Enrollment
296
Elementary
DISTRICT 251 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KARNES CITY ISD·NCES 482514002802
Karnes City Elementary School
208 E MAYFIELD, KARNES CITY, TX 78118 · (830) 780-2321 · Karnes County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL296 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
196 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 2 | 74 | 25% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 28% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 26% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
Karnes City Elementary School→Karnes City Junior High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within KARNES CITY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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START A DISCUSSIONTest scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
41.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +20.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 23.0% | 25.0% | 34.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 25.0% | 26.0% | 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 | 41.0% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 38.0% |
| 2021-22 | 20.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
27.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 45% 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 Karnes City Elementary School
Karnes City Elementary School's state test result (27.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karnes City Elementary School this school | 296 | 66.2% | 27.3% |
| Kelley Elementary School DENVER CITY | 309 | 64.1% | 42.5% |
| Refugio Elementary School REFUGIO | 300 | 67.7% | 27.1% |
| Banquete Elementary School BANQUETE | 336 | 67.9% | 35.5% |
| Dodson Primary School DENVER CITY | 334 | 69.5% | N/A |
| Ozona Elementary School OZONA | 264 | 69.7% | 49.1% |
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 Karnes City Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #3,897 of 4,401 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #3,561 of 4,466 ▲ 542 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #3,581 of 4,466 ▲ 376 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.5pp | #713 of 3,998 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 296 | #4,218 of 4,938 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #972 of 4,622 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.4% | #3,373 of 4,628 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.2% | #2,767 of 4,789 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.3% | #2,672 of 2,838 |
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
296
-28 (-9%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 535
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 296 | 22.4 | 13.2:1 | 66% (196) |
| 2023-24 | 289 | 24.3 | 11.9:1 | 65% (187) |
| 2022-23 | 288 | 21.8 | 13.2:1 | 70% (202) |
| 2020-21 | 324 | 21 | 15.4:1 | 76% (247) |
| 2017-18 | 303 | 23.3 | 13.0:1 | 79% (240) |
| 2015-16 | 514 | 40 | 12.8:1 | 73% (377) |
| 2010-11 | 498 | 36 | 13.8:1 | 72% (358) |
| 2000-01 | 452 | 34 | 13.3:1 | 66% (297) |
| 1990-91 | 535 | 34 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Karnes City Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (303 to 296); teachers down 4% (23.3 to 22.4).
About Karnes City Elementary School
Karnes City Elementary School sits in KARNES CITY, Texas, and is classified as an elementary school. It offers grades 2 through 5 and has 296 students enrolled. By comparison, elementary schools in Texas enroll about 519 students on average.
The district, KARNES CITY ISD, has 1,021 students enrolled across 6 schools.
At Karnes City Elementary School, 81% of students are Hispanic. The school is also 15% White. That is higher than the 53% Hispanic share among all Karnes County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 31%.
Karnes City Elementary School reported 22.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 13.2:1. Elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 1.9 more students per teacher than here. There are 196 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 66% of enrollment.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Karnes City Elementary School is -18.2 points, in the bottom 10% of Texas. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 27.3%, and the predicted rate is 45.4%.
The school's county is Karnes County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $60,214 a year, roughly 14% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Karnes City Elementary School shares Karnes County with 14 other public schools.
Karnes City Elementary School's nearest public school is Karnes City Primary School (less than a tenth of a mile). The count of other public schools within five miles is 6. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 42.8%; Karnes City Elementary School's is 27.3%, ranking 7th of 7.
Under the NCES locale system, Karnes City Elementary School is Rural: Remote.
Enrollment fell 9% over 4 years, reaching 296 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.4:1 in 2020-21, and 13.2:1 in 2024-25.
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Karnes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,968
Census ACS
Median income
$60,214
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
2,456 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KARNES CITY ISD
- Karnes City High SchoolHigh · 281 students
- Karnes City Junior High SchoolMiddle · 234 students
- Karnes City Primary SchoolElementary · 206 students
- Kcisd - DAEPHigh · 3 students
- Karnes City J J Alternative Education ProgramHigh · 1 students
- Eschool Prep AcademyCombined
Other schools in KARNES CITY
- Karnes City High SchoolHigh · 281 students
- Karnes City Junior High SchoolMiddle · 234 students
- Karnes City Primary SchoolElementary · 206 students
- Eschool Prep AcademyCombined
- Lone Star Virtual AcademyCombined
Nearby schools
- Karnes City Primary School0.1 mi · 206
- Karnes City High School0.5 mi · 281
- Karnes City Junior High School0.5 mi · 234
- Kenedy High School4.8 mi · 219
- Kenedy Middle School4.8 mi · 149
- Kenedy Elementary School5.0 mi · 384
Frequently asked questions
About Karnes City Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Karnes City Elementary School?
Karnes City Elementary School enrolls approximately 296 students in grades 02-05.
What grades does Karnes City Elementary School serve?
Karnes City Elementary School serves grades 02-05.
How many teachers does Karnes City Elementary School have?
Karnes City Elementary School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
How diverse is Karnes City Elementary School?
Karnes City Elementary School reports a student body of 15% White, 81% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Karnes City Elementary School?
Karnes City Elementary School is overseen by KARNES CITY ISD in Karnes County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.