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Enrollment
525
Elementary
DISTRICT 444 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PEASTER ISD·NCES 483450007083
Peaster Elementary School
3400 HARWELL LK RD, WEATHERFORD, TX 76088 · (817) 594-1884 · Parker County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL525 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
170 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 49 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 118 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 120 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 129 | 25% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
Peaster Elementary School→Peaster Intermediate School→Peaster Junior High School→Peaster High School
Based on grade levels within PEASTER ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
53.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +45.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
49.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +41.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 45 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 41 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 35.0% | 24.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 30.0% | 29.0% | 22.0% |
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 | 53.0% | 49.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 47.0% |
| 2022-23 | 22.0% | 22.0% |
| 2021-22 | 14.0% | 21.0% |
| 2020-21 | 8.0% | 8.0% |
% 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
50.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Peaster Elementary School
Peaster Elementary School's state test result (50.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peaster Elementary School this school | 525 | 32.4% | 50.3% |
| Austin Elementary School WEATHERFORD | 547 | 34.6% | 52.9% |
| Martin Elementary School WEATHERFORD | 547 | 30.0% | 59.8% |
| Legacy Elementary School GODLEY | 502 | 30.9% | 46.4% |
| William Stribling Elementary School BURLESON | 507 | 34.5% | 56.3% |
| Oak Woods School GRANBURY | 544 | 37.1% | 64.7% |
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 Peaster Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Parker County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.3% | #1,406 of 4,401 | #14 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,888 of 4,466 ▼ 408 | #16 of 24 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #2,191 of 4,466 ▼ 558 | #14 of 24 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +29.0pp | #181 of 3,998 | #8 of 20 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 525 | #2,294 of 4,938 | #18 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #3,017 of 4,622 | #19 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.5% | #2,980 of 4,628 | #17 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.4% | #4,168 of 4,789 | #15 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.3% | #1,493 of 2,838 | #4 of 11 |
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
525
-134 (-20%) vs 2020
+31% since 2000-01, when it was 401
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 525 | 33.6 | 15.6:1 | 32% (170) |
| 2023-24 | 523 | 37.2 | 14.1:1 | 25% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 862 | 55.8 | 15.4:1 | 27% (229) |
| 2020-21 | 659 | 44 | 15.0:1 | 30% (199) |
| 2017-18 | 627 | 48.8 | 12.8:1 | 37% (233) |
| 2015-16 | 612 | 44 | 13.9:1 | 39% (241) |
| 2010-11 | 509 | 34 | 15.0:1 | 39% (197) |
| 2000-01 | 401 | 30 | 13.4:1 | 23% (91) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Peaster Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (627 to 525); teachers down 31% (48.8 to 33.6).
About Peaster Elementary School
A mid-sized elementary school in WEATHERFORD, Texas, Peaster Elementary School is part of PEASTER ISD. The school teaches pre-K through 3 and enrolls 525 students.
PEASTER ISD (4 schools, 1,776 students) runs Peaster Elementary School.
White students are 74% of those enrolled at Peaster Elementary School. Beyond that, enrollment is 21% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. In Parker County overall, about 83% of residents are White. A diversity index of 42% means there is a 42% chance two randomly chosen students at Peaster Elementary School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Peaster Elementary School is 15.6:1, based on 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is similar, at 15.1:1. Peaster Elementary School counts 32% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 33% average for public schools in Parker County.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 59.9%. Peaster Elementary School scores 50.3%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Parker County show that median household income comes to about $104,443, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Parker County has 51 public schools with about 28,354 students, including Peaster Elementary School.
Peaster Intermediate School is less than a tenth of a mile from Peaster Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Peaster Elementary School holds 3 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Peaster Elementary School ranks 3rd on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Peaster Elementary School as Rural: Distant.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 134 students, from 659 to 525.
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Parker County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
165,168
Census ACS
Median income
$104,443
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
51
28,354 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PEASTER ISD
- Peaster High SchoolHigh · 524 students
- Peaster Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 450 students
- Peaster Junior High SchoolMiddle · 277 students
Other schools in WEATHERFORD
- Weatherford High SchoolHigh · 2,427 students
- Hall Middle SchoolMiddle · 934 students
- Tison Middle SchoolMiddle · 834 students
- Curtis Elementary SchoolElementary · 585 students
- Ikard Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- Austin Elementary SchoolElementary · 547 students
Nearby schools
- Peaster Intermediate School0.1 mi · 450
- Peaster High School0.3 mi · 524
- Peaster Junior High School0.4 mi · 277
- Poolville Junior High School7.3 mi · 183
- Poolville Elementary School7.3 mi · 422
- Seguin Elementary School7.4 mi · 528
Frequently asked questions
About Peaster Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Peaster Elementary School?
Peaster Elementary School enrolls approximately 525 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does Peaster Elementary School serve?
Peaster Elementary School serves grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Peaster Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Peaster Elementary School is approximately 15.6:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Peaster Elementary School?
Student demographics at Peaster Elementary School are roughly 74% White, 21% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Peaster Elementary School?
Peaster Elementary School is overseen by PEASTER ISD in Parker County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.