Enrollment
131
Elementary
STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HALLSBURG ISD·NCES 482214002225
Hallsburg School
2313 HALLSBURG RD, WACO, TX 76705 · (254) 875-2331 · McLennan County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL131 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of Texas public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
11.2:1
12 FTE teachers
STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
82 students
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 | 11 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 12 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is 33% larger than its 6th grade class (12).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
35.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -5.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
20.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -20.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 5 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 2.0% | 33.0% | 34.0% | 31.0% |
| Mathematics | 7.0% | 13.0% | 31.0% | 49.0% |
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 | 35.0% | 20.0% |
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 17.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 40.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
28.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 47% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Hallsburg School
Hallsburg School's state test result (28.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hallsburg School this school | 131 | 62.6% | 28.1% |
| Leonard Intermediate School LEONARD | 115 | 62.6% | 52.6% |
| May Elementary School MAY | 129 | 67.4% | 41.7% |
| Cumby Collegiate Elementary School CUMBY | 127 | 58.3% | N/A |
| Ector Elementary School ECTOR | 124 | 55.6% | 39.0% |
| Yantis Elementary School YANTIS | 155 | 71.6% | 37.0% |
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 Hallsburg School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In McLennan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #3,827 of 4,401 | #27 of 41 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #4,365 of 4,466 ▼ 260 | #35 of 41 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #4,060 of 4,466 ▼ 39 | #28 of 41 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #2,487 of 3,998 | #22 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 131 | #4,786 of 4,938 | #46 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.6% | #2,986 of 4,789 | #26 of 48 |
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
131
-33 (-20%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 122
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 131 | 11.7 | 11.2:1 | 63% (82) |
| 2023-24 | 145 | 12 | 12.1:1 | 62% (90) |
| 2022-23 | 146 | 12 | 12.2:1 | 45% (65) |
| 2020-21 | 164 | 11 | 14.9:1 | 48% (79) |
| 2017-18 | 172 | 11 | 15.6:1 | 53% (91) |
| 2015-16 | 176 | 11 | 16.0:1 | 56% (98) |
| 2010-11 | 88 | 9 | 9.8:1 | 42% (37) |
| 2000-01 | 111 | 9 | 12.3:1 | 39% (43) |
| 1990-91 | 122 | 8 | 15.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hallsburg School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (172 to 131); teachers up 7% (11 to 11.7).
About Hallsburg School
Federal records list Hallsburg School as an elementary school in WACO, Texas. It offers pre-K through 6 and has 131 students enrolled. It has 75% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Texas (about 519).
Hallsburg School is part of HALLSBURG ISD.
White students are 65% of those enrolled at Hallsburg School. The rest of enrollment is 27% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 50%.
Its staff includes 11.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 11.2 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Texas, 15.1:1, is higher. Hallsburg School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 63%. Public schools in McLennan County average a similar 62%.
On the allk12 Grade, Hallsburg School lands at D, ahead of 8% of Texas public elementary schools.
Hallsburg School falls short of its prediction by 18.8 points. The model expects 47.0% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Texas; the school's rate is 28.1%.
For the population of McLennan County, the median household earns about $66,643 a year, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Across McLennan County, 124 public schools serve about 45,703 students.
Foster Elementary School is about 4.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Hallsburg School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within ten miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Hallsburg School at 7th of 8.
Hallsburg School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 131, down from 164 in 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 11.2 students per teacher, compared with 14.9 in 2020-21.
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McLennan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
266,067
Census ACS
Median income
$66,643
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
124
45,703 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WACO
- Midway High SchoolHigh · 2,687 students
- Waco High SchoolHigh · 1,885 students
- University High SchoolHigh · 1,752 students
- Tennyson Middle SchoolMiddle · 963 students
- La Vega High SchoolHigh · 881 students
- Bell's Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 786 students
Nearby schools
- Foster Elementary School4.7 mi · 355
- Riesel School5.0 mi · 334
- Lone Star H S Central (tjjd)6.6 mi · 225
- La Vega J H George Dixon Campus7.7 mi · 441
- Axtell Elementary School7.8 mi · 358
- Mart High School7.9 mi · 253
Frequently asked questions
About Hallsburg SchoolHow many students attend Hallsburg School?
Hallsburg School enrolls approximately 131 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Hallsburg School serve?
Hallsburg School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hallsburg School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hallsburg School is approximately 11.2:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hallsburg School?
At Hallsburg School, the student body is approximately 65% White, 27% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Hallsburg School?
Hallsburg School is overseen by HALLSBURG ISD in McLennan County.
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