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Hallsville East Elementary School

420 GALILEE RD, HALLSVILLE, TX 75650 · (903) 668-5990 · Harrison County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL598 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Texas public elementary schools
  • BTest 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.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

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

Enrollment
598
Elementary
DISTRICT 631 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
307 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K468%
Kindergarten9316%
Grade 110618%
Grade 211018%
Grade 312120%
Grade 412220%

This year's kindergarten class (93) is 24% smaller than its 4th grade class (122).

Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
41970%
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
8214%
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
468%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
468%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
31953%
Female
27947%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Hallsville East Elementary School→Hallsville Intermediate School→Hallsville Junior High School→Hallsville High School
Based on grade levels within HALLSVILLE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
54.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
52.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +2.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 52 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 2 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading18.0%36.0%28.0%18.0%
Mathematics25.0%27.0%23.0%25.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2654.0%52.0%
2024-2549.0%54.0%
2023-2443.0%48.0%
2021-2233.0%21.0%
2020-2130.0%50.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Hallsville East Elementary School

Hallsville East Elementary School's state test result (48.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Hallsville East Elementary School this school59851.3%48.5%
Hallsville North Elementary School
HALLSVILLE
59251.5%50.8%
H L Higgins Elementary School
WHITEHOUSE
59748.4%59.8%
North Lamar Intermediate School
PARIS
59354.0%44.7%
Canton Elementary School
CANTON
56952.7%N/A
Hughes Springs Elementary School
HUGHES SPRINGS
53151.8%48.5%
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 Hallsville East Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Harrison County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
48.5%#1,573 of 4,401#5 of 11
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
52.0%#1,578 of 4,466
▼ 293
#4 of 11
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
54.0%#2,047 of 4,466
▲ 532
#6 of 11
no change
Enrollment
ranked largest first
598#1,632 of 4,938#2 of 12
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.6:1#593 of 4,622#3 of 11
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
47.8%#2,589 of 4,628#9 of 11
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
51.3%#3,526 of 4,789#10 of 12
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-23.0%#938 of 2,838#3 of 8
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 2024-25
Enrollment
598
-153 (-20%) vs 2020
+3% since 2000-01, when it was 582
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 13.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2559847.412.6:151% (307)
2023-2459249.212.0:151% (302)
2022-2360443.913.8:150% (301)
2020-217515513.7:150% (376)
2017-1877752.614.8:152% (404)
2015-167595214.6:147% (356)
2010-116444913.1:144% (284)
2000-015823715.7:130% (177)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hallsville East Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 23% (777 to 598); teachers down 10% (52.6 to 47.4).

About Hallsville East Elementary School

Hallsville East Elementary School runs as a medium-sized elementary school in HALLSVILLE, Texas. The grade span is pre-K through 4, and enrollment is 598 students.

HALLSVILLE ISD counts 24,602 students in its 7 schools, and Hallsville East Elementary School is one of them.

White students account for 70% of enrollment at Hallsville East Elementary School. Smaller groups are 14% Hispanic, 8% Black, and 8% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Hallsville East Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 48%.

The ratio of students to teachers is 12.6:1, with 47.4 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 51%. It compares with 61% for public schools in Harrison County.

Hallsville East Elementary School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 55% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

The BeatsExpectations prediction for Hallsville East Elementary School is 51.8%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 48.5%.

Across Harrison County, median household income is about $66,103, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The public schools of Harrison County number 29 and enroll about 32,062.

The closest other public school is Hallsville Intermediate School, about 0.1 miles away. Around the school, 5 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 48.5% is below the 61.8% average for nearby schools.

Locale data from NCES put Hallsville East Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (Suburb: Mid-size).

Hallsville East Elementary School had 751 students in 2020-21 and 598 in 2024-25, a 20% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 13.7:1 to 12.6:1.

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Harrison County at a glance

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Population
70,155
Census ACS
Median income
$66,103
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
32,062 students

Quick facts

School name
Hallsville East Elementary School
District
HALLSVILLE ISD
Address
420 GALILEE RD, HALLSVILLE, TX 75650
Phone
(903) 668-5990
County
Harrison County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–04
Total enrollment
598
Teachers (FTE)
47
Student–teacher ratio
12.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
307 (51%)
Locale
22-Suburb: Mid-size
NCES ID
482217008278
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Hallsville East Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Hallsville East Elementary School?
Hallsville East Elementary School enrolls approximately 598 students in grades PK-04.
Is Hallsville East Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Hallsville East Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Hallsville East Elementary School have?
Hallsville East Elementary School employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
How diverse is Hallsville East Elementary School?
Hallsville East Elementary School reports a student body of 70% White, 14% Hispanic, 8% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Hallsville East Elementary School in?
Hallsville East Elementary School is part of HALLSVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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