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How has NIMITZ EL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
520
Elementary
DISTRICT 439 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KERRVILLE ISD·NCES 482559002852
Nimitz Elementary School
100 VALLEY VIEW, KERRVILLE, TX 78028 · (830) 257-2209 · Kerr County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL520 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% 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.
- A-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
15.7:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
362 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Based on grade levels within KERRVILLE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
66.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
56.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +29.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 29 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 32.0% | 34.0% | 21.0% | 13.0% |
| Mathematics | 21.0% | 35.0% | 28.0% | 16.0% |
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 | 66.0% | 56.0% |
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 49.0% | 53.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 43.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
52.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Nimitz Elementary School
Nimitz Elementary School's state test result (52.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nimitz Elementary School this school | 520 | 69.6% | 52.9% |
| Gilbert J Mircovich Elementary School INGLESIDE | 478 | 69.5% | 41.5% |
| Eagle Heights Elementary School FORT WORTH | 484 | 66.7% | 53.6% |
| Melba Passmore Elementary School ALVIN | 592 | 69.3% | 51.4% |
| William B Travis Elementary School PAMPA | 470 | 69.6% | 27.4% |
| Walt Disney Elementary School ALVIN | 457 | 70.2% | 48.3% |
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 Nimitz Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Kerr County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #1,206 of 4,401 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,229 of 4,466 ▼ 145 | #4 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #953 of 4,466 ▲ 473 | #3 of 7 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +10.0pp | #1,478 of 3,998 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 520 | #2,338 of 4,938 | #3 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #3,087 of 4,622 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.7% | #2,076 of 4,628 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.6% | #2,586 of 4,789 | #2 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.2% | #747 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
520
+2 (+0%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 634
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 520 | 33 | 15.7:1 | 70% (362) |
| 2023-24 | 537 | 36.1 | 14.9:1 | 70% (377) |
| 2022-23 | 554 | 36.1 | 15.4:1 | 71% (393) |
| 2020-21 | 518 | 33 | 15.7:1 | 64% (332) |
| 2017-18 | 472 | 30.1 | 15.7:1 | 61% (290) |
| 2015-16 | 515 | 33 | 15.6:1 | 63% (324) |
| 2010-11 | 515 | 33 | 15.6:1 | 26% (136) |
| 2000-01 | 537 | 31 | 17.3:1 | 52% (280) |
| 1990-91 | 634 | 33 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nimitz Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (472 to 520); teachers up 10% (30.1 to 33).
About Nimitz Elementary School
KERRVILLE, Texas, is home to Nimitz Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 520 students in kindergarten through 5.
KERRVILLE ISD serves 4,600 students across 8 schools.
Nimitz Elementary School is 56% Hispanic by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 39% White and 2% multiracial. In Kerr County overall, about 27% of residents are Hispanic. Nimitz Elementary School's diversity index is 54%, against a US figure of 70%.
At Nimitz Elementary School, 33 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 15.7:1. That matches the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas fairly closely. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 70% of enrollment. The gap from the 57% average for public schools in Kerr County is 13 points.
Nimitz Elementary School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 81% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Nimitz Elementary School scores 52.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 44.0%.
Census Bureau estimates for Kerr County show that the median household income is $69,395, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Nimitz Elementary School is one of 20 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: Daniels Elementary School, about 2.0 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 7 other public schools. Nearby schools average 53.5% on proficiency, and Nimitz Elementary School is below that at 52.9%.
Locale data from NCES put Nimitz Elementary School in a town far from an urbanized area (Town: Remote).
Nimitz Elementary School had 518 students in 2020-21 and 520 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Nimitz Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Kerr County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,489
Census ACS
Median income
$69,395
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
6,808 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KERRVILLE ISD
- Tivy High SchoolHigh · 1,363 students
- Peterson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,001 students
- Fred H Tally Elementary SchoolElementary · 525 students
- Daniels Elementary SchoolElementary · 516 students
- Starkey Elementary SchoolElementary · 434 students
- Early Childhood CenterElementary · 198 students
Other schools in KERRVILLE
- Tivy High SchoolHigh · 1,363 students
- Peterson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,001 students
- Fred H Tally Elementary SchoolElementary · 525 students
- Daniels Elementary SchoolElementary · 516 students
- Starkey Elementary SchoolElementary · 434 students
- Early Childhood CenterElementary · 198 students
Nearby schools
- Daniels Elementary School2.0 mi · 516
- Early Childhood Center2.0 mi · 198
- Hill Country High School2.5 mi · 43
- Peterson Middle School2.6 mi · 1,001
- Tivy High School2.7 mi · 1,363
- Starkey Elementary School2.8 mi · 434
Frequently asked questions
About Nimitz Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Nimitz Elementary School?
Nimitz Elementary School enrolls approximately 520 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Nimitz Elementary School serve?
Nimitz Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Nimitz Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Nimitz Elementary School is approximately 15.7:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Nimitz Elementary School?
At Nimitz Elementary School, the student body is approximately 39% White, 56% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Nimitz Elementary School public or private?
Nimitz Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by KERRVILLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.