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William Stribling Elementary School

1881 E RENFRO, BURLESON, TX 76028 · (817) 245-3500 · Johnson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL507 STUDENTS
Enrollment
507
Elementary
DISTRICT 557 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
175 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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-K184%
Kindergarten7415%
Grade 17515%
Grade 28116%
Grade 39018%
Grade 48016%
Grade 58918%

This year's kindergarten class (74) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (89).

Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
34267%
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
11823%
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
143%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
20%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
306%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
10%
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
26051%
Female
24749%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -1.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
47.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +3.0pp 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 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 1 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 3 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading29.0%26.0%24.0%21.0%
Mathematics22.0%25.0%24.0%29.0%
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%47.0%
2024-2566.0%54.0%
2023-2465.0%58.0%
2022-2333.0%33.0%
2021-2263.0%63.0%
2020-2156.0%44.0%
% 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
56.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 William Stribling Elementary School

William Stribling Elementary School's state test result (56.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
William Stribling Elementary School this school50734.5%56.3%
Austin Elementary School
WEATHERFORD
54734.6%52.9%
Legacy Elementary School
GODLEY
50230.9%46.4%
Sam Houston Elementary School
BRYAN
49432.2%62.5%
Peaster Elementary School
WEATHERFORD
52532.4%50.3%
Oak Woods School
GRANBURY
54437.1%64.7%
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 William Stribling Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Johnson County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
56.3%#975 of 4,401#9 of 29
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
47.0%#2,021 of 4,466
▼ 756
#18 of 33
▼ 6
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
55.0%#1,897 of 4,466
▼ 935
#18 of 33
▼ 12
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+18.0pp#637 of 3,998#6 of 27
Enrollment
ranked largest first
507#2,465 of 4,938#15 of 34
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.2:1#2,620 of 4,622#23 of 34
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
48.6%#2,533 of 4,628#28 of 34
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
34.5%#4,118 of 4,789#30 of 34
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-7.0%#2,307 of 2,838#13 of 21
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
507
-2 (0%) vs 2020
+5% since 2000-01, when it was 481
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 14.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2550733.415.2:135% (175)
2023-244863513.9:138% (183)
2022-2347634.113.9:133% (158)
2020-215093614.1:129% (150)
2017-1854534.215.9:128% (152)
2015-164162715.4:123% (95)
2010-114333014.4:126% (112)
2000-014813115.5:113% (64)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William Stribling Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 7% (545 to 507); teachers down 2% (34.2 to 33.4).

About William Stribling Elementary School

Students in BURLESON, Texas, attend William Stribling Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. The school's enrollment of 507 students covers pre-K through 5.

BURLESON ISD includes 18 schools. Together they enroll 12,759 students.

White students are the majority at William Stribling Elementary School, with 67% of enrollment. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 49% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.2:1, with 33.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at William Stribling Elementary School is 35%. On average, public schools in Johnson County report 51%.

After adjusting for student poverty, William Stribling Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 56.3%; the prediction is 59.0%.

County data help place the school in context: in Johnson County, the median household income is $84,859, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Johnson County is home to 77 public schools and about 39,004 public school students.

The shortest distance from William Stribling Elementary School to another public school is about 0.8 miles, to Nick Kerr Middle School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. William Stribling Elementary School places 5th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.

Federal data place William Stribling Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Federal data show 509 students in 2020-21 and 507 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. The ratio was 14.1:1 in 2020-21 and 15.2:1 in 2024-25.

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Johnson County at a glance

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Population
195,597
Census ACS
Median income
$84,859
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
77
39,004 students

Quick facts

School name
William Stribling Elementary School
District
BURLESON ISD
Address
1881 E RENFRO, BURLESON, TX 76028
Phone
(817) 245-3500
County
Johnson County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
507
Teachers (FTE)
33
Student–teacher ratio
15.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
175 (35%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
481218007979
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About William Stribling Elementary School
How large is William Stribling Elementary School?
William Stribling Elementary School enrolls approximately 507 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does William Stribling Elementary School serve?
William Stribling Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at William Stribling Elementary School?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at William Stribling Elementary School.
How diverse is William Stribling Elementary School?
William Stribling Elementary School reports a student body of 67% White, 23% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is William Stribling Elementary School public or private?
William Stribling Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by BURLESON ISD.
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