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Enrollment
544
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALEDO ISD·NCES 480778008897
Stuard Elementary School
200 THUNDERHEAD LN, ALEDO, TX 76008 · (817) 441-5103 · Parker County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL544 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
5%
27 students
DISTRICT 14% · 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 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 119 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 97 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 36% smaller than its 5th grade class (97).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
82.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +7.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
77.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 48.0% | 34.0% | 10.0% | 8.0% |
| Mathematics | 41.0% | 36.0% | 15.0% | 8.0% |
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 | 82.0% | 77.0% |
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 76.0% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 71.0% |
% 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
73.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Stuard Elementary School
Stuard Elementary School's state test result (73.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuard Elementary School this school | 544 | 5.0% | 73.1% |
| Overton Park Elementary School FORT WORTH | 510 | 6.1% | 81.2% |
| McAuliffe Elementary School HIGHLAND VILLAGE | 511 | 7.6% | 74.2% |
| Brock Intermediate School BROCK | 530 | 7.9% | 65.0% |
| Willow Creek Elementary School KINGWOOD | 581 | 9.1% | 76.1% |
| Gullett Elementary School AUSTIN | 544 | 7.7% | 67.8% |
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 Stuard Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Parker County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.1% | #230 of 4,401 | #3 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #197 of 4,466 ▲ 33 | #2 of 24 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #185 of 4,466 ▲ 102 | #3 of 24 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 544 | #2,096 of 4,938 | #10 of 26 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #2,972 of 4,622 | #17 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.0% | #3,320 of 4,628 | #23 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 5.0% | #4,751 of 4,789 | #25 of 26 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.8% | #1,958 of 2,838 | #6 of 11 |
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
544
-31 (-5%) vs 2020
+40% since 2000-01, when it was 389
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 544 | 34.9 | 15.6:1 | 5% (27) |
| 2023-24 | 612 | 36.8 | 16.6:1 | 6% (35) |
| 2022-23 | 563 | 37.8 | 14.9:1 | 4% (24) |
| 2020-21 | 575 | 36 | 16.0:1 | 4% (23) |
| 2017-18 | 610 | 33.6 | 18.1:1 | 4% (27) |
| 2015-16 | 570 | 32 | 17.8:1 | 4% (24) |
| 2010-11 | 554 | 33 | 16.8:1 | 5% (29) |
| 2000-01 | 389 | 30 | 13.0:1 | 3% (13) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stuard Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (610 to 544); teachers up 4% (33.6 to 34.9).
About Stuard Elementary School
Stuard Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school in ALEDO, Texas. The school has 544 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 5.
ALEDO ISD has 12 schools and 8,430 students, and Stuard Elementary School is one of those schools.
Stuard Elementary School is 81% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 13% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. That is in line with Parker County, where about 83% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 33%.
On staff are 34.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.6:1. The ratio is within a point of the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. About 5% of students at Stuard Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Parker County is 33%.
Stuard Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 73.1% and a predicted 71.6%.
For the population of Parker County, the median household earns about $104,443 a year, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Stuard Elementary School shares Parker County with 50 other public schools.
Aledo Middle School, about 2.7 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Stuard Elementary School is 1st on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Stuard Elementary School in rural territory close to an urban area (Rural: Fringe).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 575 to 544, a 5% decline.
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Parker County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
165,168
Census ACS
Median income
$104,443
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
51
28,354 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALEDO ISD
- Aledo High SchoolHigh · 1,730 students
- Aledo Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,049 students
- McAnally Middle SchoolMiddle · 898 students
- Annetta Elementary SchoolElementary · 689 students
- Vandagriff Elementary SchoolElementary · 640 students
- Don R Daniel Ninth Grade CampusHigh · 619 students
Other schools in ALEDO
- Aledo High SchoolHigh · 1,730 students
- Aledo Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,049 students
- Annetta Elementary SchoolElementary · 689 students
- Vandagriff Elementary SchoolElementary · 640 students
- Don R Daniel Ninth Grade CampusHigh · 619 students
- Lynn McKinney Elementary SchoolElementary · 538 students
Nearby schools
- Aledo Middle School2.7 mi · 1,049
- Vandagriff Elementary School2.8 mi · 640
- Early Childhood Academy2.9 mi · 189
- Annetta Elementary School3.2 mi · 689
- Aledo High School3.2 mi · 1,730
- Don R Daniel Ninth Grade Campus3.3 mi · 619
Frequently asked questions
About Stuard Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Stuard Elementary School?
Stuard Elementary School enrolls approximately 544 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Stuard Elementary School serve?
Stuard Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Stuard Elementary School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Stuard Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Stuard Elementary School?
At Stuard Elementary School, the student body is approximately 81% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Stuard Elementary School in?
Stuard Elementary School is part of ALEDO ISD.
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