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Enrollment
648
Elementary
DISTRICT 500 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NAVASOTA ISD·NCES 483219003569
John C Webb Elementary School
1605 NEAL ST, NAVASOTA, TX 77868 · (936) 825-1120 · Grimes County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL648 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% of Texas public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
491 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 | 106 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (101).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
John C Webb Elementary School→Navasota Junior High School
Based on grade levels within NAVASOTA ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
41.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -7.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 22.0% | 27.0% | 32.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 19.0% | 26.0% | 40.0% |
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 | 41.0% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 49.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 41.0% |
% 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
33.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 John C Webb Elementary School
John C Webb Elementary School's state test result (33.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John C Webb Elementary School this school | 648 | 75.8% | 33.6% |
| Waverly Park Elementary School FORT WORTH | 639 | 76.7% | 31.3% |
| Reaves Elementary School CONROE | 672 | 79.2% | 56.8% |
| Harker Heights Elementary School HARKER HEIGHTS | 706 | 73.7% | 39.6% |
| Academy at Carrie F Thomas NORTH RICHLAND HILLS | 586 | 75.6% | 39.1% |
| Huntsville Elementary School HUNTSVILLE | 670 | 80.9% | 34.2% |
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 John C Webb Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #3,300 of 4,401 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #3,575 of 4,466 ▼ 395 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #3,597 of 4,466 ▲ 166 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -10.0pp | #354 of 3,998 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 648 | #1,268 of 4,938 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #4,306 of 4,622 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.3% | #1,207 of 4,628 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.8% | #2,225 of 4,789 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.7% | #1,283 of 2,838 |
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
648
+35 (+6%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 584
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 648 | 35 | 18.5:1 | 76% (491) |
| 2023-24 | 606 | 37.9 | 16.0:1 | 83% (500) |
| 2022-23 | 597 | 42.9 | 13.9:1 | 80% (479) |
| 2020-21 | 613 | 56 | 10.9:1 | 79% (483) |
| 2017-18 | 797 | 53.3 | 15.0:1 | 86% (684) |
| 2015-16 | 799 | 53 | 15.1:1 | 85% (680) |
| 2010-11 | 887 | 57 | 15.6:1 | 86% (761) |
| 2000-01 | 568 | 41 | 13.8:1 | 69% (394) |
| 1990-91 | 584 | 33 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John C Webb Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (797 to 648); teachers down 34% (53.3 to 35).
About John C Webb Elementary School
John C Webb Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school based in NAVASOTA, Texas. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 648 students. Elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students, which makes this school 25% above average.
In NAVASOTA ISD, 6 schools enroll a combined 3,117 students.
The largest group at John C Webb Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 52%. The remaining students are 23% Black, 22% White, and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Grimes County, the Hispanic share is about 26%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, John C Webb Elementary School scores 62%.
Teacher count: 35 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 18.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas, 15.1:1, is lower. Roughly 76% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Grimes County is 63%.
On the allk12 Grade, John C Webb Elementary School lands at D, ahead of 14% of Texas public elementary schools.
John C Webb Elementary School scores 33.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 41.3%.
American Community Survey estimates for Grimes County show that median household income comes to about $69,803, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Grimes County counts 12 public schools with about 4,974 students.
W B Bizzell Academy is about 0.1 miles from John C Webb Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around John C Webb Elementary School holds 4 other public schools. The school's 33.6% average proficiency ranks 6th among 7 nearby schools.
John C Webb Elementary School falls in the Town: Distant locale category, used for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 648, compared with 613 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 10.9:1 to 18.5:1.
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Grimes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,340
Census ACS
Median income
$69,803
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
4,974 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NAVASOTA ISD
- Navasota High SchoolHigh · 919 students
- Navasota Junior High SchoolMiddle · 690 students
- High Point Elementary SchoolElementary · 519 students
- Brule Elementary SchoolElementary · 332 students
- W B Bizzell AcademyHigh · 9 students
Other schools in NAVASOTA
- Navasota High SchoolHigh · 919 students
- Navasota Junior High SchoolMiddle · 690 students
- High Point Elementary SchoolElementary · 519 students
- Brule Elementary SchoolElementary · 332 students
- W B Bizzell AcademyHigh · 9 students
Nearby schools
- W B Bizzell Academy0.1 mi · 9
- Navasota High School0.6 mi · 919
- Brule Elementary School0.6 mi · 332
- Navasota Junior High School0.7 mi · 690
- Anderson-Shiro Jr/Sr High School7.4 mi · 521
- Anderson-Shiro Elementary School7.9 mi · 458
Frequently asked questions
About John C Webb Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at John C Webb Elementary School?
John C Webb Elementary School enrolls approximately 648 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does John C Webb Elementary School serve?
John C Webb Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does John C Webb Elementary School have?
John C Webb Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
How diverse is John C Webb Elementary School?
John C Webb Elementary School reports a student body of 22% White, 52% Hispanic, 23% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is John C Webb Elementary School in?
John C Webb Elementary School is part of NAVASOTA ISD.
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