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How has WALT DISNEY EL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
457
Elementary
DISTRICT 653 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALVIN ISD·NCES 480809005387
Walt Disney Elementary School
5000 MUSTANG RD, ALVIN, TX 77511 · (281) 585-2378 · Brazoria County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL457 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% of Texas public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
- B-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
12.7:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
321 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 148 | 32% |
| Grade 4 | 151 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 158 | 35% |
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ALVIN ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
57.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
48.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 29.0% | 28.0% | 21.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 25.0% | 23.0% | 28.0% | 24.0% |
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 | 57.0% | 48.0% |
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 49.0% | 43.0% |
| 2021-22 | 52.0% | 49.0% |
| 2020-21 | 36.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
48.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Walt Disney Elementary School
Walt Disney Elementary School's state test result (48.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Disney Elementary School this school | 457 | 70.2% | 48.3% |
| Gilbert J Mircovich Elementary School INGLESIDE | 478 | 69.5% | 41.5% |
| R L Stevenson Primary School ALVIN | 461 | 71.8% | N/A |
| William B Travis Elementary School PAMPA | 470 | 69.6% | 27.4% |
| Brady Elementary School BRADY | 458 | 71.6% | 42.1% |
| Nimitz Elementary School KERRVILLE | 520 | 69.6% | 52.9% |
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 Walt Disney Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Brazoria County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #1,601 of 4,401 | #34 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,917 of 4,466 ▲ 488 | #41 of 52 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,694 of 4,466 ▲ 172 | #34 of 52 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #1,906 of 3,998 | #25 of 49 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 457 | #2,933 of 4,938 | #44 of 55 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #629 of 4,622 | #5 of 53 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.1% | #1,927 of 4,628 | #43 of 53 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.2% | #2,546 of 4,789 | #12 of 55 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.7% | #1,541 of 2,838 | #13 of 34 |
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
457
+49 (+12%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 664
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 457 | 36 | 12.7:1 | 70% (321) |
| 2023-24 | 452 | 33.9 | 13.3:1 | 73% (332) |
| 2022-23 | 439 | 30.8 | 14.2:1 | 72% (315) |
| 2020-21 | 408 | 35 | 11.7:1 | 73% (299) |
| 2017-18 | 542 | 37.2 | 14.6:1 | 59% (319) |
| 2015-16 | 545 | 36 | 15.1:1 | 67% (365) |
| 2010-11 | 459 | 31 | 14.8:1 | 67% (307) |
| 2000-01 | 540 | 34 | 15.9:1 | 44% (236) |
| 1990-91 | 664 | 33 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walt Disney Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (542 to 457); teachers down 3% (37.2 to 36).
About Walt Disney Elementary School
Walt Disney Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Texas, with an address in ALVIN. The school reports 457 students in grades 3 through 5.
ALVIN ISD is responsible for 37 schools, Walt Disney Elementary School included, with 30,038 students in all.
By race and ethnicity, Walt Disney Elementary School is 55% Hispanic. The school is also 38% White, 4% Black, and 2% multiracial. That is higher than the 32% Hispanic share among all Brazoria County residents. By the diversity index, Walt Disney Elementary School comes in at 55%.
The school employs the equivalent of 36 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 12.7:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, higher than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Walt Disney Elementary School is 70%. For comparison, public schools in Brazoria County average 50%.
allk12 grades Walt Disney Elementary School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Walt Disney Elementary School is 4.6 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 48.3% actual, 43.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Census estimates describe Brazoria County this way: median household income is about $97,993, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Brazoria County number 115 and enroll about 75,767.
R L Stevenson Primary School is the public school closest to Walt Disney Elementary School, about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Walt Disney Elementary School places 4th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 408 to 457. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 11.7:1 to 12.7:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Walt Disney Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Brazoria County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
391,255
Census ACS
Median income
$97,993
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
115
75,767 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALVIN ISD
- Alvin High SchoolHigh · 2,766 students
- Shadow Creek High SchoolHigh · 2,599 students
- Manvel High SchoolHigh · 2,238 students
- Iowa Colony High SchoolHigh · 1,781 students
- Dr Ronald E McNair Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,034 students
- Rodeo Palms Junior High SchoolMiddle · 842 students
Other schools in ALVIN
- Alvin High SchoolHigh · 2,766 students
- G W Harby Junior High SchoolMiddle · 781 students
- Alvin Elementary SchoolElementary · 724 students
- Alvin Junior High SchoolMiddle · 716 students
- Hood-Case Elementary SchoolElementary · 698 students
- Bob and Betty Nelson Elementary SchoolElementary · 655 students
Other Walt Disney Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 7 states are named Walt Disney Elementary. Walt Disney Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 9.
- Walt Disney ElementarySan Ramon, CA · 523 students
- WALT DISNEY ELEM.SPRINGFIELD, MO · 514 students
- Walt Disney Elementary SchoolMishawaka, IN · 512 students
- Walt Disney ElementaryBurbank, CA · 419 students
- Walt Disney Elementary SchoolLevittown, PA · 373 students
Nearby schools
- R L Stevenson Primary School0.3 mi · 461
- Alvin Elementary School2.6 mi · 724
- Bill Hasse Elementary School2.9 mi · 574
- Alvin Junior High School3.0 mi · 716
- Rise3.2 mi · 116
- Alvin High School3.2 mi · 2,766
Frequently asked questions
About Walt Disney Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Walt Disney Elementary School?
Walt Disney Elementary School enrolls approximately 457 students in grades 03-05.
Is Walt Disney Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Walt Disney Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Walt Disney Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Walt Disney Elementary School is approximately 12.7:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Walt Disney Elementary School?
Student demographics at Walt Disney Elementary School are roughly 38% White, 55% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Walt Disney Elementary School public or private?
Walt Disney Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by ALVIN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.