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Alumni: what's one memory from KOHFELDT EL that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
429
Elementary
DISTRICT 440 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TEXAS CITY ISD·NCES 484251004862
Kohfeldt Elementary School
1705 13TH AVE N, TEXAS CITY, TX 77591 · (409) 916-0400 · Galveston County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL429 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
14.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
379 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 25% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 36% smaller than its 4th grade class (108).
Student demographics
59%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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
46.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -16.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -8.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 16 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 25.0% | 27.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 23.0% | 18.0% | 40.0% |
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 | 46.0% | 42.0% |
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 40.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.0% | 49.0% |
| 2021-22 | 64.0% | 64.0% |
| 2020-21 | 62.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Kohfeldt Elementary School
Kohfeldt Elementary School's state test result (38.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kohfeldt Elementary School this school | 429 | 88.3% | 38.0% |
| Heights Elementary School TEXAS CITY | 412 | 86.2% | 65.2% |
| Fannin Elementary School CORSICANA | 376 | 86.4% | 27.5% |
| W H Burnett Elementary School TERRELL | 380 | 86.8% | N/A |
| Wester Elementary School LUBBOCK | 359 | 90.3% | 52.0% |
| Jackson Elementary School TYLER | 388 | 89.9% | 32.3% |
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 Kohfeldt Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Galveston County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #2,836 of 4,401 | #37 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #2,668 of 4,466 ▲ 745 | #34 of 45 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #3,072 of 4,466 ▲ 557 | #37 of 45 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -8.5pp | #440 of 3,998 | #7 of 41 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 429 | #3,242 of 4,938 | #41 of 49 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #2,131 of 4,622 | #19 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.2% | #1,480 of 4,628 | #24 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.3% | #1,249 of 4,789 | #6 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.8% | #666 of 2,838 | #10 of 29 |
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
429
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 558
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
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 | 429 | 29.3 | 14.7:1 | 88% (379) |
| 2023-24 | 427 | 28.5 | 15.0:1 | 93% (398) |
| 2022-23 | 434 | 30.1 | 14.4:1 | 91% (397) |
| 2020-21 | 437 | 36 | 12.1:1 | 90% (395) |
| 2017-18 | 586 | 37 | 15.8:1 | 86% (502) |
| 2015-16 | 578 | 35 | 16.5:1 | 83% (479) |
| 2010-11 | 500 | 33 | 15.2:1 | 86% (429) |
| 2000-01 | 472 | 33 | 14.3:1 | 76% (361) |
| 1990-91 | 558 | 35 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kohfeldt Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (586 to 429); teachers down 21% (37 to 29.3).
About Kohfeldt Elementary School
Located in TEXAS CITY, Texas, Kohfeldt Elementary School is a small elementary school. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 4, with 429 students enrolled.
Besides Kohfeldt Elementary School, TEXAS CITY ISD runs 14 other schools. The district enrolls 7,711 students.
Kohfeldt Elementary School's enrollment is 59% Hispanic. Next come 18% Black, 15% White, and 7% multiracial. That compares with about 26% Hispanic among all Galveston County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Kohfeldt Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 59%.
The school employs the equivalent of 29.3 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.7:1. Elementary schools in Texas have a similar average ratio of 15.1:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Kohfeldt Elementary School is 88%. It compares with 57% for public schools in Galveston County.
Kohfeldt Elementary School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 37% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 36.0% for Kohfeldt Elementary School. The school posts 38.0%, 2.0 points above the prediction.
County data help place the school in context: in Galveston County, median household income is about $86,105, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Kohfeldt Elementary School is among the 95 public schools in Galveston County.
The school nearest to Kohfeldt Elementary School is Calvin Vincent Pre-K Head Start, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles of Kohfeldt Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 43.3%; Kohfeldt Elementary School's is 38.0%, ranking 5th of 7.
NCES describes the area around Kohfeldt Elementary School as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (437) and 2024-25 (429). There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.7:1) than in 2020-21 (12.1:1).
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Galveston County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
358,990
Census ACS
Median income
$86,105
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
62,767 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in TEXAS CITY ISD
- Texas City High SchoolHigh · 1,689 students
- Blocker Middle SchoolMiddle · 802 students
- Fry Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 769 students
- La Marque High SchoolHigh · 737 students
- Giles Middle SchoolMiddle · 553 students
- Manuel Guajardo Jr Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
Other schools in TEXAS CITY
- Texas City High SchoolHigh · 1,689 students
- Dickinson Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,060 students
- Blocker Middle SchoolMiddle · 802 students
- Fry Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 769 students
- Odyssey Academy - Texas CityElementary · 558 students
- Giles Middle SchoolMiddle · 553 students
Nearby schools
- Calvin Vincent Pre-K Head Start0.1 mi · 311
- Blocker Middle School0.2 mi · 802
- Texas City High School0.4 mi · 1,689
- Manuel Guajardo Jr Elementary School0.6 mi · 501
- Heights Elementary School0.8 mi · 412
- Woodrow Wilson DAEP1.2 mi · 75
Frequently asked questions
About Kohfeldt Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kohfeldt Elementary School?
Kohfeldt Elementary School enrolls approximately 429 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Kohfeldt Elementary School serve?
Kohfeldt Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Kohfeldt Elementary School?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Kohfeldt Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kohfeldt Elementary School?
At Kohfeldt Elementary School, the student body is approximately 15% White, 59% Hispanic, 18% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Kohfeldt Elementary School public or private?
Kohfeldt Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by TEXAS CITY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.