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Enrollment
449
Elementary
DISTRICT 563 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAMPASAS ISD·NCES 482664003000
Kline Whitis Elementary School
500 S WILLIS ST, LAMPASAS, TX 76550 · (512) 556-8291 · Lampasas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL449 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% 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.
- BBeats 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
13.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
211 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 45 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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 LAMPASAS 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% . +28.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
45.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +20.0pp 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 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 28 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 34.0% | 32.0% | 20.0% | 14.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 30.0% | 29.0% | 26.0% |
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% | 45.0% |
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 50.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 20.0% |
| 2021-22 | 17.0% | 17.0% |
| 2020-21 | 38.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
55.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Kline Whitis Elementary School
Kline Whitis Elementary School's state test result (55.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kline Whitis Elementary School this school | 449 | 47.0% | 55.2% |
| Glen Rose Elementary School GLEN ROSE | 499 | 47.5% | N/A |
| Mt Valley Elementary School CANYON LAKE | 488 | 46.9% | 64.2% |
| Plum Creek Elementary School JOSHUA | 446 | 41.9% | 57.8% |
| Mildred Elementary School CORSICANA | 385 | 48.1% | 47.5% |
| Carson Elementary School DECATUR | 489 | 42.3% | 33.2% |
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 Kline Whitis Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #1,045 of 4,401 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #2,316 of 4,466 ▼ 850 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #959 of 4,466 ▼ 217 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +25.5pp | #282 of 3,998 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 449 | #3,025 of 4,938 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #806 of 4,622 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.6% | #2,360 of 4,628 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.0% | #3,701 of 4,789 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.7% | #1,006 of 1,307 |
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
449
+51 (+13%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 388
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 449 | 34.6 | 13.0:1 | 47% (211) |
| 2023-24 | 441 | 33.7 | 13.1:1 | 51% (225) |
| 2022-23 | 436 | 32.7 | 13.3:1 | 51% (221) |
| 2020-21 | 398 | 33 | 12.1:1 | 51% (201) |
| 2017-18 | 429 | 28.6 | 15.0:1 | 55% (235) |
| 2015-16 | 424 | 28 | 15.1:1 | 56% (238) |
| 2010-11 | 472 | 29 | 16.3:1 | 65% (307) |
| 2000-01 | 718 | 49 | 14.7:1 | 61% (441) |
| 1990-91 | 388 | 24 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kline Whitis Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (429 to 449); teachers up 21% (28.6 to 34.6).
About Kline Whitis Elementary School
Kline Whitis Elementary School is one of the public schools in LAMPASAS, Texas. It is a medium-sized elementary school. The school's 449 students are in pre-K through 5.
Within LAMPASAS ISD, Kline Whitis Elementary School is one of 5 schools. The district enrolls 3,640 students.
White students make up a majority at Kline Whitis Elementary School, at 63%. The next largest groups are 32% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. In Lampasas County overall, about 77% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 51% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 34.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Kline Whitis Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.0:1. That is 2.1 students per teacher below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 47%.
allk12 grades Kline Whitis Elementary School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Kline Whitis Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 55.2% actual against 53.6% predicted.
Kline Whitis Elementary School is located in Lampasas County, where the median household income is $81,736, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kline Whitis Elementary School is one of 6 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Lampasas Middle School, is about 1.1 miles from Kline Whitis Elementary School. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Kline Whitis Elementary School is 4th among 9 schools close by.
In the federal locale system, Kline Whitis Elementary School is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, Kline Whitis Elementary School's enrollment grew 13%, to 449.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Lampasas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,715
Census ACS
Median income
$81,736
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
3,956 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAMPASAS ISD
- Lampasas High SchoolHigh · 1,145 students
- Lampasas Middle SchoolMiddle · 806 students
- Hanna Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 685 students
- Taylor Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 555 students
Other schools in LAMPASAS
- Lampasas High SchoolHigh · 1,145 students
- Lampasas Middle SchoolMiddle · 806 students
- Hanna Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 685 students
Nearby schools
- Lampasas Middle School1.1 mi · 806
- Lampasas High School1.5 mi · 1,145
- Hanna Springs Elementary School1.7 mi · 685
- Taylor Creek Elementary School14.9 mi · 555
- Lometa School15.7 mi · 316
- Martin Walker Elementary School17.6 mi · 355
Frequently asked questions
About Kline Whitis Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kline Whitis Elementary School?
Kline Whitis Elementary School enrolls approximately 449 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Kline Whitis Elementary School serve?
Kline Whitis Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Kline Whitis Elementary School?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Kline Whitis Elementary School.
How diverse is Kline Whitis Elementary School?
Kline Whitis Elementary School reports a student body of 63% White, 32% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Kline Whitis Elementary School in?
Kline Whitis Elementary School is part of LAMPASAS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.