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Hallsville West Elementary School
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 | 50 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 120 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 151 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 159 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 114 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (120) is 5% larger than its 4th grade class (114).
School pathway
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 37.0% | 22.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 28.0% | 29.0% | 24.0% | 19.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 60.0% | 57.0% |
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 61.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 West Elementary School
Hallsville West Elementary School's state test result (63.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hallsville West Elementary School this school | 703 | 49.5% | 63.7% |
| W F Peavy Primary School LUFKIN | 683 | 53.6% | N/A |
| W H Bonner Elementary School LUFKIN | 621 | 52.5% | 51.0% |
| Hallsville North Elementary School HALLSVILLE | 592 | 51.5% | 50.8% |
| Owens Elementary School TYLER | 712 | 47.5% | 58.0% |
| Nichols Sawmill Elementary School MAGNOLIA | 671 | 46.1% | 58.6% |
Where Hallsville West Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Harrison County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.7% | #581 of 4,401 | #2 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,143 of 4,466 ▼ 542 | #2 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #1,438 of 4,466 ▼ 324 | #3 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 703 | #901 of 4,938 | #1 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #738 of 4,622 | #4 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.7% | #1,961 of 4,628 | #7 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.5% | #3,603 of 4,789 | #12 of 12 |
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 703 | 54.6 | 12.9:1 | 50% (348) |
| 2023-24 | 740 | 54.5 | 13.6:1 | 51% (375) |
| 2022-23 | 723 | 51.7 | 14.0:1 | 51% (371) |
About Hallsville West Elementary School
Hallsville West Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in LONGVIEW, Texas. The school enrolls 703 students in pre-K through 4. On average, elementary schools in Texas enroll around 519, and this school is 35% larger than that mark.
The 7 schools of HALLSVILLE ISD, including Hallsville West Elementary School, enroll 24,602 students.
More than half of the students at Hallsville West Elementary School are White (62%). The next largest groups are 23% Hispanic, 9% Black, and 5% multiracial. That is in line with Harrison County, where about 62% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Hallsville West Elementary School scores 55%.
Hallsville West Elementary School reported 54.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 12.9:1. Elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 2.2 more students per teacher than here. There are 348 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 50% of enrollment. On average, public schools in Harrison County report 61%.
Hallsville West Elementary School earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 94% of Texas public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Hallsville West Elementary School would be expected to post about 52.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 63.7%.
In Harrison County, median household income comes to about $66,103, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Harrison County counts 29 public schools with about 32,062 students.
About 0.9 miles separate Hallsville West Elementary School from the closest public school, Dan Chadwick Campus. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 55.4%; Hallsville West Elementary School's is 63.7%, ranking 2nd of 6.
Federal data place Hallsville West Elementary School in the City: Small locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
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