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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the SPRING CANYON EL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
405
Elementary
DISTRICT 452 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANYON ISD·NCES 481281014129
Spring Canyon Elementary School
20 BUCKSTON DR, CANYON, TX 79015 · (806) 677-2600 · Randall County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL405 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
137 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 | 29 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 12% larger than its 4th grade class (65).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
64.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +50.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
60.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +31.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 50 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 31 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 28.0% | 36.0% | 23.0% | 13.0% |
| Mathematics | 30.0% | 30.0% | 15.0% | 25.0% |
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 | 64.0% | 60.0% |
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 70.0% |
| 2021-22 | 14.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
66.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Spring Canyon Elementary School
Spring Canyon Elementary School's state test result (66.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Canyon Elementary School this school | 405 | 33.8% | 66.1% |
| Shallowater Intermediate School SHALLOWATER | 382 | 35.3% | 60.5% |
| Silver Creek Elementary School AZLE | 448 | 36.8% | 53.7% |
| Shallowater Elementary School SHALLOWATER | 428 | 37.9% | N/A |
| Lorene Smith Kirkpatrick Elementary School MAYPEARL | 342 | 32.5% | 44.2% |
| Mildred B Ellis Elementary School JOSEPHINE | 385 | 36.4% | 43.7% |
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 Spring Canyon Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Randall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.1% | #461 of 4,401 | #4 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #919 of 4,466 ▼ 274 | #9 of 22 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #1,092 of 4,466 ▼ 68 | #9 of 22 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 405 | #3,440 of 4,938 | #9 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #3,077 of 4,622 | #16 of 22 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.5% | #2,371 of 4,628 | #18 of 22 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.8% | #4,130 of 4,789 | #16 of 22 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 405 | 25.8 | 15.7:1 | 34% (137) |
| 2023-24 | 399 | 24.8 | 16.1:1 | 35% (141) |
| 2022-23 | 407 | 23.3 | 17.4:1 | 38% (154) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spring Canyon Elementary School.
About Spring Canyon Elementary School
Spring Canyon Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in CANYON, Texas. It teaches 405 students in pre-K through 4. Elementary schools in Texas have about 519 students on average; enrollment here is 22% lower.
Enrollment across the 21 schools in CANYON ISD totals 11,565 students.
More than half of enrollment at Spring Canyon Elementary School is White: 64%. Next come 28% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 74% White. The diversity index for Spring Canyon Elementary School is 50%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 15.7:1 is based on 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 34%. On average, public schools in Randall County report 44%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Spring Canyon Elementary School is 6.8 points above its prediction. Actual: 66.1%. Predicted: 59.2%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Randall County show that median household income comes to about $83,864, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 43, with about 23,668 students.
Crestview Elementary School is about 1.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Spring Canyon Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 61.4%; Spring Canyon Elementary School's is 66.1%, ranking 4th of 7.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Spring Canyon Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Randall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
146,070
Census ACS
Median income
$83,864
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
23,668 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in CANYON ISD
- West Plains High SchoolHigh · 1,221 students
- Randall High SchoolHigh · 1,126 students
- Canyon High SchoolHigh · 1,097 students
- City View Elementary SchoolElementary · 698 students
- Reeves-Hinger Elementary SchoolElementary · 669 students
- West Plains Junior High SchoolMiddle · 630 students
Other schools in CANYON
- Canyon High SchoolHigh · 1,097 students
- Reeves-Hinger Elementary SchoolElementary · 669 students
- Canyon Junior High SchoolMiddle · 555 students
- Canyon Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 529 students
- Crestview Elementary SchoolElementary · 440 students
- Midway Alternative High SchoolHigh · 52 students
Nearby schools
- Crestview Elementary School1.3 mi · 440
- Canyon Intermediate School2.7 mi · 529
- Canyon Junior High School3.0 mi · 555
- Lakeview Elementary School3.0 mi · 388
- Premier High School-Canyon3.1 mi · 32
- Reeves-Hinger Elementary School3.2 mi · 669
Frequently asked questions
About Spring Canyon Elementary SchoolHow large is Spring Canyon Elementary School?
Spring Canyon Elementary School enrolls approximately 405 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Spring Canyon Elementary School serve?
Spring Canyon Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Spring Canyon Elementary School?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at Spring Canyon Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Spring Canyon Elementary School?
Student demographics at Spring Canyon Elementary School are roughly 64% White, 28% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Spring Canyon Elementary School?
Spring Canyon Elementary School is overseen by CANYON ISD in Randall County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.