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Enrollment
535
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAXAHACHIE ISD·NCES 484473013161
Marvin Biomedical Academy
110 BROWN ST, WAXAHACHIE, TX 75165 · (972) 923-4670 · Ellis County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL535 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% 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.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
15.7:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
364 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 48 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
39.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +29.0pp since 2022
Mathematics
30.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 13.0% | 26.0% | 27.0% | 34.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 17.0% | 20.0% | 50.0% |
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 | 39.0% | 30.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 36.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 10.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
36.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Marvin Biomedical Academy
Marvin Biomedical Academy's state test result (36.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marvin Biomedical Academy this school | 535 | 68.0% | 36.4% |
| Sam Houston Elementary School MARSHALL | 536 | 66.6% | 66.5% |
| Brenham Elementary School BRENHAM | 512 | 65.4% | 47.2% |
| Manuel Guajardo Jr Elementary School TEXAS CITY | 501 | 69.7% | 40.8% |
| Hughes Road Elementary School DICKINSON | 585 | 66.3% | 40.0% |
| Northside Elementary School WAXAHACHIE | 480 | 65.2% | 35.8% |
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 Marvin Biomedical Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Ellis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #3,019 of 4,401 | #28 of 36 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #3,953 of 4,466 ▼ 738 | #35 of 36 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #3,800 of 4,466 ▼ 260 | #34 of 36 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +19.5pp | #550 of 3,998 | #6 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 535 | #2,181 of 4,938 | #14 of 42 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #3,090 of 4,622 | #28 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.8% | #729 of 4,628 | #5 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.0% | #2,668 of 4,789 | #12 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +39.3% | #165 of 1,307 | #5 of 20 |
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
535
+269 (+101%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 535 | 34 | 15.7:1 | 68% (364) |
| 2023-24 | 491 | 33.5 | 14.7:1 | 72% (354) |
| 2022-23 | 456 | 33.5 | 13.6:1 | 75% (342) |
| 2020-21 | 266 | 26 | 10.2:1 | 73% (195) |
| 2017-18 | 384 | 30.2 | 12.7:1 | 67% (257) |
| 2015-16 | 465 | 32 | 14.5:1 | 71% (330) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marvin Biomedical Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 39% (384 to 535); teachers up 13% (30.2 to 34).
About Marvin Biomedical Academy
Marvin Biomedical Academy serves students in WAXAHACHIE, Texas, as a mid-sized elementary school. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 535 students.
WAXAHACHIE ISD includes 18 schools. Together they enroll 11,196 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Marvin Biomedical Academy is Hispanic, with 42% of students. Enrollment also includes 30% White, 23% Black, and 5% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 14 points above the 28% share among Ellis County residents. The diversity index for Marvin Biomedical Academy is 68%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.7:1. That is in line with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Roughly 68% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Ellis County average 51%.
On the allk12 Grade, Marvin Biomedical Academy lands at C, ahead of 31% of Texas public elementary schools.
A school with Marvin Biomedical Academy's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 44.6%. Marvin Biomedical Academy scores 36.4%, 8.2 points below that line.
American Community Survey estimates for Ellis County show that median household income comes to about $99,595, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ellis County counts 83 public schools with about 46,344 students.
Marvin Biomedical Academy's nearest public school is Northside Elementary School (about 0.7 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Marvin Biomedical Academy. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Marvin Biomedical Academy is 5th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 266 students at Marvin Biomedical Academy; in 2024-25, 535. The grades served may not have been the same in both years. The ratio of students to teachers went from 10.2:1 to 15.7:1 over the same years.
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Ellis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
213,160
Census ACS
Median income
$99,595
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
46,344 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WAXAHACHIE ISD
- Waxahachie High SchoolHigh · 3,056 students
- Howard Junior High SchoolMiddle · 918 students
- Finley Junior High SchoolMiddle · 839 students
- Coleman Junior High SchoolMiddle · 775 students
- Wedgeworth Elementary SchoolElementary · 594 students
- Simpson Elementary SchoolElementary · 592 students
Other schools in WAXAHACHIE
- Waxahachie High SchoolHigh · 3,056 students
- Life H S WaxahachieHigh · 1,114 students
- Howard Junior High SchoolMiddle · 918 students
- Finley Junior High SchoolMiddle · 839 students
- Coleman Junior High SchoolMiddle · 775 students
- Wedgeworth Elementary SchoolElementary · 594 students
Nearby schools
- Northside Elementary School0.7 mi · 480
- Turner Prekindergarten Academy1.0 mi · 256
- Waxahachie Global High School1.3 mi · 369
- Coleman Junior High School1.5 mi · 775
- Waxahachie H S of Choice1.5 mi · 56
- Dunaway Elementary School1.6 mi · 525
Frequently asked questions
About Marvin Biomedical AcademyHow large is Marvin Biomedical Academy?
Marvin Biomedical Academy enrolls approximately 535 students in grades PK-05.
Is Marvin Biomedical Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Marvin Biomedical Academy is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Marvin Biomedical Academy have?
Marvin Biomedical Academy employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Marvin Biomedical Academy?
At Marvin Biomedical Academy, the student body is approximately 30% White, 42% Hispanic, 23% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Marvin Biomedical Academy?
Marvin Biomedical Academy is overseen by WAXAHACHIE ISD in Ellis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.