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Enrollment
553
Elementary
DISTRICT 601 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WIMBERLEY ISD·NCES 480000905246
JACOB'S WELL EL
3470 RANCH RD 2325, WIMBERLEY, TX 78676 · (512) 847-5558 · Hays County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL553 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
113 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within WIMBERLEY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
70.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
57.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +35.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 70 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 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 35 points.
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
56.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
553
-125 (-18%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.4:1
% White
68%
was 70%
% Hispanic
26%
was 26%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About JACOB'S WELL EL
JACOB'S WELL EL operates as a moderately sized elementary school in WIMBERLEY, Texas, operated by WIMBERLEY ISD. Current enrollment sits at 553 students spanning grades 3 through 5.
WIMBERLEY ISD comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 2,661 students; JACOB'S WELL EL is among them.
Looking at the student body, JACOB'S WELL EL reports that White students make up the majority at 68%; the rest comes out to 26% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.
Looking at school resources, JACOB'S WELL EL records 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 20% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Hays County runs at roughly 46%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.
With demographic context factored in, JACOB'S WELL EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 65.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.4%.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Hays County) records that the typical household earns roughly $89,097 per year, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. JACOB'S WELL EL is one of 63 public schools in Hays County (combined enrollment of about 46,946 students).
Nearest neighbor: WIMBERLEY H S, around 1.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JACOB'S WELL EL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 65.7%.
JACOB'S WELL EL operates from a small-town location.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 18%: 678 students in 2018 compared to 553 in 2025.
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Hays County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
268,638
Census ACS
Median income
$89,097
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
63
46,946 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WIMBERLEY ISD
- WIMBERLEY H SHigh · 820 students
- BLUE HOLE PRIElementary · 649 students
- DANFORTH J HMiddle · 639 students
Other schools in WIMBERLEY
- WIMBERLEY H SHigh · 820 students
- BLUE HOLE PRIElementary · 649 students
- DANFORTH J HMiddle · 639 students
- KATHERINE ANNE PORTER SCHOOLHigh · 95 students
Nearby schools
- WIMBERLEY H S1.9 mi · 820
- DANFORTH J H2.2 mi · 639
- KATHERINE ANNE PORTER SCHOOL2.5 mi · 95
- BLUE HOLE PRI2.9 mi · 649
- CANYON LAKE H S6.7 mi · 1,066
- PATHFINDER CAMP10.4 mi · 18
Frequently asked questions
About JACOB'S WELL ELHow many students attend JACOB'S WELL EL?
JACOB'S WELL EL enrolls approximately 553 students in grades 03-05.
Is JACOB'S WELL EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
JACOB'S WELL EL is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at JACOB'S WELL EL?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at JACOB'S WELL EL.
What is the student diversity at JACOB'S WELL EL?
Student demographics at JACOB'S WELL EL are roughly 68% White, 26% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is JACOB'S WELL EL in?
JACOB'S WELL EL is part of WIMBERLEY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.