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Enrollment
604
Elementary
DISTRICT 522 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KAUFMAN ISD·NCES 482520013727
Lucille Nash Elementary School
1002 S HOUSTON ST, KAUFMAN, TX 75142 · (972) 932-6415 · Kaufman County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL604 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% of Texas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
15.8:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
440 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 133 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 122 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 122 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 125 | 21% |
This year's 1st grade class (102) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (125).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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 KAUFMAN ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +7.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 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 up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 30.0% | 28.0% | 20.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 26.0% | 26.0% | 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 | 58.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 37.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.0% | 45.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
41.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Lucille Nash Elementary School
Lucille Nash Elementary School's state test result (41.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucille Nash Elementary School this school | 604 | 72.8% | 41.8% |
| Bill Hasse Elementary School ALVIN | 574 | 71.6% | 39.4% |
| Melba Passmore Elementary School ALVIN | 592 | 69.3% | 51.4% |
| Ikard Elementary School WEATHERFORD | 572 | 70.3% | 37.1% |
| John and Shamarion Barber Middle School DICKINSON | 614 | 74.9% | 39.3% |
| Bridgeport Elementary School BRIDGEPORT | 523 | 74.0% | N/A |
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 Lucille Nash Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Kaufman County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #2,357 of 4,401 | #14 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #2,519 of 4,466 ▲ 212 | #14 of 27 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,637 of 4,466 ▲ 1,484 | #6 of 27 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.0pp | #792 of 3,998 | #5 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 604 | #1,593 of 4,938 | #16 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #3,165 of 4,622 | #17 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.1% | #1,688 of 4,628 | #21 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.8% | #2,403 of 4,789 | #11 of 32 |
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
604
+100 (+20%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 604 | 38.1 | 15.8:1 | 73% (440) |
| 2023-24 | 636 | 38.5 | 16.5:1 | 66% (420) |
| 2022-23 | 579 | 36.2 | 16.0:1 | 68% (395) |
| 2020-21 | 504 | 33 | 15.3:1 | 70% (355) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lucille Nash Elementary School.
About Lucille Nash Elementary School
Lucille Nash Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in KAUFMAN, Texas. It serves 604 students in grades 1 through 5.
KAUFMAN ISD has a total of 7 schools and 4,356 students, Lucille Nash Elementary School among them.
At 54%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Lucille Nash Elementary School combined. It is also 37% White, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. Kaufman County's residents are about 27% Hispanic, 26 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at Lucille Nash Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 57%.
At Lucille Nash Elementary School, 38.1 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 15.8:1. That ratio is over the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 73% of enrollment. That is 14 points above the 59% average for public schools in Kaufman County.
allk12 grades Lucille Nash Elementary School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Lucille Nash Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 41.8% actual against 42.6% predicted.
Federal survey data for Kaufman County show that median household income is about $89,485, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Lucille Nash Elementary School is among the 65 public schools in Kaufman County.
The shortest distance from Lucille Nash Elementary School to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to J W Monday Elementary School. A five-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools. Lucille Nash Elementary School places 6th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Distant.
Lucille Nash Elementary School had 504 students in 2020-21 and 604 in 2024-25, a 20% increase.
The Lucille Nash Elementary School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Kaufman County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
172,604
Census ACS
Median income
$89,485
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
41,319 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KAUFMAN ISD
- Kaufman High SchoolHigh · 1,294 students
- Norman Junior High SchoolMiddle · 961 students
- J W Monday Elementary SchoolElementary · 513 students
- Helen Edward Early Childhood CenterElementary · 505 students
- J R Phillips Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Gary W Campbell High SchoolHigh · 13 students
Other schools in KAUFMAN
- Kaufman High SchoolHigh · 1,294 students
- Norman Junior High SchoolMiddle · 961 students
- J W Monday Elementary SchoolElementary · 513 students
- Helen Edward Early Childhood CenterElementary · 505 students
- J R Phillips Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Gary W Campbell High SchoolHigh · 13 students
Nearby schools
- J W Monday Elementary School0.5 mi · 513
- J R Phillips Elementary School0.7 mi · 466
- Kaufman High School1.1 mi · 1,294
- Helen Edward Early Childhood Center1.2 mi · 505
- Gary W Campbell High School1.2 mi · 13
- Norman Junior High School1.3 mi · 961
Frequently asked questions
About Lucille Nash Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Lucille Nash Elementary School?
Lucille Nash Elementary School enrolls approximately 604 students in grades 01-05.
What grades does Lucille Nash Elementary School serve?
Lucille Nash Elementary School serves grades 01-05.
How many students per teacher at Lucille Nash Elementary School?
Approximately 15.8:1 students per teacher at Lucille Nash Elementary School.
How diverse is Lucille Nash Elementary School?
Lucille Nash Elementary School reports a student body of 37% White, 54% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Lucille Nash Elementary School public or private?
Lucille Nash Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by KAUFMAN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.