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Maude Mae Kirchner Elementary School

581 1ST ST, QUEMADO, TX 78877 · (830) 758-7045 · Maverick County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL108 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% 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.
  • BBeats 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

Enrollment
108
Elementary
DISTRICT 400 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
84 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K76%
Kindergarten109%
Grade 11514%
Grade 21413%
Grade 31514%
Grade 41817%
Grade 51413%
Grade 61514%

This year's kindergarten class (10) is 33% smaller than its 6th grade class (15).

Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
1110%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
9588%
DISTRICT 97% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Native American
22%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
5854%
Female
5046%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
61.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +36.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
57.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +49.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 36 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 49 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading22.0%39.0%23.0%16.0%
Mathematics22.0%35.0%19.0%24.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2661.0%57.0%
2024-2554.0%50.0%
2023-2445.0%44.0%
2022-2335.0%32.0%
2021-2241.0%30.0%
2020-2125.0%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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
44.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Maude Mae Kirchner Elementary School

Maude Mae Kirchner Elementary School's state test result (44.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Maude Mae Kirchner Elementary School this school10877.8%44.1%
Runge Elementary School
RUNGE
10281.4%18.3%
Somerset Academy Lone Star
SAN ANTONIO
9880.6%39.5%
Southwest Prep Northwest Elementary School
SAN ANTONIO
10181.2%24.7%
Petronila Elementary School
ROBSTOWN
11067.3%67.2%
Psja Alamo Building Blocks Academy
ALAMO
9487.2%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 Maude Mae Kirchner Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Maverick County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
44.1%#2,067 of 4,401#6 of 15
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
57.0%#1,133 of 4,466
▲ 464
#4 of 15
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
61.0%#1,341 of 4,466
▲ 659
#2 of 15
▲ 4
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+25.5pp#280 of 3,998#1 of 15
Enrollment
ranked largest first
108#4,819 of 4,938#19 of 19
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
77.8%#2,102 of 4,789#14 of 19
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 2024-25
Enrollment
108
0 (0%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 121
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 13.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25108912.1:178% (84)
2023-24119913.2:184% (100)
2022-231328.415.7:182% (108)
2020-21108813.5:191% (98)
2017-18100911.1:178% (78)
2015-16103911.4:185% (88)
2010-11113912.6:10% (0)
2000-01118913.1:171% (84)
1990-91121717.3:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maude Mae Kirchner Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 8% (100 to 108); teachers unchanged (9 to 9).

About Maude Mae Kirchner Elementary School

Maude Mae Kirchner Elementary School is an elementary school in QUEMADO, Texas, reachable at (830) 758-7045. The school covers pre-K through 6 and reported 108 students in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 519.

EAGLE PASS ISD is made up of 24 schools with 13,820 students in all.

Hispanic students are 88% of those enrolled at Maude Mae Kirchner Elementary School. The remaining shares are 10% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 22, compared with 70 nationally.

Maude Mae Kirchner Elementary School has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.1:1. 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 78%. That is in line with the 78% average for public schools in Maverick County.

Among Texas public elementary schools, Maude Mae Kirchner Elementary School outscored 63%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.

The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 44.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 40.5%.

In Maverick County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $49,568 a year, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 20% of people live in poverty. Counting Maude Mae Kirchner Elementary School, Maverick County has 24 public schools.

Pete Gallego Elementary School is about 14.5 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Maude Mae Kirchner Elementary School ranks 5th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 44.1% against a local average of 49.8%.

The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 108, starting from 108. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.5:1 to 12.1:1 over the same years.

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Maverick County at a glance

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Population
58,082
Census ACS
Median income
$49,568
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
20%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
13,820 students

Quick facts

School name
Maude Mae Kirchner Elementary School
District
EAGLE PASS ISD
Address
581 1ST ST, QUEMADO, TX 78877
Phone
(830) 758-7045
County
Maverick County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
108
Teachers (FTE)
9
Student–teacher ratio
12.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
84 (78%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
481773001543
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Maude Mae Kirchner Elementary School
How large is Maude Mae Kirchner Elementary School?
Maude Mae Kirchner Elementary School enrolls approximately 108 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Maude Mae Kirchner Elementary School serve?
Maude Mae Kirchner Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Maude Mae Kirchner Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Maude Mae Kirchner Elementary School is approximately 12.1:1 (9 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Maude Mae Kirchner Elementary School?
Maude Mae Kirchner Elementary School reports a student body of 10% White, 88% Hispanic.
Who oversees Maude Mae Kirchner Elementary School?
Maude Mae Kirchner Elementary School is overseen by EAGLE PASS ISD in Maverick County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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