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Jo Ann Ford Elementary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 63 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 90 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 39% smaller than its 5th grade class (103).
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 14 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 46.0% | 28.0% | 12.0% | 14.0% |
| Mathematics | 40.0% | 32.0% | 14.0% | 14.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 74.0% | 72.0% |
| 2024-25 | 76.0% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 60.0% |
| 2022-23 | 60.0% | 60.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Jo Ann Ford Elementary School
Jo Ann Ford Elementary School's state test result (61.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jo Ann Ford Elementary School this school | 504 | 14.7% | 61.9% |
| Westwood Elementary School FRIENDSWOOD | 497 | 17.5% | N/A |
| Willis Lane Elementary School KELLER | 510 | 15.7% | 85.4% |
| Cypress Elementary School CEDAR PARK | 506 | 18.2% | 54.6% |
| W A Porter Elementary School HURST | 538 | 16.9% | 66.8% |
| Grace Hartman Elementary School ROCKWALL | 477 | 16.1% | 65.3% |
Where Jo Ann Ford Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Williamson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #668 of 4,401 | #20 of 86 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #352 of 4,466 ▲ 122 | #10 of 87 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #526 of 4,466 ▼ 74 | #17 of 87 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.0pp | #1,071 of 3,998 | #24 of 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 504 | #2,494 of 4,938 | #65 of 90 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #1,503 of 4,622 | #52 of 88 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.5% | #1,989 of 4,628 | #71 of 88 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.7% | #4,550 of 4,789 | #67 of 87 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.8% | #1,964 of 2,838 | #29 of 43 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 504 | 36.1 | 14.0:1 | 15% (74) |
| 2023-24 | 569 | 38.2 | 14.9:1 | 17% (95) |
| 2022-23 | 527 | 36.3 | 14.5:1 | 16% (82) |
| 2020-21 | 512 | 38 | 13.5:1 | 11% (57) |
| 2017-18 | 565 | 35 | 16.1:1 | 10% (58) |
| 2015-16 | 535 | 32 | 16.7:1 | 17% (89) |
| 2010-11 | 576 | 41 | 14.1:1 | 16% (90) |
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (565 to 504); teachers up 3% (35 to 36.1).
About Jo Ann Ford Elementary School
Jo Ann Ford Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in GEORGETOWN, Texas. Students in kindergarten through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 504 students.
In GEORGETOWN ISD, 22 schools enroll a combined 13,881 students.
Federal enrollment data show Jo Ann Ford Elementary School is 63% White. The next largest groups are 24% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 3% Black. In Williamson County overall, the White share is about 60%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 54%.
There are 36.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Jo Ann Ford Elementary School, giving a ratio of 14.0:1. The school's 14.0:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for elementary schools in Texas. By family income, 15% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 14 points below the 29% average for public schools in Williamson County.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Jo Ann Ford Elementary School is -5.6 points: 61.9% actual, 67.4% predicted.
Census data for Williamson County show the median household earns about $111,340 a year, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Williamson County number 208, with about 126,147 students.
Jo Ann Ford Elementary School's nearest public school is Village Elementary School (about 1.1 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Jo Ann Ford Elementary School. Jo Ann Ford Elementary School places 1st of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
In the federal locale system, Jo Ann Ford Elementary School is coded City: Small, for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal data show 512 students in 2020-21 and 504 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
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