FRED H TALLY EL

FRED H TALLY EL is a mid-tier elementary school in KERRVILLE, Texas, part of KERRVILLE ISD. The school teaches 525 students in grades K through 5.

Within KERRVILLE ISD, which oversees 8 schools and 4,600 students, FRED H TALLY EL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, FRED H TALLY EL lists that 56% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 34% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Kerr County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, FRED H TALLY EL has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting FRED H TALLY EL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 49% of students at FRED H TALLY EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Kerr County's rate of about 57%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), FRED H TALLY EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 52.6%, the actual is 62.0%, a residual of +9.4 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Kerr County) reports that median household earnings sit near $69,395, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Kerr County runs 20 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,808 students), of which FRED H TALLY EL is one.

The closest other public school is STARKEY EL, roughly 1.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around FRED H TALLY EL. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FRED H TALLY EL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 49.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FRED H TALLY EL has showed little movement, going from 522 students in 2018 to 525 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 63% to 56% over that span.

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