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Enrollment
465
Elementary
DISTRICT 392 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HALLETTSVILLE ISD·NCES 482212002222
Hallettsville Elementary School
308 N RIDGE ST, HALLETTSVILLE, TX 77964 · (361) 798-2242 · Lavaca County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL465 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 96% of Texas public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-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
14.4:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
174 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 69 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 6% smaller than its 4th grade class (89).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Based on grade levels within HALLETTSVILLE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
65.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +36.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
67.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +38.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 36 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 38 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 29.0% | 36.0% | 24.0% | 11.0% |
| Mathematics | 36.0% | 31.0% | 22.0% | 11.0% |
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 | 65.0% | 67.0% |
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 67.0% |
| 2022-23 | 0.0% | 33.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
66.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Hallettsville Elementary School
Hallettsville Elementary School's state test result (66.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hallettsville Elementary School this school | 465 | 37.4% | 66.9% |
| Robert F Hunt Elementary School DIANA | 537 | 40.4% | 64.2% |
| Anderson-Shiro Elementary School ANDERSON | 458 | 39.5% | 61.6% |
| Paradise Elementary School PARADISE | 414 | 38.6% | 40.8% |
| Canton Intermediate School CANTON | 533 | 37.7% | 53.3% |
| Pottsboro Elementary School POTTSBORO | 552 | 36.6% | 53.6% |
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 Hallettsville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.9% | #418 of 4,401 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #538 of 4,466 ▼ 63 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #1,029 of 4,466 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +49.5pp | #1 of 3,998 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 465 | #2,861 of 4,938 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,921 of 4,622 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.1% | #3,103 of 4,628 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.4% | #4,026 of 4,789 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.0% | #666 of 1,307 |
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
465
+77 (+20%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 412
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 465 | 32.2 | 14.4:1 | 37% (174) |
| 2023-24 | 444 | 31.3 | 14.2:1 | 44% (195) |
| 2022-23 | 440 | 31 | 14.2:1 | 41% (179) |
| 2020-21 | 388 | 30 | 12.9:1 | 42% (162) |
| 2017-18 | 415 | 29 | 14.3:1 | 53% (218) |
| 2015-16 | 444 | 29 | 15.3:1 | 50% (223) |
| 2010-11 | 335 | 24 | 14.0:1 | 52% (174) |
| 2000-01 | 338 | 25 | 13.5:1 | 48% (161) |
| 1990-91 | 412 | 24 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hallettsville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (415 to 465); teachers up 11% (29 to 32.2).
About Hallettsville Elementary School
Hallettsville Elementary School is a public elementary school in HALLETTSVILLE, Texas. School enrollment was 465 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 4.
HALLETTSVILLE ISD has a total of 3 schools and 1,176 students, Hallettsville Elementary School among them.
White students make up a majority at Hallettsville Elementary School, at 77%. The next largest groups are 10% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 5% multiracial. The White share in Lavaca County as a whole is similar, at about 74%. The school's diversity index is 39%, meaning two students picked at random have a 39% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 14.4:1 comes from the school's 32.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 37% in 2024-25. That tracks the 35% average for public schools in Lavaca County.
Hallettsville Elementary School is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 96% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, Hallettsville Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 66.9%; the prediction is 57.7%.
In Lavaca County (population about 20,552), the median household income is $63,240, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Hallettsville Elementary School is one of 12 public schools in the county.
Hallettsville High School is located less than a tenth of a mile from Hallettsville Elementary School. The five-mile area around Hallettsville Elementary School holds 2 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 57.3% proficiency; Hallettsville Elementary School posts 66.9%.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
The school enrolled 465 students in 2024-25, 77 more than the 388 it had in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio rising from 12.9:1 to 14.4:1.
Topics for discussion here include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Lavaca County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,552
Census ACS
Median income
$63,240
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
2,547 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HALLETTSVILLE ISD
- Hallettsville High SchoolHigh · 406 students
- Hallettsville Junior High SchoolMiddle · 305 students
- G O A L S ProgramElementary
Other schools in HALLETTSVILLE
- Hallettsville High SchoolHigh · 406 students
- Hallettsville Junior High SchoolMiddle · 305 students
- Ezzell SchoolCombined · 128 students
- Vysehrad Elementary SchoolElementary · 74 students
Nearby schools
- Hallettsville High School0.1 mi · 406
- Hallettsville Junior High School0.7 mi · 305
- Vysehrad Elementary School5.0 mi · 74
- Sweet Home Elementary School10.9 mi · 155
- Ezzell School11.8 mi · 128
- Shiner Elementary School15.1 mi · 410
Frequently asked questions
About Hallettsville Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Hallettsville Elementary School?
Hallettsville Elementary School enrolls approximately 465 students in grades PK-04.
Is Hallettsville Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hallettsville Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hallettsville Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hallettsville Elementary School is approximately 14.4:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hallettsville Elementary School?
At Hallettsville Elementary School, the student body is approximately 77% White, 10% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Hallettsville Elementary School public or private?
Hallettsville Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by HALLETTSVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.