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What's something KIRBYVILLE EL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
686
Elementary
DISTRICT 480 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIRBYVILLE CISD·NCES 482571002893
Kirbyville Elementary School
2100 S MARGARET AVE, KIRBYVILLE, TX 75956 · (409) 423-8526 · Jasper County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL686 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of Texas public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- 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
16.2:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
416 students
DISTRICT 52% · 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 | 50 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 89 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 126 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 120 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Based on grade levels within KIRBYVILLE CISD. 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% . +37.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -1.0pp 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 35 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 down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 30.0% | 23.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 22.0% | 26.0% | 39.0% |
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% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 17.0% | 17.0% |
| 2020-21 | 14.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
37.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Kirbyville Elementary School
Kirbyville Elementary School's state test result (37.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirbyville Elementary School this school | 686 | 60.6% | 37.5% |
| Little Cypress Elementary School ORANGE | 673 | 65.2% | 34.0% |
| Quitman Elementary School QUITMAN | 580 | 60.2% | 48.6% |
| Central Elementary School POLLOK | 633 | 65.9% | 33.2% |
| Tarkington Elementary School CLEVELAND | 738 | 56.9% | 34.3% |
| Troup Elementary School TROUP | 498 | 58.0% | 51.7% |
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 Kirbyville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #2,888 of 4,401 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #3,461 of 4,466 ▲ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #2,403 of 4,466 ▲ 199 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.0pp | #656 of 3,998 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 686 | #1,009 of 4,938 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #3,453 of 4,622 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.9% | #2,851 of 4,628 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.6% | #3,083 of 4,789 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #1,907 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
686
+8 (+1%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 846
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 686 | 42.3 | 16.2:1 | 61% (416) |
| 2023-24 | 695 | 45.6 | 15.3:1 | 73% (508) |
| 2022-23 | 722 | 44.4 | 16.3:1 | 70% (505) |
| 2020-21 | 678 | 43 | 15.8:1 | 72% (489) |
| 2017-18 | 776 | 43.7 | 17.7:1 | 67% (521) |
| 2015-16 | 789 | 44 | 17.9:1 | 66% (520) |
| 2010-11 | 825 | 49 | 16.8:1 | 62% (509) |
| 2000-01 | 852 | 52 | 16.4:1 | 47% (399) |
| 1990-91 | 846 | 49 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kirbyville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (776 to 686); teachers down 3% (43.7 to 42.3).
About Kirbyville Elementary School
Kirbyville Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school located in KIRBYVILLE, Texas. The school has 686 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
Kirbyville Elementary School is part of a district of 3 schools: KIRBYVILLE CISD, with 1,439 students.
The student body at Kirbyville Elementary School is 73% White. The rest of enrollment is 11% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. Among Jasper County residents, the White share is about 74%. A diversity index of 44% means there is a 44% chance two randomly chosen students at Kirbyville Elementary School are from different groups.
The school's 42.3 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has more students per teacher. At Kirbyville Elementary School, 61% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Jasper County average a similar 61%.
Kirbyville Elementary School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 30% of Texas public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Kirbyville Elementary School is 10.3 points below its prediction. Actual: 37.5%. Predicted: 47.8%.
For the population of Jasper County, the median household earns about $56,723 a year, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 19%. Kirbyville Elementary School shares Jasper County with 14 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Kirbyville Junior High School is about 0.1 miles from Kirbyville Elementary School. The five-mile area around Kirbyville Elementary School holds 2 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 40.3%, higher than Kirbyville Elementary School's 37.5%.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal data show 678 students in 2020-21 and 686 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
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Jasper County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,727
Census ACS
Median income
$56,723
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,411 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KIRBYVILLE CISD
- Kirbyville High SchoolHigh · 427 students
- Kirbyville Junior High SchoolMiddle · 326 students
Other schools in KIRBYVILLE
- Kirbyville High SchoolHigh · 427 students
- Kirbyville Junior High SchoolMiddle · 326 students
Other Kirbyville Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Kirbyville Elementary. Kirbyville Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- KIRBYVILLE ELEM.KIRBYVILLE, MO · 110 students
Nearby schools
- Kirbyville Junior High School0.1 mi · 326
- Kirbyville High School0.6 mi · 427
- Buna Elementary School14.4 mi · 721
- Buna High School14.5 mi · 435
- Buna Junior High School15.0 mi · 318
- Newton High School15.7 mi · 283
Frequently asked questions
About Kirbyville Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Kirbyville Elementary School?
Kirbyville Elementary School enrolls approximately 686 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Kirbyville Elementary School serve?
Kirbyville Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Kirbyville Elementary School?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Kirbyville Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kirbyville Elementary School?
At Kirbyville Elementary School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 10% Hispanic, 11% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Kirbyville Elementary School public or private?
Kirbyville Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by KIRBYVILLE CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.