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Enrollment
658
Elementary
DISTRICT 612 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MIDLOTHIAN ISD·NCES 483060010631
J A Vitovsky Elementary School
333 CHURCH ST, MIDLOTHIAN, TX 76065 · (469) 856-6400 · Ellis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL658 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
408 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 64 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 111 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
54.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
45.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +14.0pp 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 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 26.0% | 28.0% | 25.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 25.0% | 24.0% | 31.0% |
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 | 54.0% | 45.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 48.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 43.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
40.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 J A Vitovsky Elementary School
J A Vitovsky Elementary School's state test result (40.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J A Vitovsky Elementary School this school | 658 | 62.0% | 40.5% |
| Hughes Road Elementary School DICKINSON | 585 | 66.3% | 40.0% |
| Clark Elementary School BAYTOWN | 712 | 60.7% | 40.4% |
| Diane Winborn Elementary School KATY | 728 | 60.0% | 46.4% |
| Evers Park Elementary School DENTON | 732 | 61.7% | 37.4% |
| Rosamond-Sherley Elementary School ANNA | 793 | 62.2% | 27.9% |
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 J A Vitovsky Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Ellis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.5% | #2,529 of 4,401 | #26 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #2,326 of 4,466 ▲ 543 | #21 of 36 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #2,067 of 4,466 ▲ 874 | #17 of 36 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #1,942 of 3,998 | #16 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 658 | #1,200 of 4,938 | #5 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #944 of 4,622 | #5 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.4% | #767 of 4,628 | #7 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.0% | #3,010 of 4,789 | #23 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.8% | #771 of 1,307 | #14 of 20 |
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
658
+65 (+11%) vs 2020
+15% since 2010-11, when it was 572
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 658 | 49.8 | 13.2:1 | 62% (408) |
| 2023-24 | 625 | 45.3 | 13.8:1 | 60% (374) |
| 2022-23 | 646 | 48.5 | 13.3:1 | 60% (388) |
| 2020-21 | 593 | 47 | 12.6:1 | 61% (360) |
| 2017-18 | 599 | 46.2 | 13.0:1 | 57% (340) |
| 2015-16 | 633 | 46 | 13.8:1 | 53% (335) |
| 2010-11 | 572 | 44 | 13.0:1 | 55% (315) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J A Vitovsky Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (599 to 658); teachers up 8% (46.2 to 49.8).
About J A Vitovsky Elementary School
J A Vitovsky Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in MIDLOTHIAN, Texas. It had 658 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Texas have about 519 students on average; enrollment here is 27% higher.
MIDLOTHIAN ISD enrolls 11,356 students, and its 14 schools include J A Vitovsky Elementary School.
The largest group at J A Vitovsky Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 45%. Other students are 28% White, 21% Black, and 5% multiracial. That is higher than the 28% Hispanic share among all Ellis County residents. The diversity index for J A Vitovsky Elementary School is 67%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 49.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 13.2:1. Compared with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas, this school's ratio is lower. On the income side, 62% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Ellis County, the average is 51%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, J A Vitovsky Elementary School is 6.7 points below its prediction. Actual: 40.5%. Predicted: 47.2%.
In Ellis County, median household income comes to about $99,595, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The county's public schools total 83, with about 46,344 students.
Measured in a straight line, T E Baxter Elementary School is about 1.7 miles from J A Vitovsky Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, J A Vitovsky Elementary School is 9th of 9 on proficiency.
J A Vitovsky Elementary School is coded as Town: Fringe in federal locale data.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, J A Vitovsky Elementary School had a net gain of 65 students, or 11%.
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Ellis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
213,160
Census ACS
Median income
$99,595
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
46,344 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MIDLOTHIAN ISD
- Midlothian High SchoolHigh · 1,976 students
- Midlothian Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,760 students
- Walnut Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,012 students
- Earl & Marthalu Dieterich Middle SchoolMiddle · 989 students
- Frank Seale Middle SchoolMiddle · 726 students
- Longbranch Elementary SchoolElementary · 686 students
Other schools in MIDLOTHIAN
- Midlothian High SchoolHigh · 1,976 students
- Midlothian Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,760 students
- Walnut Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,012 students
- Earl & Marthalu Dieterich Middle SchoolMiddle · 989 students
- Frank Seale Middle SchoolMiddle · 726 students
- Longbranch Elementary SchoolElementary · 686 students
Nearby schools
- T E Baxter Elementary School1.7 mi · 594
- Irvin Elementary School1.8 mi · 611
- Frank Seale Middle School2.0 mi · 726
- Midlothian High School2.1 mi · 1,976
- Midlothian Heritage High School3.0 mi · 1,760
- Walnut Grove Middle School3.0 mi · 1,012
Frequently asked questions
About J A Vitovsky Elementary SchoolHow many students attend J A Vitovsky Elementary School?
J A Vitovsky Elementary School enrolls approximately 658 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does J A Vitovsky Elementary School serve?
J A Vitovsky Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at J A Vitovsky Elementary School?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at J A Vitovsky Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at J A Vitovsky Elementary School?
At J A Vitovsky Elementary School, the student body is approximately 28% White, 45% Hispanic, 21% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is J A Vitovsky Elementary School public or private?
J A Vitovsky Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by MIDLOTHIAN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.