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Enrollment
669
Elementary
DISTRICT 651 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CADDO MILLS ISD·NCES 481239012232
Kathryn Griffis Elementary School
3639 FM 1565, CADDO MILLS, TX 75135 · (903) 527-3525 · Hunt County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL669 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
13.7:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
260 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 49 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 112 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 112 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 127 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 132 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 137 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (112) is 18% smaller than its 4th grade class (137).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Kathryn Griffis Elementary School→Caddo Mills Intermediate School→Caddo Mills Middle School→Caddo Mills High School
Based on grade levels within CADDO MILLS ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
66.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +37.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
61.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +26.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 37 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 26 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 32.0% | 34.0% | 19.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 30.0% | 31.0% | 22.0% | 17.0% |
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 | 66.0% | 61.0% |
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 63.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 52.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.0% | 25.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
61.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Kathryn Griffis Elementary School
Kathryn Griffis Elementary School's state test result (61.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathryn Griffis Elementary School this school | 669 | 38.9% | 61.3% |
| Montgomery Elementary School MONTGOMERY | 672 | 40.2% | 55.1% |
| Seven Hills Elementary School RHOME | 707 | 43.3% | 39.8% |
| Miller Elementary School LUBBOCK | 675 | 41.2% | 64.2% |
| Bess Brannen Elementary School LAKE JACKSON | 747 | 38.8% | 70.3% |
| China Spring Elementary School WACO | 613 | 37.4% | 57.7% |
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 Kathryn Griffis Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hunt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #697 of 4,401 | #2 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #864 of 4,466 ▼ 123 | #1 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #928 of 4,466 ▲ 237 | #1 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +23.0pp | #352 of 3,998 | #3 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 669 | #1,129 of 4,938 | #2 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,295 of 4,622 | #7 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.1% | #1,593 of 4,628 | #7 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.9% | #3,976 of 4,789 | #16 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +46.4% | #121 of 1,307 | #2 of 12 |
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
669
+167 (+33%) vs 2020
+83% since 2010-11, when it was 366
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 669 | 48.8 | 13.7:1 | 39% (260) |
| 2023-24 | 625 | 47.3 | 13.2:1 | 39% (244) |
| 2022-23 | 568 | 45 | 12.6:1 | 35% (196) |
| 2020-21 | 502 | 37 | 13.6:1 | 28% (142) |
| 2017-18 | 457 | 35 | 13.1:1 | 31% (141) |
| 2015-16 | 454 | 34 | 13.3:1 | 37% (167) |
| 2010-11 | 366 | 25 | 14.6:1 | 34% (125) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kathryn Griffis Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 46% (457 to 669); teachers up 39% (35 to 48.8).
About Kathryn Griffis Elementary School
Kathryn Griffis Elementary School is an elementary school in CADDO MILLS, Texas, and it is part of CADDO MILLS ISD. It is open to students in pre-K through 4 and enrolls 669 students. It has 29% more students than the average for elementary schools in Texas (about 519).
CADDO MILLS ISD is the district for Kathryn Griffis Elementary School. It has 5 schools and 3,073 students.
Federal enrollment data show Kathryn Griffis Elementary School is 56% White. Next come 32% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 70% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 58%.
The school has 48.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 13.7 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. The school reported 39% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. For comparison, public schools in Hunt County average 61%.
On the allk12 Grade, Kathryn Griffis Elementary School lands at A, ahead of 87% of Texas public elementary schools.
Kathryn Griffis Elementary School is 4.2 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (61.3% versus 57.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
In Hunt County, the median household earns about $71,938 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Hunt County has 45 public schools with about 20,771 students, including Kathryn Griffis Elementary School.
Kathryn Griffis Elementary School is about 1.1 miles from Caddo Mills High School, its nearest public school. There are 6 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Kathryn Griffis Elementary School at 3rd of 9.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
The school's enrollment rose 33% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Hunt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
108,972
Census ACS
Median income
$71,938
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
45
20,771 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CADDO MILLS ISD
- Caddo Mills High SchoolHigh · 833 students
- Frances and Jeannette Lee Elementary SchoolElementary · 632 students
- Caddo Mills Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 490 students
- Caddo Mills Middle SchoolMiddle · 449 students
- Kathy Kirkpatrick Elementary SchoolElementary
Other schools in CADDO MILLS
- Caddo Mills High SchoolHigh · 833 students
- Frances and Jeannette Lee Elementary SchoolElementary · 632 students
- Caddo Mills Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 490 students
- Caddo Mills Middle SchoolMiddle · 449 students
- Kathy Kirkpatrick Elementary SchoolElementary
Nearby schools
- Caddo Mills High School1.1 mi · 833
- Caddo Mills Intermediate School1.7 mi · 490
- Frances and Jeannette Lee Elementary School2.0 mi · 632
- Caddo Mills Middle School2.2 mi · 449
- John & Barbara Roderick Elementary School3.8 mi · 663
- Mildred B Ellis Elementary School4.6 mi · 385
Frequently asked questions
About Kathryn Griffis Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Kathryn Griffis Elementary School?
Kathryn Griffis Elementary School enrolls approximately 669 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Kathryn Griffis Elementary School serve?
Kathryn Griffis Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Kathryn Griffis Elementary School?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at Kathryn Griffis Elementary School.
How diverse is Kathryn Griffis Elementary School?
Kathryn Griffis Elementary School reports a student body of 56% White, 32% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Kathryn Griffis Elementary School public or private?
Kathryn Griffis Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by CADDO MILLS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.