MILDRED EL
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Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 41 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 30 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About MILDRED EL
Set in CORSICANA, Texas, MILDRED EL is a small elementary school, overseen by MILDRED ISD. It serves 385 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 26% leaner than typical.
Within MILDRED ISD, which oversees 2 schools and 838 students, MILDRED EL is one campus in the system.
On demographics, MILDRED EL reports that 66% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.
On the income-and-resources front, MILDRED EL reports 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.0:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Navarro County's rate of about 71%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MILDRED EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 52.9%, the actual is 50.8%, a residual of -2.1 points.
In the surrounding community, Navarro County reports that median household income runs about $63,111, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Navarro County runs 25 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,681 students), of which MILDRED EL is one.
The closest other public school is MILDRED H S, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, MILDRED EL comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 34.7%.
MILDRED EL operates from a countryside location.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 23%: 312 students in 2018 compared to 385 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 78% to 66% across the same window.
Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Navarro County at a glance
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