Enrollment
170
Elementary
DISTRICT 147 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOULTON ISD·NCES 483156003527
Moulton Elementary School
500 N PECAN, MOULTON, TX 77975 · (361) 596-4605 · Lavaca County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL170 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% 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.
- 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.
- BThree-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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 26 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 24 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 8% smaller than its 6th grade class (24).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Moulton Elementary School→Moulton High School
Based on grade levels within MOULTON ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
54.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +36.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -8.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 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 down about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 28.0% | 26.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 21.0% | 35.0% | 28.0% |
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 | 54.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 58.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 30.0% | 40.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 45.0% |
% 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
50.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% 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 →
Schools most like Moulton Elementary School
Moulton Elementary School's state test result (50.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moulton Elementary School this school | 170 | 53.5% | 50.6% |
| Baker Elementary School CANADIAN | 153 | 51.6% | 55.3% |
| Leon Heights Elementary School BELTON | 184 | 58.2% | 50.3% |
| Edna Intermediate School EDNA | 202 | 55.4% | 42.6% |
| Bruceville-Eddy Intermediate School EDDY | 126 | 52.4% | 28.2% |
| Kress Elementary School KRESS | 135 | 51.9% | 29.3% |
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 Moulton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #1,374 of 4,401 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #3,258 of 4,466 ▼ 1,414 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #2,069 of 4,466 ▼ 238 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.5pp | #1,542 of 3,998 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 170 | #4,698 of 4,938 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.5% | #3,431 of 4,789 |
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
170
+17 (+11%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 176
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 170 | 15.4 | 11.0:1 | 54% (91) |
| 2023-24 | 165 | 15 | 11.0:1 | 51% (84) |
| 2022-23 | 166 | 13.9 | 11.9:1 | 61% (102) |
| 2020-21 | 153 | 14 | 10.9:1 | 44% (68) |
| 2017-18 | 154 | 14.9 | 10.3:1 | 60% (92) |
| 2015-16 | 178 | 14 | 12.7:1 | 58% (104) |
| 2010-11 | 184 | 14 | 13.1:1 | 59% (109) |
| 2000-01 | 171 | 16 | 10.7:1 | 58% (99) |
| 1990-91 | 176 | 12 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Moulton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (154 to 170); teachers up 3% (14.9 to 15.4).
About Moulton Elementary School
Moulton Elementary School is a small elementary school in Texas, located in MOULTON. The school's enrollment of 170 students covers pre-K through 6. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students each.
Moulton Elementary School is run by MOULTON ISD, whose 2 schools enroll 293 students.
A majority of students at Moulton Elementary School, 52%, are White. Next come 45% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. By comparison, Lavaca County residents are about 74% White. Moulton Elementary School has a diversity index of 53%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Moulton Elementary School employs 15.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 11.0:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, higher than at this school. Moulton Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 54%. The 35% average for public schools in Lavaca County is 19 points lower.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Moulton Elementary School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 50.8%. Moulton Elementary School scores 50.6%.
Within Lavaca County, median household income is about $63,240, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Lavaca County number 12 and enroll about 2,547.
The nearest public school is Moulton High School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Moulton Elementary School has 5 other public schools within ten miles. The nearest schools with test data average 59.5%, higher than Moulton Elementary School's 50.6%.
Moulton Elementary School is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Moulton Elementary School went from 153 students to 170.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 High SchoolHigh · 123 students
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Other Moulton Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Moulton Elementary. Moulton Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 6.
- Moulton Elementary SchoolMoulton, AL · 695 students
- Moulton ElementaryLaguna Niguel, CA · 538 students
- Moulton Elementary SchoolDes Moines, IA · 465 students
- Moulton Elementary SchoolShelbyville, IL · 455 students
- Moulton Elementary SchoolMoulton, IA · 103 students
Nearby schools
- Moulton High School0.1 mi · 123
- Flatonia Secondary7.6 mi · 327
- Flatonia Elementary School7.6 mi · 349
- Shiner Elementary School9.4 mi · 410
- Shiner High School9.4 mi · 311
- Waelder School12.3 mi · 302
Frequently asked questions
About Moulton Elementary SchoolHow large is Moulton Elementary School?
Moulton Elementary School enrolls approximately 170 students in grades PK-06.
Is Moulton Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Moulton Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Moulton Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Moulton Elementary School is approximately 11.0:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Moulton Elementary School?
Student demographics at Moulton Elementary School are roughly 52% White, 45% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Moulton Elementary School?
Moulton Elementary School is overseen by MOULTON ISD in Lavaca County.
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