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How has MARBLE FALLS EL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
569
Elementary
DISTRICT 494 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARBLE FALLS ISD·NCES 482901003273
Marble Falls Elementary School
901 AVE U, MARBLE FALLS, TX 78654 · (830) 693-2385 · Burnet County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL569 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of Texas public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- 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
14.4:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
395 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 113 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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 MARBLE FALLS ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
46.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +38.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +30.0pp 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 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 38 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 30 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 26.0% | 30.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 24.0% | 32.0% | 30.0% |
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% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 13.0% | 13.0% |
| 2021-22 | 18.0% | 9.0% |
| 2020-21 | 8.0% | 8.0% |
% 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
36.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Marble Falls Elementary School
Marble Falls Elementary School's state test result (36.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marble Falls Elementary School this school | 569 | 69.4% | 36.8% |
| Ikard Elementary School WEATHERFORD | 572 | 70.3% | 37.1% |
| Ingram Elementary School INGRAM | 642 | 69.0% | 59.5% |
| Fulton Elementary School FULTON | 619 | 65.9% | 29.3% |
| Seguin Elementary School WEATHERFORD | 528 | 66.3% | 39.9% |
| Melba Passmore Elementary School ALVIN | 592 | 69.3% | 51.4% |
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 Marble Falls Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Burnet County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.8% | #2,975 of 4,401 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,125 of 4,466 ▼ 152 | #3 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #3,044 of 4,466 ▼ 201 | #4 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +29.0pp | #179 of 3,998 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 569 | #1,871 of 4,938 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,901 of 4,622 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.2% | #1,677 of 4,628 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.4% | #2,597 of 4,789 | #2 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.9% | #2,544 of 2,838 | N/A |
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
569
-2 (0%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 548
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 569 | 39.5 | 14.4:1 | 69% (395) |
| 2023-24 | 555 | 38 | 14.6:1 | 71% (395) |
| 2022-23 | 570 | 39 | 14.6:1 | 71% (402) |
| 2020-21 | 571 | 41 | 13.9:1 | 72% (409) |
| 2017-18 | 592 | 38.7 | 15.3:1 | 67% (397) |
| 2015-16 | 582 | 37 | 15.7:1 | 62% (361) |
| 2010-11 | 565 | 36 | 15.7:1 | 55% (312) |
| 2000-01 | 547 | 41 | 13.3:1 | 37% (204) |
| 1990-91 | 548 | 52 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marble Falls Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (592 to 569); teachers up 2% (38.7 to 39.5).
About Marble Falls Elementary School
Marble Falls Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in MARBLE FALLS, Texas. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 569 students on the rolls.
MARBLE FALLS ISD has 4,001 students spread across 7 schools.
White students make up 46% of enrollment at Marble Falls Elementary School, the largest share of any group. The next largest groups are 46% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Black, and 2% Asian. In Burnet County overall, about 79% of residents are White. A diversity index of 57% means there is a 57% chance two randomly chosen students at Marble Falls Elementary School are from different groups.
Staffing at Marble Falls Elementary School comes to 39.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.4:1. It is about the same as the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. On the income side, 69% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Marble Falls Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 36% of Texas public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Marble Falls Elementary School is 7.2 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
Census data for Burnet County show the median household earns about $78,732 a year, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting Marble Falls Elementary School, Burnet County has 13 public schools.
A public school about 0.4 miles away, Marble Falls Middle School, is the closest to Marble Falls Elementary School. In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of Marble Falls Elementary School. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Marble Falls Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant).
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 571 to 569.
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Burnet County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
52,652
Census ACS
Median income
$78,732
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
7,210 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MARBLE FALLS ISD
- Marble Falls High SchoolHigh · 1,129 students
- Marble Falls Middle SchoolMiddle · 852 students
- Colt Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- Highland Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · 524 students
- Spicewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 310 students
- Falls Career High SchoolHigh · 45 students
Other schools in MARBLE FALLS
- Marble Falls High SchoolHigh · 1,129 students
- Marble Falls Middle SchoolMiddle · 852 students
- Colt Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- Falls Career High SchoolHigh · 45 students
Nearby schools
- Marble Falls Middle School0.4 mi · 852
- Falls Career High School1.0 mi · 45
- Marble Falls High School2.0 mi · 1,129
- Colt Elementary School2.8 mi · 572
- Highland Lakes Elementary School5.3 mi · 524
- Packsaddle Elementary School10.6 mi · 630
Frequently asked questions
About Marble Falls Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Marble Falls Elementary School?
Marble Falls Elementary School enrolls approximately 569 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Marble Falls Elementary School serve?
Marble Falls Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Marble Falls Elementary School have?
Marble Falls Elementary School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Marble Falls Elementary School?
At Marble Falls Elementary School, the student body is approximately 46% White, 46% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Marble Falls Elementary School in?
Marble Falls Elementary School is part of MARBLE FALLS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.