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Hallsville East Elementary School
- 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 by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 46 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 121 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 122 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 24% smaller than its 4th grade class (122).
School pathway
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat 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
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 36.0% | 28.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 25.0% | 27.0% | 23.0% | 25.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 54.0% | 52.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 48.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 21.0% |
| 2020-21 | 30.0% | 50.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
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.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hallsville East Elementary School this school | 598 | 51.3% | 48.5% |
| Hallsville North Elementary School HALLSVILLE | 592 | 51.5% | 50.8% |
| H L Higgins Elementary School WHITEHOUSE | 597 | 48.4% | 59.8% |
| North Lamar Intermediate School PARIS | 593 | 54.0% | 44.7% |
| Canton Elementary School CANTON | 569 | 52.7% | N/A |
| Hughes Springs Elementary School HUGHES SPRINGS | 531 | 51.8% | 48.5% |
Where Hallsville East Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In 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 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 598 | 47.4 | 12.6:1 | 51% (307) |
| 2023-24 | 592 | 49.2 | 12.0:1 | 51% (302) |
| 2022-23 | 604 | 43.9 | 13.8:1 | 50% (301) |
| 2020-21 | 751 | 55 | 13.7:1 | 50% (376) |
| 2017-18 | 777 | 52.6 | 14.8:1 | 52% (404) |
| 2015-16 | 759 | 52 | 14.6:1 | 47% (356) |
| 2010-11 | 644 | 49 | 13.1:1 | 44% (284) |
| 2000-01 | 582 | 37 | 15.7:1 | 30% (177) |
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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