Enrollment
267
Combined
STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRAIRIE LEA ISD·NCES 483570004042
Prairie Lea Elementary School
6910 HWY 80, PRAIRIE LEA, TX 78661 · (512) 488-2328 · Caldwell County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL267 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 0% of Texas public K-12 schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
18 FTE teachers
STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
166 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 21 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 18 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 20 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 13 | 5% |
| Grade 6 | 20 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 19 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 24 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 13 | 5% |
| Grade 10 | 27 | 10% |
| Grade 11 | 20 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 12 | 4% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is 25% smaller than its 8th grade class (24).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
27.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
9.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +9.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 9 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 7.0% | 20.0% | 32.0% | 41.0% |
| Mathematics | 4.0% | 5.0% | 27.0% | 64.0% |
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 | 27.0% | 9.0% |
| 2024-25 | 13.0% | 8.0% |
| 2023-24 | 13.0% | 2.0% |
| 2022-23 | 9.0% | 0.0% |
| 2021-22 | 14.0% | 0.0% |
| 2020-21 | 9.0% | 0.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
6.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-40.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 6% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 47% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Prairie Lea Elementary School
Prairie Lea Elementary School's state test result (6.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Lea Elementary School this school | 267 | 62.2% | 6.4% |
| Meadow School MEADOW | 230 | 63.9% | 36.5% |
| Hartley School HARTLEY | 236 | 62.7% | 52.4% |
| O'Donnell School O'DONNELL | 253 | 64.0% | 47.3% |
| Anton School ANTON | 175 | 65.7% | 27.2% |
| Grandfalls-Royalty School GRANDFALLS | 157 | 62.4% | 16.5% |
Matched among Texas K-12 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 Prairie Lea Elementary School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 6.4% | #211 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.0% | #218 of 218 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #212 of 218 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 267 | #96 of 280 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #112 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.3% | #73 of 144 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.2% | #101 of 226 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
267
+46 (+21%) vs 2020
+338% since 1990-91, when it was 61
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
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 | 267 | 18 | 14.8:1 | 62% (166) |
| 2023-24 | 265 | 20 | 13.3:1 | 76% (201) |
| 2022-23 | 229 | 19.3 | 11.9:1 | 80% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 221 | 17 | 13.0:1 | 69% (152) |
| 2017-18 | 199 | 17.9 | 11.1:1 | 76% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 169 | 17 | 9.9:1 | 85% (144) |
| 2010-11 | 232 | 21 | 11.1:1 | 75% (175) |
| 2000-01 | 215 | 19 | 11.3:1 | 69% (149) |
| 1990-91 | 61 | 2 | 30.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Prairie Lea Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 34% (199 to 267); teachers up 1% (17.9 to 18).
About Prairie Lea Elementary School
Prairie Lea Elementary School is a school serving multiple grade levels located in PRAIRIE LEA, Texas, in Caldwell County. The school offers pre-K through 12 and enrolls 267 students. On average, combined schools in Texas enroll around 485, and this school is 45% below that mark.
PRAIRIE LEA ISD operates Prairie Lea Elementary School.
Hispanic students are 70% of those enrolled at Prairie Lea Elementary School. Other reported shares: 21% White, 5% Black, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 57% Hispanic among all Caldwell County residents. A diversity index of 46% means there is a 46% chance two randomly chosen students at Prairie Lea Elementary School are from different groups.
Based on 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, Prairie Lea Elementary School has a ratio of 14.8:1. The average for combined schools in Texas, 11.7:1, is lower. Income data for the school show 62% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 76% average for public schools in Caldwell County, the school's rate is lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Prairie Lea Elementary School lands at F, ahead of 0% of Texas public K-12 schools.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Prairie Lea Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10% in Texas. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 6.4%, against a prediction of 47.1%.
In the wider Caldwell County area, the median household earns about $69,758 a year, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Across Caldwell County, 19 public schools serve about 9,286 students.
The closest school to Prairie Lea Elementary School is Leonard Shanklin Elementary School, located about 7.0 miles away. There are 4 more public schools inside ten miles. Local comparison: Prairie Lea Elementary School ranks 8th of 8 nearby schools, at 6.4% versus a 36.8% average.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 267, up from 221 in 2020-21. The school's ratio increased from 13.0:1 to 14.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Caldwell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
48,669
Census ACS
Median income
$69,758
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
19
9,286 students
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- Leonard Shanklin Elementary School7.0 mi · 735
- Gilbert Gerdes Junior High School7.0 mi · 306
- Luling High School7.0 mi · 402
- Trinity Charter Schools - Lockhart Campus8.4 mi · 134
- Lockhart Junior High School10.2 mi · 1,501
- Navarro Elementary School10.6 mi · 667
Frequently asked questions
About Prairie Lea Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Prairie Lea Elementary School?
Prairie Lea Elementary School enrolls approximately 267 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does Prairie Lea Elementary School serve?
Prairie Lea Elementary School serves grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Prairie Lea Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Prairie Lea Elementary School is approximately 14.8:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Prairie Lea Elementary School?
Student demographics at Prairie Lea Elementary School are roughly 21% White, 70% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Prairie Lea Elementary School?
Prairie Lea Elementary School is overseen by PRAIRIE LEA ISD in Caldwell County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.