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Hallsburg School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

3804^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Hallsburg School is a small, rural PK-6 elementary school in Waco, TX, serving just 131 students within the Hallsburg Independent School District (Isd), where about 63% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has experienced a dramatic academic decline over the past five years, dropping from the 71st percentile statewide in 2021-2022 to the 18th percentile in 2025-2026—a 53-point fall that sets it apart from nearby rural peers.

Despite having the most favorable student-to-teacher ratio in the area at 11.1:1, Hallsburg is producing the weakest academic results among comparable rural schools. For context, Axtell Elementary (13:1 ratio) has climbed to the 85th percentile, while Foster Elementary in Riesel Independent School District (Isd) (16.7:1 ratio) remains a top performer at the 84th percentile. Hallsburg also spends more per student ($11,785) than these high-achieving schools, yet its math scores show extreme volatility—for example, 6th grade math proficiency collapsed from 81% in 2022-2023 to just 8% in 2025-2026. This suggests the school's challenges stem from curriculum and instruction effectiveness rather than a lack of resources.

A critical problem emerges in 5th grade, where student performance drops sharply across subjects—reading falls to 15% proficiency and math to 8%—indicating the school fails to prepare students for more complex upper-elementary work. Interestingly, Hallsburg's economically disadvantaged students perform relatively better (43rd percentile) than the school average, while other student groups rank lower. The school now mirrors struggling urban schools like Kendrick Elementary in Waco Independent School District (Isd), despite having much lower poverty rates and smaller classes. Hallsburg is at a crossroads, needing urgent intervention to learn from successful rural neighbors like Axtell and Riesel.

131

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,843

Per pupil spending ?

62.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2313 Hallsburg Rd
Waco, TX 76705-5019

(254) 875-2331

District: Hallsburg Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.9%

Hispanic:

26.7%

African American:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2016 → 18th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (29% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

Texas avg49%

3,804^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 33 pts since 2016

From top 49% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

857^th of 951Hallsburg Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.1	3804 of 4627	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.7	3870 of 4651	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	3597 of 4710	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.1	2527 of 4647	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.7	1332 of 4581	70.9%	★★★★☆
2021	63.4	1400 of 4578	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.0	1816 of 4479	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.7	1807 of 4359	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.5	1272 of 4329	70.6%	★★★★☆
2016	54.0	2111 of 4286	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	51.1	2265 of 4320	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2014	62.3	1628 of 4260	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	76.4	832 of 4221	80.3%	★★★★☆
2012	77.4	780 of 4206	81.5%	★★★★☆
2011	70.9	1121 of 4095	72.6%	★★★★☆
2010	77.3	632 of 3937	83.9%	★★★★☆
2009	65.8	1380 of 3884	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.9	1249 of 3768	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.2	1057 of 3724	71.6%	★★★★☆
2006	59.8	1544 of 3476	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	68.9	1064 of 3475	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	61.8	1399 of 3465	59.6%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	37.0	2899 of 4295	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	3336 of 4240	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.8	3647 of 4575	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.0	3277 of 3744	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.4	3645 of 4658	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.9	1859 of 4588	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.4	1082 of 4561	76.3%	★★★★☆
2021	63.0	1356 of 4499	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.6	1744 of 4348	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.0	2435 of 4306	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	3355 of 4413	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	5.8	3624 of 3644	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	3218 of 4465	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.4	2931 of 4401	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.2	1570 of 4376	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.6	1908 of 4329	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.6	2592 of 4520	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	18.9	3400 of 3705	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	39.0	2966 of 4594	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.0	2471 of 4521	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	57.2	1667 of 4477	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.6	725 of 4451	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	60.6	1330 of 4309	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.9	1706 of 4264	60.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	24.2	3806 of 4582	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.0	3124 of 3739	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.7	3466 of 4647	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	3145 of 4585	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.6	1838 of 4563	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.9	1451 of 4498	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.7	2029 of 4357	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.9	1332 of 4319	69.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.2	2663 of 3006	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.1	2157 of 2612	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	2716 of 3108	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.2	1900 of 3106	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.7	1219 of 3082	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.0	1496 of 3082	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.2	1841 of 3142	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.1	1842 of 3127	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile+25 vs school

