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LUCILLE NASH EL
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Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 13 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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%.
About LUCILLE NASH EL
As a moderately sized primary school in KAUFMAN, Texas, LUCILLE NASH EL serves 604 students from grades 1 through 5, overseen by KAUFMAN ISD.
Across the 7 schools in KAUFMAN ISD (4,356 students total), LUCILLE NASH EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Looking at the student body, LUCILLE NASH EL records that 54% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 37% White, 5% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Kaufman County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the resource side, On paper, LUCILLE NASH EL has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.8:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 73% of students at LUCILLE NASH EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Kaufman County (around 59%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, LUCILLE NASH EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.1%; this one delivers 46.9%.
Around the school, Kaufman County reports that the typical household earns roughly $89,485 per year, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. LUCILLE NASH EL is one of 65 public schools in Kaufman County (combined enrollment of about 41,319 students).
Nearest neighbor: J W MONDAY EL, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around LUCILLE NASH EL. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LUCILLE NASH EL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 48.6%.
Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.
On allk12, members of the LUCILLE NASH EL community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Kaufman County at a glance
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