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Enrollment
670
Elementary
DISTRICT 634 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUNTSVILLE ISD·NCES 482403006867
Huntsville Elementary School
87 MLK DR, HUNTSVILLE, TX 77320 · (936) 435-2685 · Walker County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL670 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 19% of Texas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
21.0:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
542 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 76 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 118 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (118).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within HUNTSVILLE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
40.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
30.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +4.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 22.0% | 28.0% | 32.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 20.0% | 24.0% | 46.0% |
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 | 40.0% | 30.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 49.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 46.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Huntsville Elementary School
Huntsville Elementary School's state test result (34.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville Elementary School this school | 670 | 80.9% | 34.2% |
| F L Moffett Primary School CENTER | 630 | 82.2% | N/A |
| Wise Elementary School TYLER | 593 | 82.0% | 47.8% |
| Gilbert Willie Sr Elementary School TERRELL | 671 | 83.3% | 25.7% |
| Parkway Elementary School LONGVIEW | 674 | 75.8% | 57.3% |
| Waverly Park Elementary School FORT WORTH | 639 | 76.7% | 31.3% |
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 Huntsville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Walker County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #3,244 of 4,401 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #3,920 of 4,466 ▼ 84 | #5 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #3,683 of 4,466 ▼ 182 | #5 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.5pp | #376 of 3,998 | #3 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 670 | #1,121 of 4,938 | #3 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.0:1 | #4,502 of 4,622 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.7% | #740 of 4,628 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.9% | #1,893 of 4,789 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.1% | #523 of 1,307 | N/A |
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
670
+68 (+11%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 704
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 670 | 31.8 | 21.0:1 | 81% (542) |
| 2023-24 | 601 | 43 | 14.0:1 | 81% (485) |
| 2022-23 | 603 | 41.9 | 14.4:1 | 77% (465) |
| 2020-21 | 602 | 41 | 14.7:1 | 68% (412) |
| 2017-18 | 577 | 39.5 | 14.6:1 | 71% (408) |
| 2015-16 | 470 | 33 | 14.2:1 | 67% (316) |
| 2010-11 | 556 | 36 | 15.4:1 | 33% (184) |
| 2000-01 | 647 | 47 | 13.8:1 | 50% (321) |
| 1990-91 | 704 | 43 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Huntsville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (577 to 670); teachers down 19% (39.5 to 31.8).
About Huntsville Elementary School
Huntsville Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in HUNTSVILLE, Texas. The latest federal count shows 670 students in pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students, so this school is 29% bigger than average.
The 11 schools of HUNTSVILLE ISD, including Huntsville Elementary School, enroll 12,092 students.
Enrollment at Huntsville Elementary School is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 44%. Beyond that, enrollment is 26% White, 24% Black, and 5% multiracial. In Walker County overall, about 22% of residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Huntsville Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 68%.
Teacher staffing is 31.8 full-time equivalents, or about 21.0 students per teacher. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is lower than this school's figure. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 81%. Across public schools in Walker County, the average is 66%.
allk12 grades Huntsville Elementary School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Huntsville Elementary School would score about 39.1%. It scores 34.2%, 5.0 points below that figure.
County data help place the school in context: in Walker County, median household income is about $52,324, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The public schools of Walker County number 18 and enroll about 13,655.
The nearest other public school, Texas Online Preparatory Middle School, is about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Huntsville Elementary School ranks 3rd of 5 on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Huntsville Elementary School in a town some distance from an urbanized area (Town: Distant).
Huntsville Elementary School had 602 students in 2020-21 and 670 in 2024-25, an 11% rise. The ratio was 14.7:1 in 2020-21 and 21.0:1 in 2024-25.
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Walker County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
80,209
Census ACS
Median income
$52,324
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
13,655 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HUNTSVILLE ISD
- Texas Online Preparatory High SchoolHigh · 2,228 students
- Texas Online Preparatory Middle SchoolMiddle · 2,050 students
- Huntsville High SchoolHigh · 1,882 students
- Mance Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,298 students
- Scott Johnson Elementary SchoolElementary · 879 students
- Huntsville Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 831 students
Other schools in HUNTSVILLE
- Texas Online Preparatory High SchoolHigh · 2,228 students
- Texas Online Preparatory Middle SchoolMiddle · 2,050 students
- Huntsville High SchoolHigh · 1,882 students
- Mance Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,298 students
- Scott Johnson Elementary SchoolElementary · 879 students
- Huntsville Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 831 students
Other Huntsville Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Huntsville Elementary. Huntsville Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Huntsville ElementaryMadison, NC · 389 students
- Huntsville ElementaryHuntsville, TN · 364 students
Nearby schools
- Texas Online Preparatory Middle School0.3 mi · 2,050
- Texas Online Preparatory High School0.3 mi · 2,228
- Texas Online Preparatory Elementary School0.3 mi · 646
- Huntsville High School0.4 mi · 1,882
- Mance Park Middle School0.8 mi · 1,298
- Premier H S of Huntsville1.2 mi · 67
Frequently asked questions
About Huntsville Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Huntsville Elementary School?
Huntsville Elementary School enrolls approximately 670 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Huntsville Elementary School serve?
Huntsville Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Huntsville Elementary School have?
Huntsville Elementary School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Huntsville Elementary School?
Student demographics at Huntsville Elementary School are roughly 26% White, 44% Hispanic, 24% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Huntsville Elementary School in?
Huntsville Elementary School is part of HUNTSVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.