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What's one thing RAMEY EL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
517
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TYLER ISD·NCES 484347004945
Ramey Elementary School
2000 N FOREST, TYLER, TX 75702 · (903) 262-2505 · Smith County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL517 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
484 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 | 60 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
46.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +10.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
52.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -8.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 10 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 31.0% | 25.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 22.0% | 30.0% | 22.0% | 26.0% |
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 | 46.0% | 52.0% |
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 57.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 57.0% |
| 2020-21 | 36.0% | 60.0% |
% 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
33.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Ramey Elementary School
Ramey Elementary School's state test result (33.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramey Elementary School this school | 517 | 93.6% | 33.2% |
| Varnett Charter School HOUSTON | 530 | 95.8% | 28.9% |
| IDEA Najim Academy SAN ANTONIO | 540 | 93.5% | 26.5% |
| Wilmer-Hutchins Elementary School DALLAS | 563 | 96.4% | 46.5% |
| Shearn Elementary School HOUSTON | 470 | 95.3% | 22.3% |
| Valley West Elementary School HOUSTON | 505 | 90.9% | 34.3% |
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 Ramey Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Smith County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #3,350 of 4,401 | #21 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,613 of 4,466 ▲ 885 | #14 of 31 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #3,073 of 4,466 ▲ 841 | #18 of 31 ▲ 11 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #2,447 of 3,998 | #15 of 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 517 | #2,360 of 4,938 | #16 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #1,462 of 4,622 | #8 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.9% | #2,736 of 4,628 | #29 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.6% | #675 of 4,789 | #5 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.6% | #648 of 1,307 | #9 of 16 |
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
517
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 522
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 517 | 37.2 | 13.9:1 | 94% (484) |
| 2023-24 | 528 | 36.1 | 14.6:1 | 97% (510) |
| 2022-23 | 541 | 36.4 | 14.8:1 | 95% (513) |
| 2020-21 | 520 | 34 | 15.3:1 | 96% (497) |
| 2017-18 | 459 | 29.6 | 15.5:1 | 96% (439) |
| 2015-16 | 559 | 35 | 16.0:1 | 95% (529) |
| 2010-11 | 539 | 37 | 14.6:1 | 91% (489) |
| 2000-01 | 430 | 33 | 13.0:1 | 86% (371) |
| 1990-91 | 522 | 28 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ramey Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (459 to 517); teachers up 26% (29.6 to 37.2).
About Ramey Elementary School
In TYLER, Texas, Ramey Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 517 students.
Ramey Elementary School belongs to TYLER ISD, a district of 26 schools and 18,708 students.
At Ramey Elementary School, 67% of students are Hispanic. It is also 30% Black and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Smith County is roughly 21% Hispanic. The diversity index for Ramey Elementary School is 46%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 13.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Ramey Elementary School, which has 37.2. The school's 13.9:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for elementary schools in Texas. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 94%. The gap from the 64% average for public schools in Smith County is 30 points.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 33.7% at Ramey Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 33.2%.
The school is in Smith County, where the median household earns about $74,192 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Across Smith County, 65 public schools serve about 37,385 students.
A public school about 0.2 miles away, Texasworks - Tyler, is the closest to Ramey Elementary School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Ramey Elementary School is ahead of the 31.7% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 7.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 517, close to the 520 recorded in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 15.3 to 13.9 over 4 years.
The discussion board for Ramey Elementary School is open to topics like fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Smith County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
241,740
Census ACS
Median income
$74,192
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
37,385 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in TYLER ISD
- Tyler Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,770 students
- Tyler High SchoolHigh · 2,148 students
- Moore Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,019 students
- Three Lakes Middle SchoolMiddle · 948 students
- Boulter Middle SchoolMiddle · 901 students
- Hubbard Middle SchoolMiddle · 869 students
Other schools in TYLER
- Tyler Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,770 students
- Tyler High SchoolHigh · 2,148 students
- Moore Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,019 students
- Chapel Hill High SchoolHigh · 990 students
- Three Lakes Middle SchoolMiddle · 948 students
- Boulter Middle SchoolMiddle · 901 students
Nearby schools
- Texasworks - Tyler0.2 mi · 6
- Premier H S of Tyler0.2 mi · 38
- T J Austin Elementary School0.8 mi · 359
- Boulter Middle School0.9 mi · 901
- Tyler High School1.3 mi · 2,148
- Peete Elementary School1.4 mi · 385
Frequently asked questions
About Ramey Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ramey Elementary School?
Ramey Elementary School enrolls approximately 517 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Ramey Elementary School serve?
Ramey Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Ramey Elementary School have?
Ramey Elementary School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Ramey Elementary School?
Student demographics at Ramey Elementary School are roughly 67% Hispanic, 30% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Ramey Elementary School?
Ramey Elementary School is overseen by TYLER ISD in Smith County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.