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What's the one class at TURNER EL every student should take?
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Enrollment
463
Elementary
DISTRICT 628 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLIS ISD·NCES 484590006631
Turner Elementary School
10575 HWY 75 N, WILLIS, TX 77378 · (936) 856-1289 · Montgomery County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL463 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
308 students
DISTRICT 64% · 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 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 62% · 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
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
50.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp 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 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2020, 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 | 27.0% | 28.0% | 21.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 32.0% | 23.0% | 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 year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 55.0% | 50.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 48.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 47.0% | 40.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
46.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Turner Elementary School
Turner Elementary School's state test result (46.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turner Elementary School this school | 463 | 66.5% | 46.6% |
| Northside Elementary School WAXAHACHIE | 480 | 65.2% | 35.8% |
| Fain Elementary School WICHITA FALLS | 430 | 67.0% | 30.4% |
| Northside Elementary School HENDERSON | 430 | 62.3% | 30.6% |
| Alcorta Elementary School ABILENE | 410 | 67.3% | 41.5% |
| Clarke Elementary School FORT CAVAZOS | 481 | 68.6% | 65.8% |
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 Turner Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Montgomery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #1,786 of 4,401 | #48 of 77 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,817 of 4,466 ▼ 784 | #41 of 77 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,997 of 4,466 ▼ 442 | #47 of 77 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.0pp | #803 of 3,998 | #17 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 463 | #2,884 of 4,938 | #75 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #2,398 of 4,622 | #41 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.1% | #885 of 4,628 | #12 of 78 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.5% | #2,752 of 4,789 | #28 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.9% | #279 of 2,838 | #3 of 37 |
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
463
-350 (-43%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 582
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 18.5:1
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 | 463 | 31 | 14.9:1 | 67% (308) |
| 2023-24 | 435 | 29 | 15.0:1 | 69% (298) |
| 2022-23 | 424 | 29 | 14.6:1 | 66% (281) |
| 2020-21 | 813 | 44 | 18.5:1 | 40% (327) |
| 2017-18 | 722 | 38.2 | 18.9:1 | 36% (261) |
| 2015-16 | 637 | 34 | 18.7:1 | 35% (220) |
| 2010-11 | 562 | 36 | 15.6:1 | 49% (275) |
| 2000-01 | 488 | 36 | 13.6:1 | 47% (228) |
| 1990-91 | 582 | 26 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Turner Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (722 to 463); teachers down 19% (38.2 to 31).
About Turner Elementary School
Turner Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in WILLIS, Texas, under WILLIS ISD. The student body numbers 463 students, from kindergarten through 5.
Federal data list 12 schools in WILLIS ISD, with 9,313 students enrolled.
Enrollment at Turner Elementary School is mixed, with White students the largest group at 42%. It is also 37% Hispanic, 18% Black, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Montgomery County is roughly 67% White. Turner Elementary School has a diversity index of 66%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school employs the equivalent of 31 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 14.9:1. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is about 15.1:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Turner Elementary School is 67%. On average, public schools in Montgomery County report 48%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Turner Elementary School is 1.3 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 46.6% actual, 45.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Within Montgomery County, median household income is about $97,701, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Montgomery County number 160 and enroll about 134,595.
Nearby, Willis High School is about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Turner Elementary School is 3rd of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Turner Elementary School enrolled 813 in 2020-21 and 463 in 2024-25. Changes in grade configuration can produce shifts of this size. The number of students per teacher fell from 18.5 to 14.9 over 4 years.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
684,432
Census ACS
Median income
$97,701
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
160
134,595 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in WILLIS ISD
- Willis High SchoolHigh · 2,809 students
- Robert P Brabham Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,179 students
- Lynn Lucas Middle SchoolMiddle · 901 students
- Eddie Ruth Lagway Elementary SchoolElementary · 779 students
- C C Hardy Elementary SchoolElementary · 756 students
- Edward B Cannan Elementary SchoolElementary · 714 students
Other schools in WILLIS
- Willis High SchoolHigh · 2,809 students
- Robert P Brabham Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,179 students
- Lynn Lucas Middle SchoolMiddle · 901 students
- C C Hardy Elementary SchoolElementary · 756 students
- Edward B Cannan Elementary SchoolElementary · 714 students
- W Lloyd Meador Elementary SchoolElementary · 706 students
Other Turner Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 9 states are named Turner Elementary. Turner Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 12.
- Turner Elementary SchoolPASADENA, TX · 526 students
- Turner ElementaryFresno, CA · 585 students
- Turner ElemKansas City, KS · 560 students
- Turner Elementary SchoolWashington, DC · 461 students
- Turner ElementaryAntioch, CA · 436 students
Nearby schools
- Willis High School0.2 mi · 2,809
- Robert P Brabham Middle School1.3 mi · 1,179
- W Lloyd Meador Elementary School1.5 mi · 706
- Trinity Charter Schools - Willis Campus1.8 mi · 9
- JJAEP2.2 mi · 2
- Stubblefield Academy2.2 mi · 25
Frequently asked questions
About Turner Elementary SchoolHow large is Turner Elementary School?
Turner Elementary School enrolls approximately 463 students in grades KG-05.
Is Turner Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Turner Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Turner Elementary School?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Turner Elementary School.
How diverse is Turner Elementary School?
Turner Elementary School reports a student body of 42% White, 37% Hispanic, 18% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Turner Elementary School?
Turner Elementary School is overseen by WILLIS ISD in Montgomery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.