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FIELDS STORE EL
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 12 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 FIELDS STORE EL
Set in WALLER, Texas, FIELDS STORE EL is a middle-of-the-pack primary school, run under WALLER ISD. It hosts 718 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so FIELDS STORE EL sits 38% bigger than that benchmark.
Across the 11 schools in WALLER ISD (9,905 students total), FIELDS STORE EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Demographically, FIELDS STORE EL records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 44% White, 4% Black, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Waller County as a whole is about 34% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the resource side, FIELDS STORE EL lists 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, FIELDS STORE EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.9%; this one delivers 45.4%.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Waller County put the typical household earns roughly $80,397 per year, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Waller County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,294 students), FIELDS STORE EL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is SCHULTZ J H, roughly 6.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts FIELDS STORE EL at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 40.7%.
The school occupies a countryside site.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 4%: 748 students in 2018 compared to 718 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 56% to 44% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Waller County at a glance
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