Enrollment
311
Elementary
DISTRICT 285 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MUENSTER ISD·NCES 483186003544
Muenster Elementary School
912 N WALNUT ST, MUENSTER, TX 76252 · (940) 759-2281 · Cooke County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL311 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of Texas public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
15.0:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
72 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 | 25 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 43 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 12% smaller than its 6th grade class (43).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Muenster Elementary School→Muenster High School
Based on grade levels within MUENSTER ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
68.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -4.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
70.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 33.0% | 35.0% | 16.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 34.0% | 36.0% | 21.0% | 9.0% |
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 | 68.0% | 70.0% |
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 65.0% |
% 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
66.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Muenster Elementary School
Muenster Elementary School's state test result (66.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muenster Elementary School this school | 311 | 23.2% | 66.0% |
| Crawford Elementary School CRAWFORD | 278 | 17.3% | 67.0% |
| Bullard Primary School BULLARD | 409 | 25.4% | N/A |
| Panhandle Elementary School PANHANDLE | 290 | 16.2% | 65.9% |
| Falls City Elementary School FALLS CITY | 258 | 19.4% | 77.8% |
| STEM Academy at Enis Elementary School DECATUR | 380 | 20.0% | 47.1% |
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 Muenster Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cooke County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #467 of 4,401 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #429 of 4,466 ▲ 94 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #842 of 4,466 ▼ 336 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 311 | #4,129 of 4,938 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #2,416 of 4,622 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.9% | #3,832 of 4,628 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.2% | #4,367 of 4,789 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.3% | #745 of 1,307 | N/A |
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
311
+17 (+6%) vs 2020
+119% since 1990-91, when it was 142
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 311 | 20.8 | 15.0:1 | 23% (72) |
| 2023-24 | 309 | 22 | 14.0:1 | 28% (87) |
| 2022-23 | 307 | 21.3 | 14.4:1 | 28% (86) |
| 2020-21 | 294 | 22 | 13.4:1 | 22% (66) |
| 2017-18 | 282 | 21 | 13.4:1 | 14% (39) |
| 2015-16 | 274 | 19 | 14.4:1 | 17% (46) |
| 2010-11 | 261 | 20 | 13.1:1 | 22% (58) |
| 2000-01 | 263 | 20 | 13.2:1 | 16% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 142 | 11 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Muenster Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (282 to 311); teachers down 1% (21 to 20.8).
About Muenster Elementary School
Muenster Elementary School, a small elementary school, is located in MUENSTER, Texas. Enrolled students number 311 students, in pre-K through 6. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students each.
A total of 2 schools make up MUENSTER ISD, with 570 students enrolled.
White students are the large majority at Muenster Elementary School, with 90% of enrollment. Other groups make up 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 77% of Cooke County residents are White. Muenster Elementary School has a diversity index of 18%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 15.0:1 comes from the school's 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Texas have a similar average ratio of 15.1:1. The lunch program counts 23% of students at Muenster Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 48% average for public schools in Cooke County is 25 points higher.
Muenster Elementary School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 85% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The model predicts 63.8% for a school in Texas with Muenster Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Muenster Elementary School posts 66.0%.
Census estimates describe Cooke County this way: median household income is about $73,932, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Cooke County number 20 and enroll about 6,986.
Nearest public school: Muenster High School, about 0.1 miles away. The ten-mile area around Muenster Elementary School holds 5 other public schools. Local comparison: Muenster Elementary School ranks 2nd of 9 nearby schools, at 66.0% versus a 49.2% average.
NCES assigns Muenster Elementary School the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment was 294 in 2020-21 and 311 in 2024-25, a rise of 17 students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.4:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.0:1.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Cooke County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,046
Census ACS
Median income
$73,932
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
6,986 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Muenster High School0.1 mi · 259
- Lindsay Elementary School8.5 mi · 268
- Lindsay High School8.5 mi · 239
- Saint Jo High School8.8 mi · 145
- Saint Jo Elementary School8.8 mi · 181
- Era School12.1 mi · 499
Frequently asked questions
About Muenster Elementary SchoolHow large is Muenster Elementary School?
Muenster Elementary School enrolls approximately 311 students in grades PK-06.
Is Muenster Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Muenster Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Muenster Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Muenster Elementary School is approximately 15.0:1 (21 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Muenster Elementary School?
Muenster Elementary School reports a student body of 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Muenster Elementary School in?
Muenster Elementary School is part of MUENSTER ISD.
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