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Enrollment
397
Elementary
DISTRICT 557 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BURLESON ISD·NCES 481218000717
Mound Elementary School
205 S W THOMAS ST, BURLESON, TX 76028 · (817) 245-3100 · Johnson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL397 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
207 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 35 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
61.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
64.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +44.0pp 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 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 44 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 35.0% | 26.0% | 20.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 29.0% | 35.0% | 18.0% | 18.0% |
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 | 61.0% | 64.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 61.0% |
| 2021-22 | 80.0% | 80.0% |
| 2020-21 | 40.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
56.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% 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 Mound Elementary School
Mound Elementary School's state test result (56.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mound Elementary School this school | 397 | 52.1% | 56.3% |
| Crockett Elementary School WEATHERFORD | 440 | 53.4% | 33.2% |
| Foster Elementary School RIESEL | 355 | 49.6% | 66.9% |
| Tom Bean Elementary School TOM BEAN | 358 | 53.9% | 40.3% |
| Mildred Elementary School CORSICANA | 385 | 48.1% | 47.5% |
| Walnut Creek Elementary School AZLE | 389 | 48.3% | 50.2% |
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 Mound Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.3% | #977 of 4,401 | #10 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #688 of 4,466 ▲ 513 | #4 of 33 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #1,327 of 4,466 ▲ 154 | #11 of 33 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 397 | #3,501 of 4,938 | #26 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #553 of 4,622 | #3 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.9% | #2,426 of 4,628 | #25 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.1% | #3,492 of 4,789 | #19 of 34 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #2,563 of 2,838 | #17 of 21 |
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
397
-31 (-7%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 692
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 397 | 31.7 | 12.5:1 | 52% (207) |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 34.2 | 13.4:1 | 54% (249) |
| 2022-23 | 452 | 32.2 | 14.1:1 | 57% (257) |
| 2020-21 | 428 | 31 | 13.8:1 | 41% (174) |
| 2017-18 | 412 | 29.8 | 13.8:1 | 47% (192) |
| 2015-16 | 429 | 29 | 14.8:1 | 58% (247) |
| 2010-11 | 422 | 28 | 15.1:1 | 56% (236) |
| 2000-01 | 506 | 34 | 14.9:1 | 31% (156) |
| 1990-91 | 692 | 32 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mound Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (412 to 397); teachers up 6% (29.8 to 31.7).
About Mound Elementary School
Mound Elementary School is a public elementary school run by BURLESON ISD in BURLESON, Texas. The school enrolls 397 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Texas is about 519, so this school runs 24% smaller than that.
District-wide, BURLESON ISD has 18 schools and 12,759 students.
By race and ethnicity, Mound Elementary School is 67% White. It is also 22% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 5% Black. By the diversity index, Mound Elementary School comes in at 50%.
The school reports 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 12.5 students per teacher. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is higher than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 52%. Across public schools in Johnson County, the average is about the same, 51%.
Mound Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 56.3%, compared with a predicted 51.4%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
According to the American Community Survey, in Johnson County, median household income is about $84,859, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Mound Elementary School is one of 77 public schools in Johnson County, which together enroll about 39,004 students.
The school nearest to Mound Elementary School is Hughes Middle School, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Within five miles of Mound Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 56.7%; Mound Elementary School's is 56.3%, ranking 5th of 8.
For locale, NCES codes Mound Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 7%, from 428 to 397. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.8:1 to 12.5:1 over the same years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Mound Elementary School covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Johnson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
195,597
Census ACS
Median income
$84,859
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
39,004 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BURLESON ISD
- Burleson Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,061 students
- Burleson High SchoolHigh · 1,791 students
- Nick Kerr Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,218 students
- Hughes Middle SchoolMiddle · 965 students
- Ann Brock El at Oak GroveElementary · 683 students
- Academy at Nola DunnElementary · 668 students
Other schools in BURLESON
- Burleson Centennial High SchoolHigh · 2,061 students
- Burleson High SchoolHigh · 1,791 students
- Nick Kerr Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,218 students
- Hughes Middle SchoolMiddle · 965 students
- North Joshua Elementary SchoolElementary · 733 students
- Academy at Nola DunnElementary · 668 students
Other Mound Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Mound Elementary. Mound Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Mound ElementaryVentura, CA · 490 students
- Mound Elementary SchoolCleveland, OH · 318 students
Nearby schools
- Hughes Middle School0.2 mi · 965
- Game Development Design School at Burleson ISD0.4 mi · 323
- Burleson Collegiate High School0.6 mi · 151
- Academy at Nola Dunn0.9 mi · 668
- Jack Taylor Elementary School1.0 mi · 536
- Steam Middle School1.0 mi · 595
Frequently asked questions
About Mound Elementary SchoolHow large is Mound Elementary School?
Mound Elementary School enrolls approximately 397 students in grades PK-05.
Is Mound Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mound Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Mound Elementary School?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at Mound Elementary School.
How diverse is Mound Elementary School?
Mound Elementary School reports a student body of 67% White, 22% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Mound Elementary School in?
Mound Elementary School is part of BURLESON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.