At Risk (2019)33rd percentile-27 vs school

Hispanic (2026)24th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)20th percentile~ school

Male (2026)17th percentile~ school

White (2026)11th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading36%-18 vs state

Mathematics21%-23 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)	STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Hallsburg School	Public	PK, KG-6	2313 Hallsburg Rd	Waco	76705	McLennan County	Hallsburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 875-2331	131	12	11.1	62.6%	85 (64.9%)	6 (4.6%)	35 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.8%)	24.1	3804^th of 4627 public elementary schools	17.8%		22.7	3870^th of 4651 public elementary schools	16.8%	66			40.0	42.9	15.4	46.2	53.3	13.3	7.7	7.7	$12,843
Foster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	200 N Williams St	Riesel	76682	McLennan County	Riesel Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 896-2297	355	21	16.7	49.6%	240 (67.6%)	14 (3.9%)	84 (23.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.5%)	80.4	751^st of 4627 public elementary schools	83.8%		85.5	552^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	88.1%	199			61.9	57.8	70.2	76.6	59.5	60.0	63.8	63.8	$7,748
Axtell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	308 Ottawa	Axtell	76624	McLennan County	Axtell Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 863-5419	358	27	13.0	54.5%	273 (76.3%)	3 (0.8%)	75 (20.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	81.9	704^th of 4627 public elementary schools	84.8%		83	646^th of 4651 public elementary schools	86.1%	58			67.9	80.4	74.0		56.6	68.6	50.0		$8,662
Mart Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1400 J L Davis Ave	Mart	76664	McLennan County	Mart Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 876-2762	352	25	13.8	66.5%	186 (52.8%)	58 (16.5%)	75 (21.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.4%)	63.5	1432^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	69.1%		54.3	1887^th of 4651 public elementary schools	59.4%	455			55.6	54.6	58.8	51.1	60.0	57.1	52.9	45.7	$9,459
La Vega Pri Phil Bancale Campus	Public	PK-K	4400 Harrison	Waco	76705	McLennan County	La Vega Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 299-6730	444	26	17.1	98.6%	55 (12.4%)	120 (27.0%)	240 (54.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.1%)								(n/a)											$9,129
La Vega Elementary	Public	1-3	3100 Wheeler St	Waco	76705	McLennan County	La Vega Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 299-6755	630	39	16.1	87.8%	88 (14.0%)	164 (26.0%)	352 (55.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (4.0%)								(n/a)	0.0	0.0	32.4				20.6				$8,412
South Waco Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2104 Gurley Ln	Waco	76706	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 753-6802	490	27	18.1	97.1%	26 (5.3%)	251 (51.2%)	182 (37.1%)	9 (1.8%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	2.9	4616^th of 4627 public elementary schools	0.2%		5	4615^th of 4651 public elementary schools	0.8%	1			17.7	16.5	24.3		14.4	8.8	5.4		$9,945
J H Hines Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	301 Garrison St	Waco	76704	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 753-1362	379	19	19.4	98.4%	12 (3.2%)	262 (69.1%)	84 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.3%)	3.8	4605^th of 4627 public elementary schools	0.5%		4.6	4624^th of 4651 public elementary schools	0.6%	19			13.5	25.0	31.0		1.9	11.8	16.7		$10,235
Kendrick Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 N University Parks Dr	Waco	76701	McLennan County	Waco Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 752-3316	446	31	14.3	94.2%	18 (4.0%)	40 (9.0%)	380 (85.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.6%)								(n/a)											$10,924
Robinson Elementary	Public	2-3	151 Peplow	Robinson	76706	McLennan County	Robinson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(254) 662-5000	328	23	14.0	42.1%	192 (58.5%)	11 (3.4%)	107 (32.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.9%)								(n/a)			63.5				65.8				$8,882

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Hallsburg School ranks in the bottom 17.8% of Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Hallsburg School?

Students at Hallsburg School are 65% White, 27% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Hallsburg School in?

Hallsburg Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Hallsburg School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 131 students attended Hallsburg School.

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