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JO ANN FORD EL
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About JO ANN FORD EL
JO ANN FORD EL operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in GEORGETOWN, Texas, run under GEORGETOWN ISD. Current enrollment sits at 504 students spanning grades K through 5.
Across the 22 schools in GEORGETOWN ISD (13,881 students total), JO ANN FORD EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
In terms of who attends, JO ANN FORD EL lists that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 24% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian, 3% Black. Compared to Williamson County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the income-and-resources front, JO ANN FORD EL lists 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 15% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Williamson County's rate of about 29%.
With demographic context factored in, JO ANN FORD EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.1%.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Williamson County put median household income runs about $111,340, roughly 48% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Williamson County's 208 public schools (combined enrollment of about 126,147 students), JO ANN FORD EL is one campus in the mix.
VILLAGE EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around JO ANN FORD EL. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JO ANN FORD EL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 42.5%.
The school occupies an inner-city site.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 11%: 565 students in 2018 compared to 504 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 74% to 63% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 today.
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