Enrollment
307
Elementary
DISTRICT 325 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KEMP ISD·NCES 482532006572
Kemp Intermediate School
101 OLD US 40, KEMP, TX 75143 · (903) 498-1403 · Kaufman County
GRADES 02–03ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL307 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
220 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 146 | 48% |
| Grade 3 | 161 | 52% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within KEMP 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
37.0%
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 37 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 up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 12.0% | 29.0% | 22.0% | 37.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 25.0% | 22.0% | 41.0% |
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% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 39.0% |
| 2021-22 | 47.0% | 42.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
36.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Kemp Intermediate School
Kemp Intermediate School's state test result (36.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kemp Intermediate School this school | 307 | 71.7% | 36.9% |
| East Elementary School BROWNWOOD | 281 | 69.0% | 55.5% |
| Haskell Elementary School HASKELL | 277 | 73.6% | 42.4% |
| Buffalo Elementary School BUFFALO | 270 | 74.4% | N/A |
| Moody Elementary School MOODY | 284 | 68.7% | 45.3% |
| Ballinger Elementary School BALLINGER | 377 | 73.2% | 34.6% |
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 Kemp Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Kaufman County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #2,955 of 4,401 | #19 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #3,245 of 4,466 ▲ 330 | #18 of 27 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #3,582 of 4,466 ▲ 18 | #21 of 27 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #1,876 of 3,998 | #16 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 307 | #4,157 of 4,938 | #29 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #206 of 4,622 | #2 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.7% | #1,846 of 4,628 | #22 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.7% | #2,470 of 4,789 | #12 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.9% | #1,349 of 2,838 | #3 of 10 |
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
307
-37 (-11%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 364
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 307 | 26.8 | 11.5:1 | 72% (220) |
| 2023-24 | 429 | 33.6 | 12.8:1 | 79% (341) |
| 2022-23 | 382 | 30.7 | 12.4:1 | 79% (301) |
| 2020-21 | 344 | 27 | 12.7:1 | 83% (286) |
| 2017-18 | 374 | 27.7 | 13.5:1 | 74% (278) |
| 2015-16 | 332 | 23 | 14.4:1 | 76% (253) |
| 2010-11 | 363 | 24 | 15.1:1 | 63% (227) |
| 2000-01 | 419 | 28 | 15.0:1 | 46% (191) |
| 1990-91 | 364 | 18 | 20.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kemp Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (374 to 307); teachers down 3% (27.7 to 26.8).
About Kemp Intermediate School
Students in KEMP, Texas, attend Kemp Intermediate School, a small elementary school. It had 307 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 2 through 3. Elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students, which makes this school 41% below average.
Enrollment across the 6 schools in KEMP ISD totals 1,987 students.
At Kemp Intermediate School, 51% of students are White. It is also 42% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. Census estimates put Kaufman County at about 54% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Kemp Intermediate School scores 56%.
On staff are 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.5:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Kemp Intermediate School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 72%. Public schools in Kaufman County average 59%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Kemp Intermediate School would be expected to post about 43.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 36.9%.
The county, Kaufman County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $89,485, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. The county's public schools total 65, with about 41,319 students.
Of the public schools around it, Kemp Intermediate School is closest to Kemp Int West, less than a tenth of a mile away. Kemp Intermediate School has 5 other public schools within five miles. Kemp Intermediate School's average proficiency of 36.9% compares with 48.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Kemp Intermediate School had a net loss of 37 students, or 11%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 12.7 to 11.5 over 4 years.
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Kaufman County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
172,604
Census ACS
Median income
$89,485
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
41,319 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KEMP ISD
- Kemp High SchoolHigh · 566 students
- Kemp Junior High SchoolMiddle · 439 students
- Kemp Primary SchoolElementary · 371 students
- Kemp Int WestElementary · 296 students
- Kemp AlternativeHigh · 8 students
Other schools in KEMP
- Kemp High SchoolHigh · 566 students
- Kemp Junior High SchoolMiddle · 439 students
- Kemp Primary SchoolElementary · 371 students
- Kemp Int WestElementary · 296 students
- Kemp AlternativeHigh · 8 students
Nearby schools
- Kemp Int West0.1 mi · 296
- Kemp Junior High School0.2 mi · 439
- Kemp Alternative0.6 mi · 8
- Kemp High School0.6 mi · 566
- Kemp Primary School0.7 mi · 371
- Mabank Junior High School7.9 mi · 652
Frequently asked questions
About Kemp Intermediate SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kemp Intermediate School?
Kemp Intermediate School enrolls approximately 307 students in grades 02-03.
Is Kemp Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kemp Intermediate School is an elementary school covering grades 02-03.
How many teachers does Kemp Intermediate School have?
Kemp Intermediate School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Kemp Intermediate School?
Student demographics at Kemp Intermediate School are roughly 51% White, 42% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Kemp Intermediate School in?
Kemp Intermediate School is part of KEMP ISD.
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