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Enrollment
531
Elementary
DISTRICT 551 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KILGORE ISD·NCES 482562007010
Kilgore Intermediate School
2201 WHIPPORWILL, KILGORE, TX 75662 · (903) 988-3903 · Rusk County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL531 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% 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.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-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
13.2:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
382 students
DISTRICT 72% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 266 | 50% |
| Grade 5 | 265 | 50% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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 KILGORE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 28.0% | 25.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 22.0% | 28.0% | 34.0% |
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 | 51.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 26.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
38.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% 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 Kilgore Intermediate School
Kilgore Intermediate School's state test result (38.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilgore Intermediate School this school | 531 | 71.9% | 38.4% |
| Madisonville Intermediate School MADISONVILLE | 513 | 71.9% | 50.0% |
| Chandler Elementary School KILGORE | 501 | 72.1% | 47.3% |
| City View Elementary School WICHITA FALLS | 504 | 75.6% | 36.8% |
| Lamar Elementary School GREENVILLE | 508 | 71.9% | 40.8% |
| Pittsburg Elementary School PITTSBURG | 480 | 73.3% | 57.4% |
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 Kilgore Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Rusk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #2,783 of 4,401 | #6 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,124 of 4,466 ▲ 154 | #6 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #2,399 of 4,466 ▲ 199 | #3 of 9 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #2,286 of 3,998 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 531 | #2,221 of 4,938 | #3 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #966 of 4,622 | #5 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.6% | #1,011 of 4,628 | #8 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.9% | #2,448 of 4,789 | #6 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.8% | #1,538 of 2,838 | #6 of 11 |
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
531
-54 (-9%) vs 2020
-1% since 2000-01, when it was 536
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 531 | 40.2 | 13.2:1 | 72% (382) |
| 2023-24 | 512 | 40.9 | 12.5:1 | 74% (378) |
| 2022-23 | 582 | 43.5 | 13.4:1 | 77% (446) |
| 2020-21 | 585 | 40 | 14.6:1 | 65% (381) |
| 2017-18 | 631 | 42.5 | 14.8:1 | 65% (409) |
| 2015-16 | 574 | 40 | 14.3:1 | 64% (370) |
| 2010-11 | 591 | 38 | 15.6:1 | 59% (350) |
| 2000-01 | 536 | 38 | 14.1:1 | 52% (278) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kilgore Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (631 to 531); teachers down 6% (42.5 to 40.2).
About Kilgore Intermediate School
Kilgore Intermediate School is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in KILGORE, Texas. Its 531 students are spread across grades 4 through 5.
Enrollment across the 5 schools in KILGORE ISD totals 3,660 students.
Kilgore Intermediate School has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 41%. Other students are 41% White, 13% Black, and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Rusk County residents are about 19% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 65%, meaning two students picked at random have a 65% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 40.2 full-time equivalents, or about 13.2 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 13.2:1 here. About 72% of students, or 382, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Kilgore Intermediate School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The model predicts 43.0% for a school in Texas with Kilgore Intermediate School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Kilgore Intermediate School posts 38.4%.
County data help place the school in context: in Rusk County, the median household income is $68,658, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Rusk County is home to 29 public schools and about 10,350 public school students.
The closest public school, Chandler Elementary School, is about 0.3 miles from Kilgore Intermediate School. There are 4 other public schools within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Kilgore Intermediate School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Kilgore Intermediate School is Town: Fringe, which covers schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment has fallen by 54 students since 2020-21, to 531. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 13.2:1, from 14.6:1.
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Rusk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
52,842
Census ACS
Median income
$68,658
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
10,350 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KILGORE ISD
- Kilgore High SchoolHigh · 1,167 students
- Kilgore Middle SchoolMiddle · 840 students
- Kilgore Primary SchoolElementary · 621 students
- Chandler Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Elder Coop Alter SchoolCombined
- Kilgore Pathways AcademyElementary
Other schools in KILGORE
- Kilgore High SchoolHigh · 1,167 students
- Kilgore Middle SchoolMiddle · 840 students
- Kilgore Primary SchoolElementary · 621 students
- Sabine Elementary SchoolElementary · 618 students
- Chandler Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Elder Coop Alter SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- Chandler Elementary School0.3 mi · 501
- Kilgore Middle School0.7 mi · 840
- Kilgore Primary School0.8 mi · 621
- Kilgore High School1.8 mi · 1,167
- Leveretts Chapel Elementary School5.3 mi · 118
- Leveretts Chapel High School5.3 mi · 72
Frequently asked questions
About Kilgore Intermediate SchoolHow many students attend Kilgore Intermediate School?
Kilgore Intermediate School enrolls approximately 531 students in grades 04-05.
Is Kilgore Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kilgore Intermediate School is an elementary school covering grades 04-05.
How many teachers does Kilgore Intermediate School have?
Kilgore Intermediate School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
How diverse is Kilgore Intermediate School?
Kilgore Intermediate School reports a student body of 41% White, 41% Hispanic, 13% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Kilgore Intermediate School?
Kilgore Intermediate School is overseen by KILGORE ISD in Rusk County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.