.0% | 80.0% |
| 2020-21 | 60.0% | 80.0% |
% 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
77.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Falls City Elementary School
Falls City Elementary School's state test result (77.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falls City Elementary School this school | 258 | 19.4% | 77.8% |
| Crawford Elementary School CRAWFORD | 278 | 17.3% | 67.0% |
| Panhandle Elementary School PANHANDLE | 290 | 16.2% | 65.9% |
| Buffalo Gap Elementary School BUFFALO GAP | 224 | 16.5% | 73.5% |
| Industrial El West INEZ | 290 | 23.1% | 68.2% |
| Christoval Elementary School CHRISTOVAL | 273 | 12.8% | 56.9% |
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 Falls City Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.8% | #127 of 4,401 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #39 of 4,466 ▲ 65 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #163 of 4,466 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 258 | #4,416 of 4,938 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #2,122 of 4,622 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.3% | #3,375 of 4,628 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.4% | #4,448 of 4,789 |
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
258
+26 (+11%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 196
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 258 | 17.6 | 14.6:1 | 19% (50) |
| 2023-24 | 249 | 17.6 | 14.1:1 | 18% (45) |
| 2022-23 | 258 | 17.3 | 14.9:1 | 19% (48) |
| 2020-21 | 232 | 14 | 16.6:1 | 23% (54) |
| 2017-18 | 199 | 13.1 | 15.2:1 | 27% (54) |
| 2015-16 | 176 | 14 | 12.6:1 | 20% (36) |
| 2010-11 | 159 | 12 | 13.3:1 | 26% (41) |
| 2000-01 | 186 | 14 | 13.3:1 | 23% (42) |
| 1990-91 | 196 | 15 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Falls City Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (199 to 258); teachers up 35% (13.1 to 17.6).
About Falls City Elementary School
Falls City Elementary School is one of the public schools in FALLS CITY, Texas. It is a low-enrollment elementary school. Enrollment stands at 258 students, covering pre-K through 6. The school is 50% below the average for elementary schools in Texas.
FALLS CITY ISD runs 2 schools with a combined 442 students. Falls City Elementary School is one of them.
Roughly 81% of students at Falls City Elementary School are White. Other students are 17% Hispanic. By comparison, Karnes County residents are about 51% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 31%.
There are about 14.6 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Falls City Elementary School, which has 17.6. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is close to this figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Falls City Elementary School is about 19%. That rate is below the 62% average among public schools in Karnes County.
On the allk12 Grade, Falls City Elementary School lands at A+, ahead of 98% of Texas public elementary schools.
The model predicts 65.4% for a school in Texas with Falls City Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Falls City Elementary School posts 77.8%.
In the surrounding county, Karnes County, median household income comes to about $60,214, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 14% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. The county's public schools total 15, with about 2,456 students.
Falls City High School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Falls City Elementary School. Falls City Elementary School has 4 other public schools within ten miles. The school's 77.8% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 8 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Falls City Elementary School had a net gain of 26 students, or 11%. By 2024-25, the school had 14.6 students per teacher, compared with 16.6 in 2020-21.
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Karnes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,968
Census ACS
Median income
$60,214
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
2,456 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in FALLS CITY ISD
- Falls City High SchoolHigh · 184 students
- Wilson Co J J Alternative Education ProgramElementary
Other Falls City Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Falls City Elementary. Falls City Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Falls City Elementary SchoolFalls City, OR · 116 students
Nearby schools
- Falls City High School0.0 mi · 184
- Poth Elementary School7.1 mi · 455
- Poth High School7.2 mi · 275
- Poth Junior High School7.2 mi · 232
- Karnes City Primary School10.1 mi · 206
- Karnes City Elementary School10.1 mi · 296
Frequently asked questions
About Falls City Elementary SchoolHow large is Falls City Elementary School?
Falls City Elementary School enrolls approximately 258 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Falls City Elementary School serve?
Falls City Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Falls City Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Falls City Elementary School is approximately 14.6:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Falls City Elementary School?
At Falls City Elementary School, the student body is approximately 81% White, 17% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is Falls City Elementary School public or private?
Falls City Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by FALLS CITY ISD.
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