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Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary

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Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary ranks 1709 th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1709^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary is a public elementary school located in Hutto, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 765 students. It is part of the Hutto Independent School District, which is ranked 413 out of 961 school districts in Texas and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary has consistently performed above the state average in STAAR Reading and Mathematics assessments across grades 3-5. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 5th-grade students are projected to outperform the state and district averages in STAAR Reading, STAAR Mathematics, and STAAR Science. The school also has a strong Gifted and Talented program, ranking in the top 20% of Texas elementary schools in 2020-2021 and the top 50% in 2021-2022. Additionally, the school's per-student spending has increased from $7,299 in 2019-2020 to $9,272 in 2020-2021, which is higher than the state average.

When comparing Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary to nearby schools within the Hutto Independent School District, it is performing well, with a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. However, the nearby schools in the Round Rock Independent School District, such as Double File Trail Elementary, Forest Creek Elementary, Redbud Elementary, and Linda Herrington Elementary, consistently outperform Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary and the other Hutto ISD schools on STAAR assessments and have higher SchoolDigger ratings.

806

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,858

Per pupil spending ?

39.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

800 Haybarn Ln
Hutto, TX 78634

(512) 759-5410

District: Hutto Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.7%

White:

30.1%

African American:

14.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 61st percentile in 2021 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Texas median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg45%

Texas avg47%

1,709^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 2 pts since 2021

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 7Elementary Schools in the Hutto Independent School District (Isd)

413^th of 961Hutto 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
2025	57.3	1709 of 4651	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.3	1864 of 4710	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	2201 of 4647	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.5	2013 of 4581	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.8	1789 of 4578	60.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	55.9	710 of 1905	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.2	721 of 2443	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	44.0	1289 of 2443	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.1	833 of 2421	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.4	805 of 2444	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	516 of 814	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.6	769 of 1045	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	37.6	2973 of 4461	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.4	1533 of 4331	64.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	1804 of 2918	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.1	1605 of 3668	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.6	2545 of 3556	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.2	2105 of 3487	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	43.2	1854 of 3446	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	1154 of 3744	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.9	1638 of 4658	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.7	1935 of 4588	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.9	1366 of 4561	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	61.9	1417 of 4499	68.5%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	1352 of 2619	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.6	1596 of 2980	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	73.6	514 of 2958	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	82.5	155 of 3006	94.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	1464 of 3644	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.7	2675 of 4465	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.0	2058 of 4401	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.0	1959 of 4376	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.4	1185 of 4329	72.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	1070 of 3705	71.1%	★★★★☆
2024	49.5	2250 of 4594	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.5	2837 of 4521	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.6	1844 of 4477	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.1	1948 of 4451	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	1583 of 3739	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	1899 of 4647	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	2416 of 4585	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	2580 of 4563	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.2	2133 of 4498	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	594 of 975	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.1	537 of 1128	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.1	523 of 1099	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.7	803 of 1004	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	746 of 961	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	1193 of 3549	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	1797 of 4292	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.5	1498 of 4086	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.2	2792 of 3952	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	59.3	975 of 3799	74.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	1063 of 2612	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	1241 of 3108	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.0	1943 of 3106	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.2	1793 of 3082	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.4	2176 of 3082	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)71st percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)66th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2025)63rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)48th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)39th percentile-24 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)38th percentile-25 vs school

Asian (2025)37th percentile-27 vs school

At Risk (2022)33rd percentile-23 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading55%~ state avg

