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Enrollment
512
Elementary
DISTRICT 648 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRANDALL ISD·NCES 481551007052
Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary School
300 S MEADOWCREEK, CRANDALL, TX 75114 · (972) 427-6040 · Kaufman County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL512 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% of Texas public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
15.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
305 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 38 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 80 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 29% smaller than its 6th grade class (80).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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 CRANDALL ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
48.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
32.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 27.0% | 24.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 21.0% | 31.0% | 37.0% |
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 | 48.0% | 32.0% |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 38.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 22.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
38.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary School
Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary School's state test result (38.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary School this school | 512 | 59.6% | 38.1% |
| Wright Elementary School WEATHERFORD | 528 | 59.7% | 42.0% |
| Chamberlin Elementary School STEPHENVILLE | 503 | 56.3% | N/A |
| Alkek Elementary School BANDERA | 574 | 59.2% | 40.9% |
| Tatum Elementary School FARMERSVILLE | 591 | 58.5% | N/A |
| Bertram Elementary School BERTRAM | 437 | 61.3% | 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 Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Kaufman County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #2,821 of 4,401 | #17 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #3,732 of 4,466 ▼ 290 | #21 of 27 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #2,729 of 4,466 ▼ 620 | #15 of 27 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.5pp | #1,783 of 3,998 | #14 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 512 | #2,400 of 4,938 | #22 of 32 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #2,606 of 4,622 | #12 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.5% | #1,552 of 4,628 | #17 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.6% | #3,141 of 4,789 | #21 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.9% | #1,345 of 2,838 | #2 of 10 |
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
512
-89 (-15%) vs 2020
+19% since 2000-01, when it was 432
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 512 | 33.8 | 15.2:1 | 60% (305) |
| 2023-24 | 555 | 36.4 | 15.2:1 | 60% (334) |
| 2022-23 | 596 | 39.5 | 15.1:1 | 59% (350) |
| 2020-21 | 601 | 38 | 15.8:1 | 52% (310) |
| 2017-18 | 624 | 39.5 | 15.8:1 | 38% (238) |
| 2015-16 | 546 | 34 | 16.1:1 | 44% (242) |
| 2010-11 | 548 | 31 | 17.7:1 | 34% (188) |
| 2000-01 | 432 | 24 | 18.0:1 | 21% (92) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (624 to 512); teachers down 15% (39.5 to 33.8).
About Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary School
Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school found in CRANDALL, Texas. The school counts 512 students across pre-K through 6.
CRANDALL ISD enrolls 6,922 students, and its 8 schools include Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary School.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary School. The largest is White students, at 49%. The remaining shares are 42% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 4% multiracial. Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary School's diversity index is 58%, against a US figure of 70%.
Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary School employs 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.2:1. That matches the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas fairly closely. Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 60%. For comparison, public schools in Kaufman County average 59%.
The allk12 Grade for Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary School is C. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 26% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary School, the prediction is 48.3% and the result is 38.1%.
Census estimates describe Kaufman County this way: the median household income is $89,485, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. In all, Kaufman County has 65 public schools and roughly 41,319 students.
Of nearby public schools, Crandall High School is the closest, at about 0.6 miles. Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary School comes in 3rd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Over 4 years, Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary School's enrollment declined 15%, to 512.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Kaufman County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
172,604
Census ACS
Median income
$89,485
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
41,319 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CRANDALL ISD
- Crandall High SchoolHigh · 1,999 students
- Crandall Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,038 students
- Noble ReedElementary · 800 students
- Barbara Walker Elementary SchoolElementary · 709 students
- Opal Smith Elementary SchoolElementary · 682 students
- W A Martin Elementary SchoolElementary · 614 students
Other schools in CRANDALL
- Crandall High SchoolHigh · 1,999 students
- Crandall Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,038 students
- Noble ReedElementary · 800 students
- Opal Smith Elementary SchoolElementary · 682 students
- W A Martin Elementary SchoolElementary · 614 students
- New Middle SchoolElementary
Nearby schools
- Crandall High School0.6 mi · 1,999
- W A Martin Elementary School0.7 mi · 614
- Noble Reed2.0 mi · 800
- Crandall Middle School3.2 mi · 1,038
- Opal Smith Elementary School3.5 mi · 682
- Hollis T Dietz Elementary School4.0 mi · 568
Frequently asked questions
About Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary School?
Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary School enrolls approximately 512 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary School serve?
Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary School is approximately 15.2:1 (34 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary School?
Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary School reports a student body of 49% White, 42% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary School in?
Nola Kathryn Wilson Elementary School is part of CRANDALL ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.