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Troup Elementary School

201 E BRYANT ST, TROUP, TX 75789 · (903) 842-3071 · Smith County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL498 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% 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.
  • BBeats 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

Enrollment
498
Elementary
DISTRICT 354 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
289 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K337%
Kindergarten8317%
Grade 15611%
Grade 27214%
Grade 38918%
Grade 48717%
Grade 57816%

This year's kindergarten class (83) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (78).

Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
37475%
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
6112%
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
306%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
265%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
27856%
Female
22044%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Troup Elementary School→Troup Middle School→Troup High School
Based on grade levels within TROUP ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -8.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 15 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 8 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading25.0%30.0%26.0%19.0%
Mathematics14.0%25.0%34.0%27.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2655.0%39.0%
2024-2564.0%45.0%
2023-2463.0%48.0%
2022-2336.0%29.0%
2021-2236.0%43.0%
2020-2140.0%47.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Troup Elementary School

Troup Elementary School's state test result (51.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Troup Elementary School this school49858.0%51.7%
Huntington Elementary School
HUNTINGTON
49157.6%39.8%
Quitman Elementary School
QUITMAN
58060.2%48.6%
Overton Ray Elementary School
BURKBURNETT
52656.5%37.5%
Brownsboro Elementary School
BROWNSBORO
42260.2%41.8%
Cisco Elementary School
CISCO
42856.5%40.7%
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 Troup Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Smith County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
51.7%#1,292 of 4,401#13 of 30
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
39.0%#3,026 of 4,466
▼ 843
#19 of 31
▼ 3
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
55.0%#1,991 of 4,466
▼ 845
#14 of 31
▼ 2
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+14.5pp#952 of 3,998#8 of 30
Enrollment
ranked largest first
498#2,574 of 4,938#19 of 33
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.3:1#986 of 4,622#4 of 33
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
41.4%#2,985 of 4,628#30 of 33
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
58.0%#3,214 of 4,789#20 of 33
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-2.4%#2,665 of 2,838#13 of 15
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 2024-25
Enrollment
498
+21 (+4%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 412
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 11.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2549837.613.3:158% (289)
2023-244984012.4:155% (275)
2022-235204013.0:158% (300)
2020-214774011.9:158% (277)
2017-185103813.4:159% (301)
2015-165313714.3:159% (315)
2010-115494013.7:159% (322)
2000-014723314.3:161% (289)
1990-914122317.9:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Troup Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 2% (510 to 498); teachers down 1% (38 to 37.6).

About Troup Elementary School

Troup Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school found in TROUP, Texas. In all, 498 students attend the school in pre-K through 5.

TROUP ISD counts 3 schools and 1,063 students, including Troup Elementary School.

More than half of enrollment at Troup Elementary School is White: 75%. Next come 12% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 67% White. The diversity index for Troup Elementary School is 41%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

On staff are 37.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.3:1. Elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 1.8 more students per teacher than here. Troup Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 58%.

Among Texas public elementary schools, Troup Elementary School outscored 74%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.

Troup Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 51.7% is 2.8 points above the 48.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.

Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Smith County show that median household income comes to about $74,192, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county's public schools total 65, with about 37,385 students.

Troup High School is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Troup Elementary School ranks 6th of 9 nearby schools, at 51.7% versus a 56.8% average.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.

Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 4%, from 477 to 498. Students per teacher increased from 11.9 in 2020-21 to 13.3 in 2024-25.

Troup 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.

Smith County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
241,740
Census ACS
Median income
$74,192
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
37,385 students

Quick facts

School name
Troup Elementary School
District
TROUP ISD
Address
201 E BRYANT ST, TROUP, TX 75789
Phone
(903) 842-3071
County
Smith County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
498
Teachers (FTE)
38
Student–teacher ratio
13.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
289 (58%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
484323004909
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Troup Elementary School
How large is Troup Elementary School?
Troup Elementary School enrolls approximately 498 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Troup Elementary School serve?
Troup Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Troup Elementary School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Troup Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Troup Elementary School?
Student demographics at Troup Elementary School are roughly 75% White, 12% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Troup Elementary School in?
Troup Elementary School is part of TROUP ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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