Mathematics46%~ state avg

Science37%+7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)				STAAR Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Science 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	Total
Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Haybarn Ln	Hutto	78634	Williamson County	Hutto Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 759-5410	806	51	15.9	39.5%	243 (30.1%)	119 (14.8%)	336 (41.7%)	47 (5.8%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (6.8%)	57.3	1709^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.3%		55.3	1864^th of 4710 public elementary schools	60.4%	155								52.6	52.1	59.3	46.4	40.2	52.1		37.0	$7,858
Veterans Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	555 Limmer Loop	Round Rock	78665	Williamson County	Hutto Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 759-3030	708	50	14.1	43.4%	161 (22.7%)	78 (11.0%)	344 (48.6%)	86 (12.1%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	32 (4.5%)	61	1530^th of 4651 public elementary schools	67.1%		52.8	1999^th of 4710 public elementary schools	57.6%	469	20.0	60.0	40.0					57.4	51.8	62.0	49.1	59.3	39.1		33.6	$8,992
Redbud Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Ty Cobb Place	Round Rock	78665	Williamson County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 464-5000	552	43	12.7	31.3%	206 (37.3%)	49 (8.9%)	175 (31.7%)	65 (11.8%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (9.4%)	74.6	942^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	79.7%		73.3	1009^th of 4710 public elementary schools	78.6%	67								63.3	60.6	71.6	60.3	40.3	55.0	100.0	46.9	$10,897
Linda Herrington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2850 Paloma Lake Blvd	Round Rock	78665	Williamson County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 704-1900	842	59	14.3	9.0%	281 (33.4%)	38 (4.5%)	192 (22.8%)	269 (31.9%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	59 (7.0%)	93.3	255^th of 4651 public elementary schools	94.5%		95.6	160^th of 4710 public elementary schools	96.6%	95								81.3	78.9	78.4	83.6	63.8	74.3	100.0	52.3	$8,392
Nadine Johnson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	480 Carl Stern Blvd	Hutto	78634	Williamson County	Hutto Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 759-5400	547	40	13.6	38.8%	175 (32.0%)	73 (13.3%)	233 (42.6%)	21 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.9%)	51.3	2062^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	55.7%		41.9	2733^rd of 4710 public elementary schools	42.0%	671								52.9	50.0	59.2	50.6	32.1	46.4		26.5	$9,240
Cottonwood Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3160 Limmer Loop	Hutto	78634	Williamson County	Hutto Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 759-5430	925	54	17.1	47.0%	227 (24.5%)	117 (12.6%)	474 (51.2%)	40 (4.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	63 (6.8%)	38.1	2920^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.2%		31.9	3349^th of 4710 public elementary schools	28.9%	429		40.0	16.7	42.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	51.9	32.1	60.2	36.6	29.8	36.3		23.9	$7,818
Howard Norman Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	101 Llano River Trail	Hutto	78634	Williamson County	Hutto Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 759-5480	554	40	13.8	40.8%	190 (34.3%)	77 (13.9%)	224 (40.4%)	20 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.8%)	52.4	1996^th of 4651 public elementary schools	57.1%		35.6	3113^th of 4710 public elementary schools	33.9%	1117								53.9	31.8	57.7	61.5	32.9	47.4		37.1	$8,392
Hutto Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Mager Ln	Hutto	78634	Williamson County	Hutto Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 759-2094	820	50	16.2	34.8%	259 (31.6%)	111 (13.5%)	348 (42.4%)	48 (5.9%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.9%)	52.5	1994^th of 4651 public elementary schools	57.1%		61.4	1529^th of 4710 public elementary schools	67.5%	465								55.0	42.1	61.0	38.0	27.1	55.1		41.5	$7,423
Forest Creek Elementary	Public	K-5	3805 Forest Creek Dr	Round Rock	78664	Williamson County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 464-5350	652	50	12.9	14.0%	316 (48.5%)	45 (6.9%)	172 (26.4%)	59 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.2%)	75.7	906^th of 4651 public elementary schools	80.5%		80.4	742^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	84.2%	164								59.5	61.5	78.8	50.5	49.0	68.7	76.2	38.9	$9,272
Double File Trail Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 Chandler Creek Blvd	Round Rock	78664	Williamson County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 428-7400	570	43	13.3	41.9%	166 (29.1%)	68 (11.9%)	215 (37.7%)	71 (12.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (8.4%)	39	2836^th of 4651 public elementary schools	39.0%		52.4	2032^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	56.9%	804								40.7	50.7	47.9	37.0	25.8	50.0	100.0	20.4	$9,766

Frequently Asked Questions about Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary?

Students at Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary are 42% Hispanic, 30% White, 15% African American, 7% Two or more races, 6% Asian.

Is Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary a good school?

Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary ranks 1709^th of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 806 students attended Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary.

What district is Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary in?

Hutto Independent School District (Isd)

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