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How has YOUNG EL changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
445
Elementary
DISTRICT 446 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DECATUR ISD·NCES 481650012615
Young Elementary School
379 BUCHANAN RD, DECATUR, TX 76234 · (940) 393-7400 · Wise County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL445 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
254 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 | 36 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 18% larger than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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 DECATUR ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
63.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +31.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
55.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +19.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 31.0% | 32.0% | 20.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 24.0% | 31.0% | 21.0% | 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 | 63.0% | 55.0% |
| 2024-25 | 70.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 58.0% |
| 2022-23 | 65.0% | 65.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.0% | 45.0% |
| 2020-21 | 32.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% 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 Young Elementary School
Young Elementary School's state test result (56.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Young Elementary School this school | 445 | 57.1% | 56.8% |
| Edna Bigham Mays Elementary School TROY | 443 | 57.1% | N/A |
| Blooming Grove Elementary School BLOOMING GROVE | 449 | 58.6% | 33.2% |
| H D Staples Elementary School JOSHUA | 406 | 58.1% | 51.5% |
| Lakeview Elementary School AMARILLO | 388 | 55.4% | 41.3% |
| Blue Ridge Elementary School BLUE RIDGE | 510 | 55.1% | 41.9% |
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 Young Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Wise County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #946 of 4,401 | #1 of 12 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,303 of 4,466 ▼ 440 | #1 of 12 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #1,164 of 4,466 ▼ 431 | #3 of 12 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -6.0pp | #598 of 3,998 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 445 | #3,066 of 4,938 | #8 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #1,686 of 4,622 | #7 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.2% | #2,112 of 4,628 | #4 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.1% | #3,265 of 4,789 | #5 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.4% | #1,654 of 2,838 | N/A |
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
445
-56 (-11%) vs 2020
-8% since 2010-11, when it was 485
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 445 | 31.4 | 14.2:1 | 57% (254) |
| 2023-24 | 465 | 34.2 | 13.6:1 | 53% (248) |
| 2022-23 | 458 | 31.5 | 14.5:1 | 56% (256) |
| 2020-21 | 501 | 33 | 15.2:1 | 58% (292) |
| 2017-18 | 520 | 29.9 | 17.4:1 | 60% (311) |
| 2015-16 | 465 | 29 | 16.0:1 | 62% (289) |
| 2010-11 | 485 | 35 | 13.9:1 | 57% (276) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Young Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (520 to 445); teachers up 5% (29.9 to 31.4).
About Young Elementary School
Young Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in DECATUR, Texas, administered by DECATUR ISD. The school has 445 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5.
Young Elementary School is in DECATUR ISD, a district with 3,786 students across 6 schools.
White students are 58% of those enrolled at Young Elementary School. Next come 37% Hispanic, 2% multiracial, and 2% Black. That compares with about 80% White among all Wise County residents. A diversity index of 53% means there is a 53% chance two randomly chosen students at Young Elementary School are from different groups.
On staff are 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.2:1. Elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 0.9 more students per teacher than here. Young Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 57%. That rate is above the 47% average among public schools in Wise County.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Young Elementary School is 7.4 points above its prediction. Actual: 56.8%. Predicted: 49.3%.
In the wider Wise County area, the median household earns about $93,421 a year, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Young Elementary School shares Wise County with 27 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Young Elementary School is closest to STEM Academy at Enis Elementary School, about 2.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 5. On average proficiency, Young Elementary School is 2nd of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 445, down from 501 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 14.2:1, from 15.2:1.
This page is set up for the Young Elementary School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Wise County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
75,005
Census ACS
Median income
$93,421
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
28
12,854 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DECATUR ISD
- Decatur High SchoolHigh · 1,163 students
- McCarroll Middle SchoolMiddle · 838 students
- Carson Elementary SchoolElementary · 489 students
- Rann Elementary SchoolElementary · 471 students
- STEM Academy at Enis Elementary SchoolElementary · 380 students
Other schools in DECATUR
- Decatur High SchoolHigh · 1,163 students
- McCarroll Middle SchoolMiddle · 838 students
- Carson Elementary SchoolElementary · 489 students
- Rann Elementary SchoolElementary · 471 students
- STEM Academy at Enis Elementary SchoolElementary · 380 students
Other Young Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 4 states are named Young Elementary. Young Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 7.
- Young Elementary SchoolSEMINOLE, TX · 581 students
- Young Elementary SchoolPASADENA, TX · 545 students
- Young Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 334 students
- Young Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 417 students
- Young ElementaryLouisville, KY · 100 students
Nearby schools
- STEM Academy at Enis Elementary School2.1 mi · 380
- McCarroll Middle School2.2 mi · 838
- Rann Elementary School2.5 mi · 471
- Decatur High School2.5 mi · 1,163
- Carson Elementary School2.7 mi · 489
- Paradise High School5.8 mi · 373
Frequently asked questions
About Young Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Young Elementary School?
Young Elementary School enrolls approximately 445 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Young Elementary School serve?
Young Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Young Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Young Elementary School is approximately 14.2:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Young Elementary School?
At Young Elementary School, the student body is approximately 58% White, 37% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Young Elementary School public or private?
Young Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by DECATUR ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.