Enrollment
170
Elementary
DISTRICT 147 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOULTON ISD·NCES 483156003527
MOULTON EL
500 N PECAN, MOULTON, TX 77975 · (361) 596-4605 · Lavaca County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL170 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
91 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
MOULTON EL→MOULTON H S
Based on grade levels within MOULTON ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
59.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +41.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
58.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +13.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 58 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 13 points.
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
54.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
170
+16 (+10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 10.3:1
% White
52%
was 49%
% Hispanic
45%
was 47%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About MOULTON EL
Located at 500 N PECAN, in MOULTON, Texas, MOULTON EL is a rural-scale K-5 school that instructs 170 students (grades pre-K through 6), one of the schools within MOULTON ISD. That puts it 67% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.
MOULTON ISD runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 293 students. MOULTON EL is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, MOULTON EL reports that 52% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 45% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Lavaca County as a whole is about 74% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is higher than Lavaca County's rate of about 35%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MOULTON EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.5%, the actual is 54.8%, a residual of +4.3 points.
Across the wider county, Lavaca County reports that median household earnings sit near $63,240, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MOULTON EL is one of 12 public schools in Lavaca County (combined enrollment of about 2,547 students).
The closest other public school is MOULTON H S, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, MOULTON EL comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 59.3%.
The campus sits in a low-density setting.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MOULTON EL has ticked up 10%, going from 154 students in 2018 to 170 in 2025.
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Lavaca County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,552
Census ACS
Median income
$63,240
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
2,547 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MOULTON ISD
- MOULTON H SHigh · 123 students
- G O A L S PROGRAMElementary
Nearby schools
- MOULTON H S0.1 mi · 123
- FLATONIA SECONDARY7.6 mi · 327
- FLATONIA EL7.6 mi · 349
- SHINER H S9.4 mi · 311
- SHINER EL9.4 mi · 410
- WAELDER SCHOOL12.3 mi · 302
Frequently asked questions
About MOULTON ELHow large is MOULTON EL?
MOULTON EL enrolls approximately 170 students in grades PK-06.
Is MOULTON EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
MOULTON EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MOULTON EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MOULTON EL is approximately 11.0:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at MOULTON EL?
Student demographics at MOULTON EL are roughly 52% White, 45% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees MOULTON EL?
MOULTON EL is overseen by MOULTON ISD in Lavaca County.
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