Enrollment
170
Elementary
DISTRICT 172 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOOKER ISD·NCES 481083000549
KIRKSEY EL
600 S MAIN ST, BOOKER, TX 79005 · (806) 658-4559 · Lipscomb County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL170 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
110 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
KIRKSEY EL→BOOKER JH/H S
Based on grade levels within BOOKER ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
45.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -12.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -23.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 12 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 23 points.
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
55.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
170
-40 (-19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 12.3:1
% White
28%
was 25%
% Hispanic
71%
was 74%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About KIRKSEY EL
Set in BOOKER, Texas, KIRKSEY EL is a rural-scale primary school, run under BOOKER ISD. It instructs 170 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so KIRKSEY EL sits 67% below that benchmark.
Across the 2 schools in BOOKER ISD (343 students total), KIRKSEY EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, KIRKSEY EL shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 71% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 28% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 39%.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), KIRKSEY EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.8%.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Lipscomb County put the typical household earns roughly $72,560 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. KIRKSEY EL is one of 4 public schools in Lipscomb County (combined enrollment of about 611 students).
Nearest neighbor: BOOKER JH/H S, around 0.2 miles off. On composite proficiency, KIRKSEY EL comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 43.1%.
KIRKSEY EL operates from a countryside location.
Over the past 7-year window. KIRKSEY EL's enrollment has fell 19% since 2018, when it stood at 210 (now 170).
On allk12, members of the KIRKSEY EL community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Lipscomb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,918
Census ACS
Median income
$72,560
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
611 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- BOOKER JH/H S0.2 mi · 173
- DARROUZETT SCHOOLS12.0 mi · 86
- LUDI PENA MARTIN ACCELERATED EDUCATION CENTER14.8 mi · 13
- PERRYTON KINDER15.3 mi · 167
- PERRYTON J H15.3 mi · 395
- JAMES L WRIGHT EL15.7 mi · 385
Frequently asked questions
About KIRKSEY ELHow many students attend KIRKSEY EL?
KIRKSEY EL enrolls approximately 170 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does KIRKSEY EL serve?
KIRKSEY EL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at KIRKSEY EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at KIRKSEY EL is approximately 12.9:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at KIRKSEY EL?
At KIRKSEY EL, the student body is approximately 28% White, 71% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees KIRKSEY EL?
KIRKSEY EL is overseen by BOOKER ISD in Lipscomb County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.