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Enrollment
470
Elementary
DISTRICT 374 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GROESBECK ISD·NCES 482181012942
H O Whitehurst Elementary School
801 S ELLIS, GROESBECK, TX 76642 · (254) 729-4104 · Limestone County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL470 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 26% of Texas public elementary schools
- C-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.
- AThree-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
16.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
353 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 63 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 101 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 115 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 20% |
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
H O Whitehurst Elementary School→Enge-Washington Intermediate School→Groesbeck Middle School→Groesbeck High School
Based on grade levels within GROESBECK ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
41.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +36.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 24 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 36 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 11.0% | 30.0% | 24.0% | 35.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 24.0% | 23.0% | 41.0% |
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 | 41.0% | 36.0% |
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 24.0% |
| 2022-23 | 18.0% | 18.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 57.0% |
| 2020-21 | 17.0% | 0.0% |
% 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
33.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 H O Whitehurst Elementary School
H O Whitehurst Elementary School's state test result (33.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| H O Whitehurst Elementary School this school | 470 | 75.1% | 33.0% |
| Timber Creek Elementary School LIVINGSTON | 499 | 73.1% | 54.3% |
| Pine Ridge Primary School LIVINGSTON | 439 | 79.3% | N/A |
| Marti Elementary School CLEBURNE | 432 | 70.6% | 34.6% |
| Creekside Elementary School LIVINGSTON | 504 | 80.0% | 37.0% |
| South Georgia Elementary School AMARILLO | 399 | 71.4% | 46.6% |
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 H O Whitehurst Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #3,373 of 4,401 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #3,347 of 4,466 ▼ 288 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #3,568 of 4,466 ▲ 108 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +20.5pp | #473 of 3,998 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 470 | #2,824 of 4,938 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #3,291 of 4,622 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.9% | #1,237 of 4,628 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.1% | #2,272 of 4,789 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.3% | #1,751 of 2,838 |
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
470
-11 (-2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 470 | 29.4 | 16.0:1 | 75% (353) |
| 2023-24 | 477 | 29.5 | 16.1:1 | 72% (345) |
| 2022-23 | 501 | 33.9 | 14.8:1 | 73% (364) |
| 2020-21 | 481 | 34 | 14.2:1 | 70% (335) |
| 2017-18 | 542 | 36 | 15.1:1 | 76% (411) |
| 2015-16 | 583 | 32 | 18.2:1 | 74% (434) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for H O Whitehurst Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (542 to 470); teachers down 18% (36 to 29.4).
About H O Whitehurst Elementary School
H O Whitehurst Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in GROESBECK, Texas. It educates 470 students in pre-K through 3.
GROESBECK ISD enrolls 1,495 students, and its 4 schools include H O Whitehurst Elementary School.
By race and ethnicity, H O Whitehurst Elementary School is 53% White. It is also 29% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 8% multiracial. H O Whitehurst Elementary School has a diversity index of 62%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its 29.4 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 16.0:1. That ratio is over the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 75%. That is close to the 74% average for public schools in Limestone County.
allk12 grades H O Whitehurst Elementary School a C. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, H O Whitehurst Elementary School is 8.6 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 33.0% actual, 41.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Across Limestone County, median household income is about $60,573, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The public schools of Limestone County number 11 and enroll about 3,628.
Nearby, Groesbeck Middle School is about 0.2 miles away. H O Whitehurst Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. H O Whitehurst Elementary School's average proficiency of 33.0% compares with 35.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES describes the area around H O Whitehurst Elementary School as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 470, close to the 481 recorded in 2020-21. Students per teacher rose from 14.2 in 2020-21 to 16.0 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for H O Whitehurst Elementary School covering things like enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Limestone County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,283
Census ACS
Median income
$60,573
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,628 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GROESBECK ISD
- Groesbeck High SchoolHigh · 497 students
- Enge-Washington Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 320 students
- Groesbeck Middle SchoolMiddle · 208 students
Other schools in GROESBECK
- Groesbeck High SchoolHigh · 497 students
- Enge-Washington Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 320 students
- Groesbeck Middle SchoolMiddle · 208 students
Nearby schools
- Groesbeck Middle School0.2 mi · 208
- Enge-Washington Intermediate School0.2 mi · 320
- Groesbeck High School1.9 mi · 497
- Developmental Center12.5 mi · 18
- A B McBay Elementary School12.8 mi · 498
- R Q Sims Intermediate School12.9 mi · 428
Frequently asked questions
About H O Whitehurst Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at H O Whitehurst Elementary School?
H O Whitehurst Elementary School enrolls approximately 470 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does H O Whitehurst Elementary School serve?
H O Whitehurst Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
How many teachers does H O Whitehurst Elementary School have?
H O Whitehurst Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at H O Whitehurst Elementary School?
At H O Whitehurst Elementary School, the student body is approximately 53% White, 29% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is H O Whitehurst Elementary School public or private?
H O Whitehurst Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by GROESBECK ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.