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HALLSVILLE EAST EL
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Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 13 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 2 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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%.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About HALLSVILLE EAST EL
HALLSVILLE EAST EL, a mid-sized primary school in HALLSVILLE, Texas, one of the schools within HALLSVILLE ISD, hosts 598 students, covering grades pre-K through 4.
Across the 7 schools in HALLSVILLE ISD (24,602 students total), HALLSVILLE EAST EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, HALLSVILLE EAST EL shows that White students make up the majority at 70%; the rest looks like 14% Hispanic, 8% Black, 8% multiracial.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Harrison County (around 61%), the school's rate is south of typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HALLSVILLE EAST EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.7%.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Harrison County put median household income runs about $66,103, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Harrison County runs 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 32,062 students), of which HALLSVILLE EAST EL is one.
HALLSVILLE INT is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around HALLSVILLE EAST EL. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HALLSVILLE EAST EL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 62.9%.
HALLSVILLE EAST EL operates from a bedroom-community location.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HALLSVILLE EAST EL has contracted 23%, going from 777 students in 2018 to 598 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged down from 18% to 14%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.
On the community side, the feed for HALLSVILLE EAST EL typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Harrison County at a glance
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- TEXAS VIRTUAL ACADEMY AT HALLSVILLECombined · 19,731 students
- HALLSVILLE H SHigh · 1,451 students
- HALLSVILLE J HMiddle · 768 students
- HALLSVILLE INTMiddle · 759 students
- HALLSVILLE NORTH ELElementary · 592 students
- HALLSVILLE DAEPCombined
- HALLSVILLE INT0.1 mi · 759
- HALLSVILLE J H0.4 mi · 768
- TEXAS VIRTUAL ACADEMY AT HALLSVILLE0.8 mi · 19,731
- HALLSVILLE NORTH EL1.4 mi · 592
- HALLSVILLE H S2.2 mi · 1,451
- HALLSVILLE WEST EL7.4 mi · 703