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McQueeney Elementary School

8860 F M 725, MCQUEENEY, TX 78123 · (830) 401-8738 · Guadalupe County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL324 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of Texas public elementary schools
  • C+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.
  • DThree-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
324
Elementary
DISTRICT 446 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
238 students
DISTRICT 71% · 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
Kindergarten5116%
Grade 15417%
Grade 25116%
Grade 35316%
Grade 44915%
Grade 56620%

This year's kindergarten class (51) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (66).

Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
7523%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
20563%
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
268%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
155%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
18356%
Female
14144%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
48.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +31.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
51.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +51.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 51 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading18.0%30.0%24.0%28.0%
Mathematics21.0%30.0%19.0%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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2648.0%51.0%
2024-2545.0%41.0%
2023-2446.0%41.0%
2022-2350.0%67.0%
2020-2117.0%0.0%
% 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
40.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 →

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SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
McQueeney Elementary School this school32473.5%40.5%
Th Johnson Elementary School
TAYLOR
35173.2%N/A
Belaire Elementary School
SAN ANGELO
34274.3%18.1%
Venus Primary School
VENUS
39773.8%N/A
J C French Elementary School
CUERO
31969.9%N/A
Williams Elementary School
LUBBOCK
29677.7%40.7%
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 McQueeney Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Guadalupe County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
40.5%#2,535 of 4,401#12 of 21
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
51.0%#1,698 of 4,466
▲ 930
#4 of 22
▲ 7
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
48.0%#2,803 of 4,466
▲ 249
#16 of 22
▲ 3
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-9.0pp#413 of 3,998#3 of 18
Enrollment
ranked largest first
324#4,051 of 4,938#24 of 24
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.6:1#1,219 of 4,622#4 of 24
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
53.7%#2,073 of 4,628#15 of 24
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
73.5%#2,360 of 4,789#5 of 24
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-4.4%#2,506 of 2,838#12 of 13
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
324
+8 (+3%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 587
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 15.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2532423.813.6:173% (238)
2023-2431120.715.0:176% (236)
2022-233142413.1:184% (263)
2020-213162115.1:178% (247)
2017-1833923.914.2:184% (285)
2015-163732415.5:173% (271)
2010-114462915.4:173% (327)
2000-014943514.1:171% (350)
1990-915873317.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McQueeney Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 4% (339 to 324); teachers unchanged (23.9 to 23.8).

About McQueeney Elementary School

McQueeney Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in MCQUEENEY, Texas, one of the schools in SEGUIN ISD. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 324 students. The school's enrollment is 38% smaller than the 519 average for elementary schools in Texas.

McQueeney Elementary School belongs to SEGUIN ISD, a district of 14 schools and 7,290 students.

A majority of students at McQueeney Elementary School, 63%, are Hispanic. Next come 23% White, 8% Black, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 39% Hispanic. McQueeney Elementary School has a diversity index of 54%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.

The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.6:1, with 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 15.1:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at McQueeney Elementary School is 73%. On average, public schools in Guadalupe County report 45%.

allk12 grades McQueeney Elementary School a C+. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

On a poverty-adjusted basis, McQueeney Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 40.5% actual against 42.3% predicted.

Across Guadalupe County, median household income is about $92,375, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The public schools of Guadalupe County number 49 and enroll about 30,977.

The closest public school to McQueeney Elementary School is Briesemeister Middle School, about 3.3 miles away. Within five miles of McQueeney Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 5 nearby schools with scores, McQueeney Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.

NCES assigns McQueeney Elementary School the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.

The number of students climbed from 316 to 324 over 4 years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 13.6:1, from 15.1:1.

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Guadalupe County at a glance

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Population
183,642
Census ACS
Median income
$92,375
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
30,977 students

Quick facts

School name
McQueeney Elementary School
District
SEGUIN ISD
Address
8860 F M 725, MCQUEENEY, TX 78123
Phone
(830) 401-8738
County
Guadalupe County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
324
Teachers (FTE)
24
Student–teacher ratio
13.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
238 (73%)
Locale
41-Rural: Fringe
NCES ID
483969004509
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About McQueeney Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at McQueeney Elementary School?
McQueeney Elementary School enrolls approximately 324 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does McQueeney Elementary School serve?
McQueeney Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at McQueeney Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at McQueeney Elementary School is approximately 13.6:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at McQueeney Elementary School?
At McQueeney Elementary School, the student body is approximately 23% White, 63% Hispanic, 8% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is McQueeney Elementary School in?
McQueeney Elementary School is part of SEGUIN ISD.
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