Enrollment
387
Elementary
DISTRICT 393 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARION ISD·NCES 482910009632
Norma Krueger El/Bert Karrer Campus
213 W HUEBINGER ST, MARION, TX 78124 · (830) 914-2803 · Guadalupe County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL387 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of Texas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-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
16.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
135 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 115 | 30% |
| Grade 4 | 135 | 35% |
| Grade 5 | 137 | 35% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within MARION ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
52.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +5.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -16.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 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 5 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 26.0% | 26.0% | 21.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 22.0% | 23.0% | 40.0% |
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 | 52.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 39.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 35.0% |
| 2020-21 | 47.0% | 53.0% |
% 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
45.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Norma Krueger El/Bert Karrer Campus
Norma Krueger El/Bert Karrer Campus's state test result (45.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norma Krueger El/Bert Karrer Campus this school | 387 | 34.9% | 45.5% |
| Santa Rita Elementary School SAN ANGELO | 357 | 35.9% | 68.0% |
| Idalou Elementary School IDALOU | 412 | 35.7% | 59.3% |
| County Line Elementary School NEW BRAUNFELS | 342 | 35.1% | 42.9% |
| Lamar Elementary School NEW BRAUNFELS | 360 | 40.3% | 61.3% |
| Boone Elementary School AUSTIN | 428 | 34.6% | 46.0% |
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 Norma Krueger El/Bert Karrer Campus ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Guadalupe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #1,894 of 4,401 | #5 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #3,253 of 4,466 ▼ 388 | #15 of 22 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #2,290 of 4,466 ▼ 561 | #9 of 22 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #2,561 of 3,998 | #13 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 387 | #3,590 of 4,938 | #23 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #3,843 of 4,622 | #19 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.9% | #2,055 of 4,628 | #14 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.9% | #4,102 of 4,789 | #20 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.9% | #393 of 1,307 | #5 of 9 |
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
387
+63 (+19%) vs 2020
+36% since 2010-11, when it was 284
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 387 | 22.9 | 16.9:1 | 35% (135) |
| 2023-24 | 347 | 25.7 | 13.5:1 | 38% (131) |
| 2022-23 | 327 | 27.6 | 11.8:1 | 42% (138) |
| 2020-21 | 324 | 25 | 13.0:1 | 42% (135) |
| 2017-18 | 320 | 21.4 | 15.0:1 | 48% (153) |
| 2015-16 | 323 | 22 | 14.7:1 | 49% (159) |
| 2010-11 | 284 | 23 | 12.3:1 | 51% (146) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Norma Krueger El/Bert Karrer Campus.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (320 to 387); teachers up 7% (21.4 to 22.9).
About Norma Krueger El/Bert Karrer Campus
Norma Krueger El/Bert Karrer Campus is a public elementary school in MARION, Texas. It has an enrollment of 387 students in grades 3 through 5. Elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students, which makes this school 25% below average.
Norma Krueger El/Bert Karrer Campus is a school in MARION ISD. The district has 5 schools and 1,709 students.
At Norma Krueger El/Bert Karrer Campus, 52% of students are White. It is also 44% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put Guadalupe County at about 55% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Norma Krueger El/Bert Karrer Campus scores 54%.
Norma Krueger El/Bert Karrer Campus has 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1. At Norma Krueger El/Bert Karrer Campus, 35% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is 10 points below the 45% average for public schools in Guadalupe County.
On the allk12 Grade, Norma Krueger El/Bert Karrer Campus lands at C, ahead of 32% of Texas public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Norma Krueger El/Bert Karrer Campus, the prediction is 58.8% and the result is 45.5%.
In Guadalupe County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $92,375, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 49 public schools and about 30,977 students.
Of the public schools around it, Norma Krueger El/Bert Karrer Campus is closest to Marion Alternative Center, less than a tenth of a mile away. Norma Krueger El/Bert Karrer Campus has 5 other public schools within five miles. Norma Krueger El/Bert Karrer Campus's average proficiency of 45.5% compares with 52.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its location is classified as Rural: Fringe by the National Center for Education Statistics.
From 324 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 387 by 2024-25. Students per teacher increased from 13.0 in 2020-21 to 16.9 in 2024-25.
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Guadalupe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
183,642
Census ACS
Median income
$92,375
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
30,977 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MARION ISD
- Marion High SchoolHigh · 516 students
- Norma Krueger El-PrimaryElementary · 398 students
- Marion Middle SchoolMiddle · 396 students
- Marion Alternative CenterHigh · 12 students
Other schools in MARION
- Marion High SchoolHigh · 516 students
- Norma Krueger El-PrimaryElementary · 398 students
- Marion Middle SchoolMiddle · 396 students
- Marion Alternative CenterHigh · 12 students
Nearby schools
- Marion Alternative Center0.0 mi · 12
- Norma Krueger El-Primary0.1 mi · 398
- Marion High School0.1 mi · 516
- Marion Middle School0.2 mi · 396
- Byron P Steele II High School4.4 mi · 2,793
- Long Creek High School5.1 mi · 813
Frequently asked questions
About Norma Krueger El/Bert Karrer CampusWhat is the total enrollment at Norma Krueger El/Bert Karrer Campus?
Norma Krueger El/Bert Karrer Campus enrolls approximately 387 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Norma Krueger El/Bert Karrer Campus serve?
Norma Krueger El/Bert Karrer Campus serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Norma Krueger El/Bert Karrer Campus?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Norma Krueger El/Bert Karrer Campus.
How diverse is Norma Krueger El/Bert Karrer Campus?
Norma Krueger El/Bert Karrer Campus reports a student body of 52% White, 44% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Norma Krueger El/Bert Karrer Campus?
Norma Krueger El/Bert Karrer Campus is overseen by MARION ISD in Guadalupe County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.