Enrollment
310
Elementary
DISTRICT 494 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARBLE FALLS ISD·NCES 482901010470
Spicewood Elementary School
1005 SPUR 191, SPICEWOOD, TX 78669 · (830) 798-3675 · Burnet County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL310 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% 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.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
12.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
138 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 47 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
Based on grade levels within MARBLE FALLS ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
59.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -21.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
55.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 21 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 26.0% | 33.0% | 23.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 33.0% | 22.0% | 26.0% | 19.0% |
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 | 59.0% | 55.0% |
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 64.0% |
| 2022-23 | 80.0% | 80.0% |
| 2021-22 | 80.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
54.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Spicewood Elementary School
Spicewood Elementary School's state test result (54.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spicewood Elementary School this school | 310 | 44.5% | 54.0% |
| Iola Elementary School IOLA | 311 | 42.1% | 52.9% |
| Hawley Elementary School HAWLEY | 358 | 47.5% | 33.1% |
| Bosqueville Elementary School WACO | 319 | 42.9% | 47.8% |
| Nancy Smith Elementary School ALBANY | 258 | 44.2% | 54.0% |
| Collinsville Elementary School COLLINSVILLE | 302 | 45.7% | 42.3% |
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 Spicewood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Burnet County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,137 of 4,401 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,332 of 4,466 ▼ 326 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #1,550 of 4,466 ▼ 192 | #1 of 6 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -23.0pp | #46 of 3,998 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 310 | #4,137 of 4,938 | #7 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #778 of 4,622 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.7% | #2,744 of 4,628 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.5% | #3,788 of 4,789 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +41.6% | #148 of 1,307 | N/A |
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
310
+98 (+46%) vs 2020
+40% since 2010-11, when it was 221
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 310 | 24 | 12.9:1 | 45% (138) |
| 2023-24 | 252 | 23 | 11.0:1 | 54% (136) |
| 2022-23 | 202 | 19.8 | 10.2:1 | 49% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 212 | 19 | 11.2:1 | 50% (105) |
| 2017-18 | 219 | 20 | 10.9:1 | 38% (83) |
| 2015-16 | 217 | 19 | 11.4:1 | 45% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 221 | 18 | 12.3:1 | 45% (99) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spicewood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 42% (219 to 310); teachers up 20% (20 to 24).
About Spicewood Elementary School
Spicewood Elementary School runs as a small elementary school in SPICEWOOD, Texas. The school counted 310 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. The school is 40% below the average for elementary schools in Texas.
MARBLE FALLS ISD is the district for Spicewood Elementary School. It has 7 schools and 4,001 students.
White students are 69% of those enrolled at Spicewood Elementary School. The rest of enrollment is 25% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Burnet County's population at about 79%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 46, compared with 70 nationally.
Spicewood Elementary School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1. At Spicewood Elementary School, 45% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Burnet County averages 62%, higher than here.
Spicewood Elementary School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 55% of Texas public elementary schools.
A school with Spicewood Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 54.7%. Spicewood Elementary School scores 54.0%, within a point of that line.
In Burnet County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $78,732, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 29%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 13 public schools and about 7,210 students.
West Cypress Hills Elementary School is about 9.3 miles from Spicewood Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The ten-mile area around Spicewood Elementary School holds 2 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 49.1%, lower than Spicewood Elementary School's 54.0%.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal records list enrollment at Spicewood Elementary School as 212 in 2020-21 and 310 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.9:1) than in 2020-21 (11.2:1).
People who know Spicewood Elementary School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Burnet County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
52,652
Census ACS
Median income
$78,732
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
7,210 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MARBLE FALLS ISD
- Marble Falls High SchoolHigh · 1,129 students
- Marble Falls Middle SchoolMiddle · 852 students
- Colt Elementary SchoolElementary · 572 students
- Marble Falls Elementary SchoolElementary · 569 students
- Highland Lakes Elementary SchoolElementary · 524 students
- Falls Career High SchoolHigh · 45 students
Other schools in SPICEWOOD
- Lake Travis Middle SchoolMiddle · 968 students
- Rough Hollow Elementary SchoolElementary · 702 students
- West Cypress Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 591 students
Other Spicewood Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Spicewood Elementary. Spicewood Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Spicewood Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 691 students
Nearby schools
- West Cypress Hills Elementary School9.3 mi · 591
- Marble Falls High School9.7 mi · 1,129
- Colt Elementary School10.2 mi · 572
- Lago Vista Elementary School10.4 mi · 550
- Lago Vista Middle School10.6 mi · 435
- Lago Vista Intermediate School10.6 mi · 252
Frequently asked questions
About Spicewood Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Spicewood Elementary School?
Spicewood Elementary School enrolls approximately 310 students in grades PK-05.
Is Spicewood Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Spicewood Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Spicewood Elementary School?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Spicewood Elementary School.
How diverse is Spicewood Elementary School?
Spicewood Elementary School reports a student body of 69% White, 25% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Spicewood Elementary School?
Spicewood Elementary School is overseen by MARBLE FALLS ISD in Burnet County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.