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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at JACK LUMMUS INT this year?
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Enrollment
515
Elementary
DISTRICT 424 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ENNIS ISD·NCES 481854007588
Jack Lummus Intermediate School
501 N CLAY ST, ENNIS, TX 75119 · (972) 872-7060 · Ellis County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL515 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
338 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 255 | 50% |
| Grade 5 | 260 | 50% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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 ENNIS 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% . +9.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +3.0pp 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 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 9 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 25.0% | 33.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 26.0% | 25.0% | 36.0% |
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% | 39.0% |
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 31.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
36.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Jack Lummus Intermediate School
Jack Lummus Intermediate School's state test result (36.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Lummus Intermediate School this school | 515 | 65.6% | 36.3% |
| Bowie Elementary School ENNIS | 506 | 64.0% | 36.0% |
| Remington Point Elementary School FORT WORTH | 511 | 66.3% | 38.0% |
| Hughes Road Elementary School DICKINSON | 585 | 66.3% | 40.0% |
| South Knoll Elementary School COLLEGE STATION | 560 | 69.1% | 47.1% |
| Manuel Guajardo Jr Elementary School TEXAS CITY | 501 | 69.7% | 40.8% |
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 Jack Lummus Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Ellis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #3,037 of 4,401 | #29 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #2,974 of 4,466 ▲ 282 | #26 of 36 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #3,663 of 4,466 ▼ 86 | #32 of 36 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.0pp | #662 of 3,998 | #8 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 515 | #2,376 of 4,938 | #18 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #3,890 of 4,622 | #38 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.2% | #1,130 of 4,628 | #19 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.6% | #2,799 of 4,789 | #15 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.7% | #966 of 2,838 | #5 of 15 |
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
515
-85 (-14%) vs 2020
-54% since 2000-01, when it was 1,130
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 515 | 30.3 | 17.0:1 | 66% (338) |
| 2023-24 | 466 | 30.2 | 15.4:1 | 68% (319) |
| 2022-23 | 444 | 29.3 | 15.1:1 | 68% (300) |
| 2020-21 | 600 | 42 | 14.3:1 | 62% (373) |
| 2017-18 | 666 | 43.4 | 15.3:1 | 72% (477) |
| 2015-16 | 676 | 38 | 17.8:1 | 70% (472) |
| 2010-11 | 685 | 38 | 18.0:1 | 68% (463) |
| 2000-01 | 1,130 | 69 | 16.4:1 | 55% (624) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jack Lummus Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (666 to 515); teachers down 30% (43.4 to 30.3).
About Jack Lummus Intermediate School
Jack Lummus Intermediate School is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in ENNIS, Texas. In all, 515 students attend the school in grades 4 through 5.
Jack Lummus Intermediate School is one of 12 schools in ENNIS ISD, which enrolls 6,646 students in total.
More than half of enrollment at Jack Lummus Intermediate School is Hispanic: 51%. The next largest groups are 28% White, 18% Black, and 2% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 23 points above the 28% share among Ellis County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 63%.
Jack Lummus Intermediate School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.0:1, with 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. The school has 66% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Ellis County, the average is 51%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 45.7% at Jack Lummus Intermediate School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 36.3%.
In the wider Ellis County area, the median household earns about $99,595 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Jack Lummus Intermediate School shares Ellis County with 82 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Alamo Middle School, is about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Jack Lummus Intermediate School ranks 6th of 7 on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Distant, or in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 600 (2020-21) to 515 (2024-25). Students per teacher increased from 14.3 in 2020-21 to 17.0 in 2024-25.
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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 ENNIS ISD
- Ennis High SchoolHigh · 1,887 students
- Ennis Junior High SchoolMiddle · 908 students
- Bowie Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
- David S Crockett Early Childhood CenterElementary · 479 students
- Alamo Middle SchoolMiddle · 457 students
- Dorie Miller Intermediate SchoolElementary · 447 students
Other schools in ENNIS
- Ennis High SchoolHigh · 1,887 students
- Ennis Junior High SchoolMiddle · 908 students
- Bowie Elementary SchoolElementary · 506 students
- David S Crockett Early Childhood CenterElementary · 479 students
- Alamo Middle SchoolMiddle · 457 students
- Dorie Miller Intermediate SchoolElementary · 447 students
Nearby schools
- Alamo Middle School0.2 mi · 457
- Bowie Elementary School0.7 mi · 506
- Travis Elementary School0.8 mi · 280
- Austin Elementary School1.0 mi · 394
- G W Carver Early Childhood Center1.0 mi · 407
- David S Crockett Early Childhood Center1.1 mi · 479
Frequently asked questions
About Jack Lummus Intermediate SchoolHow large is Jack Lummus Intermediate School?
Jack Lummus Intermediate School enrolls approximately 515 students in grades 04-05.
What age range does Jack Lummus Intermediate School serve?
Jack Lummus Intermediate School serves students from grade 04 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Jack Lummus Intermediate School?
Approximately 17.0:1 students per teacher at Jack Lummus Intermediate School.
How diverse is Jack Lummus Intermediate School?
Jack Lummus Intermediate School reports a student body of 28% White, 51% Hispanic, 18% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Jack Lummus Intermediate School?
Jack Lummus Intermediate School is overseen by ENNIS ISD in Ellis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.