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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at SCOTT EL this year?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
442
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TEMPLE ISD·NCES 484233004826
Scott Elementary School
2301 W AVE P, TEMPLE, TX 76504 · (254) 215-6222 · Bell County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL442 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of Texas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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
16.0:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
323 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
53.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +3.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
47.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +22.0pp 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 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 3 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 28.0% | 19.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 24.0% | 23.0% | 25.0% | 28.0% |
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% | 47.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 35.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 40.0% |
| 2020-21 | 50.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
43.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Scott Elementary School
Scott Elementary School's state test result (43.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Elementary School this school | 442 | 73.1% | 43.4% |
| Roosevelt-Wilson Elementary School TEXAS CITY | 460 | 73.3% | 46.3% |
| Ben Milam Elementary School CAMERON | 396 | 73.7% | N/A |
| Waters Elementary School LUBBOCK | 464 | 73.3% | 43.0% |
| David S Crockett Early Childhood Center ENNIS | 479 | 72.4% | N/A |
| Rowlett Elementary School ROWLETT | 486 | 68.9% | 32.3% |
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 Scott Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bell County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.4% | #2,164 of 4,401 | #23 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,103 of 4,466 ▲ 178 | #17 of 55 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #2,206 of 4,466 ▲ 756 | #25 of 55 ▲ 14 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.0pp | #666 of 3,998 | #10 of 50 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 442 | #3,106 of 4,938 | #46 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #3,296 of 4,622 | #40 of 57 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #1,045 of 4,628 | #39 of 57 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.1% | #2,392 of 4,789 | #18 of 59 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.5% | #2,167 of 2,838 | #26 of 33 |
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
442
-27 (-6%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 346
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 442 | 27.6 | 16.0:1 | 73% (323) |
| 2023-24 | 465 | 27.6 | 16.9:1 | 79% (366) |
| 2022-23 | 465 | 26.3 | 17.7:1 | 78% (363) |
| 2020-21 | 469 | 29 | 16.2:1 | 81% (378) |
| 2017-18 | 483 | 29.8 | 16.2:1 | 75% (360) |
| 2015-16 | 506 | 30 | 16.9:1 | 81% (411) |
| 2010-11 | 391 | 24 | 16.3:1 | 83% (323) |
| 2000-01 | 320 | 22 | 14.6:1 | 55% (175) |
| 1990-91 | 346 | 21 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Scott Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (483 to 442); teachers down 7% (29.8 to 27.6).
About Scott Elementary School
Scott Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school in TEMPLE, Texas. The school enrolls 442 students, from kindergarten through 5.
TEMPLE ISD oversees Scott Elementary School and 16 other schools, with 9,073 students in total.
A majority of students at Scott Elementary School, 52%, are Hispanic. Next come 25% White, 15% Black, and 6% multiracial. The county population is about 26% Hispanic. Scott Elementary School has a diversity index of 64%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Scott Elementary School and a ratio of 16.0:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, lower than at this school. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 73% of enrollment. That rate is above the 57% average among public schools in Bell County.
allk12 grades Scott Elementary School a B. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 43.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 42.5%.
Bell County has about 386,897 residents, and median household income is about $68,865, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 130 public schools in Bell County, with a combined enrollment of about 71,041.
Travis Science Academy is located about 0.9 miles from Scott Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Scott Elementary School is 2nd of 7 on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Scott Elementary School as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal counts put enrollment at 469 in 2020-21 and 442 in 2024-25, a 6% decrease.
If you have questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Scott Elementary School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Bell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
386,897
Census ACS
Median income
$68,865
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
130
71,041 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in TEMPLE ISD
- Temple High SchoolHigh · 2,320 students
- Thornton Elementary SchoolElementary · 763 students
- Travis Science AcademyMiddle · 686 students
- Bonham Middle SchoolMiddle · 627 students
- Sampson-Howard Elementary SchoolElementary · 611 students
- Lamar Middle SchoolMiddle · 553 students
Other schools in TEMPLE
- Temple High SchoolHigh · 2,320 students
- Lake Belton High SchoolHigh · 2,300 students
- North Belton Middle SchoolMiddle · 979 students
- Lake Belton Middle SchoolMiddle · 803 students
- Thornton Elementary SchoolElementary · 763 students
- Travis Science AcademyMiddle · 686 students
Other Scott Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 6 states are named Scott Elementary. Scott Elementary School is the 8th largest of the 11.
- Scott Elementary SchoolMCKINNEY, TX · 587 students
- Scott Elementary SchoolScott Air Force Base, IL · 852 students
- Scott Elementary SchoolGREELEY, CO · 566 students
- Scott Elementary SchoolPortland, OR · 493 students
- Scott Elementary SchoolEvansville, IN · 475 students
Nearby schools
- Travis Science Academy0.9 mi · 686
- Western Hills Elementary School1.0 mi · 417
- Fred W Edwards Academy Aec1.1 mi · 77
- Thornton Elementary School1.2 mi · 763
- Cater Elementary School1.4 mi · 309
- Temple High School1.7 mi · 2,320
Frequently asked questions
About Scott Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Scott Elementary School?
Scott Elementary School enrolls approximately 442 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Scott Elementary School serve?
Scott Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Scott Elementary School have?
Scott Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Scott Elementary School?
Student demographics at Scott Elementary School are roughly 25% White, 52% Hispanic, 15% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Scott Elementary School in?
Scott Elementary School is part of TEMPLE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.