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Enrollment
555
Elementary
DISTRICT 563 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAMPASAS ISD·NCES 482664012241
Taylor Creek Elementary School
2096 BIG DIVIDE RD, COPPERAS COVE, TX 76522 · (512) 564-2585 · Lampasas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL555 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% 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.
- 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
13.9:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
302 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 48 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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 LAMPASAS ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
52.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +52.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +27.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 52 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 27 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 27.0% | 26.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 26.0% | 28.0% | 31.0% |
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 | 52.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 59.0% |
| 2022-23 | 20.0% | 0.0% |
| 2021-22 | 0.0% | 57.0% |
| 2020-21 | 0.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
50.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Taylor Creek Elementary School
Taylor Creek Elementary School's state test result (50.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Creek Elementary School this school | 555 | 54.4% | 50.4% |
| Fowler Elementary School WICHITA FALLS | 490 | 53.3% | 57.7% |
| W H Bonner Elementary School LUFKIN | 621 | 52.5% | 51.0% |
| Hyde Park Elementary School DENISON | 502 | 51.0% | 48.2% |
| Groves Intermediate School GROVES | 609 | 53.7% | 48.0% |
| Langham Elementary School NEDERLAND | 553 | 54.2% | 57.8% |
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 Taylor Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #1,390 of 4,401 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #2,760 of 4,466 ▼ 816 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #2,288 of 4,466 ▼ 758 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +36.5pp | #57 of 3,998 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 555 | #1,993 of 4,938 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #1,475 of 4,622 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.6% | #1,012 of 4,628 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.4% | #3,383 of 4,789 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.9% | #900 of 1,307 |
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
555
+16 (+3%) vs 2020
+22% since 2010-11, when it was 455
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 555 | 39.9 | 13.9:1 | 54% (302) |
| 2023-24 | 501 | 40.2 | 12.5:1 | 53% (266) |
| 2022-23 | 527 | 43 | 12.3:1 | 54% (282) |
| 2020-21 | 539 | 38 | 14.2:1 | 53% (283) |
| 2017-18 | 519 | 32.7 | 15.9:1 | 47% (243) |
| 2015-16 | 518 | 32 | 16.2:1 | 52% (271) |
| 2010-11 | 455 | 27 | 16.9:1 | 52% (236) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Taylor Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (519 to 555); teachers up 22% (32.7 to 39.9).
About Taylor Creek Elementary School
Federal records list Taylor Creek Elementary School as an elementary school in COPPERAS COVE, Texas. The school reports 555 students in pre-K through 5.
LAMPASAS ISD has 3,640 students spread across 5 schools.
By race and ethnicity, Taylor Creek Elementary School is 51% White. Other reported shares: 26% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 9% Black. That compares with about 77% White among all Lampasas County residents. By the diversity index, Taylor Creek Elementary School comes in at 65%.
Taylor Creek Elementary School counts 39.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13.9 students for each one. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is higher than this school's figure. About 54% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. That is close to the 52% average for public schools in Lampasas County.
The allk12 Grade for Taylor Creek Elementary School is B+. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 72% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school with Taylor Creek Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 50.5%. Taylor Creek Elementary School scores 50.4%, within a point of that line.
Lampasas County has these Census figures: median household income is about $81,736, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Taylor Creek Elementary School is among the 6 public schools in Lampasas County.
The next-closest public school is Martin Walker Elementary School, about 2.6 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Taylor Creek Elementary School. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Taylor Creek Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Taylor Creek Elementary School as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal counts put enrollment at 539 in 2020-21 and 555 in 2024-25, a 3% rise.
Community posts for Taylor Creek Elementary School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Lampasas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,715
Census ACS
Median income
$81,736
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
3,956 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LAMPASAS ISD
- Lampasas High SchoolHigh · 1,145 students
- Lampasas Middle SchoolMiddle · 806 students
- Hanna Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 685 students
- Kline Whitis Elementary SchoolElementary · 449 students
Other schools in COPPERAS COVE
- Copperas Cove High SchoolHigh · 2,247 students
- S C Lee Junior High SchoolMiddle · 932 students
- C R Clements/Hollie Parsons Elementary SchoolElementary · 847 students
- Copperas Cove Junior High SchoolMiddle · 812 students
- J L Williams/Lovett Ledger Elementary SchoolElementary · 635 students
- House Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 622 students
Nearby schools
- Martin Walker Elementary School2.6 mi · 355
- Priority Charter Schools Copperas Cove2.6 mi · 210
- Fairview/Miss Jewell Elementary School3.0 mi · 473
- Copperas Cove High School3.1 mi · 2,247
- Crossroads High School3.6 mi · 130
- C R Clements/Hollie Parsons Elementary School3.9 mi · 847
Frequently asked questions
About Taylor Creek Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Taylor Creek Elementary School?
Taylor Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 555 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Taylor Creek Elementary School serve?
Taylor Creek Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Taylor Creek Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Taylor Creek Elementary School is approximately 13.9:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Taylor Creek Elementary School?
At Taylor Creek Elementary School, the student body is approximately 51% White, 26% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Taylor Creek Elementary School in?
Taylor Creek Elementary School is part of LAMPASAS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.