MARTIN WALKER EL

As a compact elementary-level community in COPPERAS COVE, Texas, MARTIN WALKER EL serves 355 students from grades K through 5, overseen by COPPERAS COVE ISD. That puts it 32% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Within COPPERAS COVE ISD, which oversees 11 schools and 7,761 students, MARTIN WALKER EL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, MARTIN WALKER EL lists that 43% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 29% Hispanic, 12% Black, 11% multiracial, 3% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Coryell County as a whole is about 59% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, MARTIN WALKER EL has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting MARTIN WALKER EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, MARTIN WALKER EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.7%.

In the surrounding community, Coryell County reports that median household earnings sit near $71,301, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Coryell County's 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 14,561 students), MARTIN WALKER EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PRIORITY CHARTER SCHOOLS COPPERAS COVE, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MARTIN WALKER EL. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MARTIN WALKER EL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 44.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MARTIN WALKER EL has decreased 28%, going from 490 students in 2018 to 355 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.

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