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SIEBERT EL
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Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 52 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 28 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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%.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About SIEBERT EL
SIEBERT EL is one of the middle-of-the-pack elementary schools in EASTLAND, Texas, overseen by EASTLAND ISD, with 492 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.
Within EASTLAND ISD, which oversees 3 schools and 969 students, SIEBERT EL is one campus in the system.
Demographically, SIEBERT EL reports that White students make up the majority at 69%. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, On paper, SIEBERT EL has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SIEBERT EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.5%; this one delivers 56.4%.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Eastland County) shows that median household earnings sit near $53,549, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Eastland County runs 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,515 students), of which SIEBERT EL is one.
Nearest neighbor: EASTLAND H S, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SIEBERT EL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 48.3%.
Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.
Looking at the recent track record. SIEBERT EL's enrollment has decreased 13% since 2018, when it stood at 563 (now 492). Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.
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Eastland County at a glance
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