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Martin Elementary School
- A-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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 6 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 116 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 41% smaller than its 5th grade class (116).
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 35 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 31 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 43.0% | 25.0% | 17.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 33.0% | 31.0% | 20.0% | 16.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 68.0% | 64.0% |
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 67.0% |
| 2021-22 | 60.0% | 60.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 33.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 60% 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%.
Schools most like Martin Elementary School
Martin Elementary School's state test result (59.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Elementary School this school | 547 | 30.0% | 59.8% |
| Sparta Elementary School BELTON | 549 | 29.5% | 51.0% |
| Peaster Elementary School WEATHERFORD | 525 | 32.4% | 50.3% |
| Legacy Elementary School GODLEY | 502 | 30.9% | 46.4% |
| Bear Branch Elementary School MAGNOLIA | 489 | 29.4% | 73.5% |
| Austin Elementary School WEATHERFORD | 547 | 34.6% | 52.9% |
Where Martin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Parker County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #774 of 4,401 | #9 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #735 of 4,466 ▲ 169 | #9 of 24 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #855 of 4,466 ▼ 31 | #9 of 24 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 547 | #2,074 of 4,938 | #9 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #933 of 4,622 | #2 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.5% | #2,681 of 4,628 | #13 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.0% | #4,217 of 4,789 | #16 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.8% | #2,144 of 2,838 | #7 of 11 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 547 | 41.5 | 13.2:1 | 30% (164) |
| 2023-24 | 532 | 39.5 | 13.5:1 | 33% (174) |
| 2022-23 | 497 | 39 | 12.8:1 | 26% (128) |
| 2020-21 | 555 | 38 | 14.6:1 | 22% (124) |
| 2017-18 | 600 | 36 | 16.7:1 | 20% (120) |
| 2015-16 | 628 | 37 | 17.0:1 | 18% (112) |
| 2010-11 | 522 | 34 | 15.3:1 | 18% (94) |
| 2000-01 | 567 | 31 | 18.3:1 | 12% (66) |
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (600 to 547); teachers up 15% (36 to 41.5).
About Martin Elementary School
As a mid-sized elementary school, Martin Elementary School serves students in WEATHERFORD, Texas. Federal data show 547 students enrolled in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
WEATHERFORD ISD counts 12 schools and 8,023 students, including Martin Elementary School.
Federal enrollment data show Martin Elementary School is 70% White. Other groups include 21% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 83% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 47%.
Martin Elementary School has 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.2:1. Elementary schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 30%. Public schools in Parker County average a similar 33%.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Martin Elementary School outscored 74%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Martin Elementary School scores 59.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 60.9%.
In the surrounding county, Parker County, the median household earns about $104,443 a year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Parker County has 51 public schools with about 28,354 students, including Martin Elementary School.
Tison Middle School is the nearest public school to Martin Elementary School, about 1.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 59.8% is above the 45.5% average for nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Martin Elementary School as Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 555 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 547. Students per teacher dropped from 14.6 in 2020-21 to 13.2 in 2024-25.
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