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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at LAURA B NEGLEY EL this year?
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Enrollment
845
Elementary
DISTRICT 713 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAYS CISD·NCES 480001010806
Laura B Negley Elementary School
5940 MCNAUGHTON, KYLE, TX 78640 · (512) 268-8501 · Hays County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL845 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% 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.
- CBeats 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
15.3:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
244 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 43 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 136 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 116 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 127 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 134 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 140 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 149 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (136) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (149).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
66.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -9.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
45.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -5.0pp since 2021
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 down about 9 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 36.0% | 30.0% | 19.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 25.0% | 24.0% | 31.0% |
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 | 67.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 58.0% |
| 2022-23 | 82.0% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 75.0% | 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
55.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Laura B Negley Elementary School
Laura B Negley Elementary School's state test result (55.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura B Negley Elementary School this school | 845 | 28.9% | 55.9% |
| Cambridge Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 806 | 27.9% | 61.0% |
| Mh Specht Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 718 | 26.3% | 62.5% |
| Oak Creek Elementary School NEW BRAUNFELS | 855 | 34.6% | 61.0% |
| Barbers Hill El South MONT BELVIEU | 891 | 34.8% | 71.8% |
| Louine Noble Elementary School LIBERTY HILL | 740 | 28.4% | 55.2% |
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 Laura B Negley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hays County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #1,001 of 4,401 | #11 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #2,225 of 4,466 ▼ 165 | #19 of 31 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #915 of 4,466 ▼ 41 | #12 of 31 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.5pp | #772 of 3,998 | #2 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 845 | #311 of 4,938 | #6 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #2,692 of 4,622 | #24 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.6% | #1,444 of 4,628 | #3 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.9% | #4,249 of 4,789 | #23 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.9% | #765 of 1,307 | #7 of 9 |
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
845
+16 (+2%) vs 2020
+8% since 2010-11, when it was 786
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 845 | 55.3 | 15.3:1 | 29% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 1,016 | 66.3 | 15.3:1 | 26% (268) |
| 2022-23 | 1,007 | 67 | 15.0:1 | 29% (293) |
| 2020-21 | 829 | 58 | 14.3:1 | 26% (215) |
| 2017-18 | 769 | 51.1 | 15.0:1 | 21% (165) |
| 2015-16 | 759 | 48 | 15.8:1 | 19% (147) |
| 2010-11 | 786 | 52 | 15.1:1 | 19% (147) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Laura B Negley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (769 to 845); teachers up 8% (51.1 to 55.3).
About Laura B Negley Elementary School
Laura B Negley Elementary School runs as a high-enrollment elementary school in KYLE, Texas. It reports enrollment of 845 students in pre-K through 5. The school is 63% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Texas.
The 27 schools of HAYS CISD, including Laura B Negley Elementary School, enroll 24,330 students.
The largest group at Laura B Negley Elementary School is White students, at 45%. After that, the student body is 44% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Hays County is about 61% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 60%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.3:1. The school has 55.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is close to this figure. In all, 29% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 46% average for public schools in Hays County is 17 points.
On the allk12 Grade, Laura B Negley Elementary School lands at B-, ahead of 52% of Texas public elementary schools.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Laura B Negley Elementary School's results are 5.5 points below predicted: 55.9% against 61.4%.
Looking at the county, Hays County, median household income comes to about $89,097, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The county's public schools total 63, with about 46,946 students.
Among nearby public schools, R C Barton Middle School is closest at about 1.2 miles. Laura B Negley Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 55.9% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 8 nearby schools.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 845, starting from 829.
Laura B Negley Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Hays County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
268,638
Census ACS
Median income
$89,097
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
63
46,946 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HAYS CISD
- Moe and Gene Johnson High SchoolHigh · 2,870 students
- Jack C Hays High SchoolHigh · 2,304 students
- Lehman High SchoolHigh · 2,128 students
- Dr T C McCormick Jr Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,198 students
- Camino Real Elementary SchoolElementary · 962 students
- Uhland Elementary SchoolElementary · 919 students
Other schools in KYLE
- Lehman High SchoolHigh · 2,128 students
- Valor KyleCombined · 907 students
- D J Red Simon Middle SchoolMiddle · 898 students
- Laura B Wallace Middle SchoolMiddle · 831 students
- Tobias Elementary SchoolElementary · 736 students
- Susie Fuentes Elementary SchoolElementary · 726 students
Nearby schools
- R C Barton Middle School1.2 mi · 909
- Live Oak Academy1.4 mi · 184
- Kyle Elementary School1.4 mi · 633
- Laura B Wallace Middle School1.4 mi · 831
- Jack C Hays High School1.5 mi · 2,304
- Susie Fuentes Elementary School1.5 mi · 726
Frequently asked questions
About Laura B Negley Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Laura B Negley Elementary School?
Laura B Negley Elementary School enrolls approximately 845 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Laura B Negley Elementary School serve?
Laura B Negley Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Laura B Negley Elementary School have?
Laura B Negley Elementary School employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
How diverse is Laura B Negley Elementary School?
Laura B Negley Elementary School reports a student body of 45% White, 44% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Laura B Negley Elementary School?
Laura B Negley Elementary School is overseen by HAYS CISD in Hays County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.