Fredericksburg Elementary

Fredericksburg Elementary in Fredericksburg, TX, serves 765 students in grades 2 through 5 and is the largest elementary campus in the Fredericksburg Independent School District (Isd), located in a community where about two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school is a solidly average performer statewide, ranking in the 58th percentile, but it shows a striking contrast when compared to Stonewall Elementary, a much smaller school just 12 miles away in the same district. Stonewall ranks in the 86th percentile, with significantly higher proficiency rates—for example, 70.6% of its 4th graders are proficient in reading and math, compared to 55.6% and 52.8% at Fredericksburg Elementary. This gap highlights the challenge of scaling effective instruction for a larger, more diverse student body. On a positive note, the school has shown strong improvement for its economically disadvantaged students, whose ranking jumped from the 37th percentile to the 59th percentile over the last few years. However, math remains a persistent weakness, with 5th-grade math proficiency (38.1%) falling nearly 10 points below the state average.

Fredericksburg Elementary excels with its Gifted and Talented students, ranking in the 77th percentile, though this performance has fluctuated in recent years. The school is also struggling significantly with its English Language Learner (ELL) population, ranking in the 14th percentile, which directly impacts overall outcomes. While the school serves its White students well (69th percentile), it ranks much lower for its Hispanic students (29th percentile). The most promising trend is the recent, rapid improvement for low-income students, suggesting that targeted interventions are beginning to work. The primary challenge for the administration is to replicate this success for ELL and Hispanic students, especially in math, where the school is falling behind state averages.