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Karnes City Elementary

Q: Is Karnes City Elementary a good school?

Karnes City Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.1% of Texas elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Karnes City Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 296 students attended Karnes City Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Karnes City Elementary?

Students at Karnes City Elementary are 81% Hispanic, 15% White, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Karnes City Elementary attend?

Students who attend Karnes City Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Karnes City J H High : Karnes City High School

Public Grades 2-5

3834^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Karnes City Elementary serves 296 students in grades 2 through 5 within the Karnes City Independent School District (Isd), a community where about 66% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has historically ranked in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools, currently sitting at the 17th percentile with a 1-star rating, which is significantly lower than nearby schools like Poth Elementary (76th percentile) and Falls City Elementary (98th percentile).

Despite overall low performance, there are a few bright spots and notable challenges. Fifth-grade reading has shown a strong upward trend, reaching 52.83% proficiency in 2025-2026, which outperforms nearby Pettus Elementary (36.36%) and Runge Elementary (15.38%). However, science proficiency is a critical weakness, with only 6.33% of 5th graders proficient in 2024-2025—the lowest among all comparable area schools. The school also spends more per student ($14,559) than higher-performing neighbors like Poth ($9,417) and Falls City ($10,730), suggesting funding alone isn't the issue.

The most concerning trend is the school's struggle to support its most vulnerable students. Special Education students rank in the 3rd percentile and English Language Learners rank in the 0th percentile statewide. A useful comparison is Kenedy Elementary, just 5 miles away, which serves a similar high-poverty population but outperforms Karnes City in nearly every subject, ranking in the 44th percentile. This suggests that instructional strategies, not just demographics, play a key role, and Karnes City may benefit from studying Kenedy's approach. The school has shown a slight recovery from a historic low in 2024-2025, particularly in reading and math, which may indicate recent interventions are starting to help.

296

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,516

Per pupil spending ?

66.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

208 E Mayfield
Karnes City, TX 78118-2919

(830) 780-2321

District: Karnes City Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Karnes City Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Karnes City J H
High:	Karnes City High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.4%

White:

14.9%

Asian:

1.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (35% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg35%

Texas avg51%

3,834^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 32% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

725^th of 951Karnes City 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	23.7	3834 of 4627	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	4282 of 4651	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	3838 of 4710	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	3070 of 4647	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.3	3872 of 4581	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	3869 of 4578	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	2899 of 4479	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.1	3513 of 4359	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	42.6	2364 of 4329	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.4	2906 of 4286	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	28.9	3392 of 4320	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	39.5	2932 of 4260	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	58.1	1846 of 4221	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	66.9	1310 of 4206	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	75.8	780 of 4095	81.0%	★★★★☆
2010	81.3	387 of 3937	90.2%	★★★★★
2009	83.7	284 of 3884	92.7%	★★★★★
2008	83.7	276 of 3768	92.7%	★★★★★
2007	77.1	623 of 3724	83.3%	★★★★☆
2006	61.3	1461 of 3476	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	71.7	891 of 3475	74.4%	★★★★☆
2004	76.6	599 of 3465	82.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	23.1	2138 of 2444	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	14.5	4295 of 4461	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.8	3802 of 4331	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	3551 of 4295	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	4154 of 4240	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	4.2	1641 of 1643	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	40.6	1741 of 2918	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.9	2527 of 3556	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	3364 of 3487	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	2607 of 3446	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	2220 of 3333	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	2278 of 3226	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.5	4072 of 4575	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	13.9	3539 of 3744	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	3755 of 4658	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.9	3055 of 4588	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.0	3730 of 4561	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.9	3887 of 4499	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.3	2459 of 4348	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.7	3566 of 4306	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	2690 of 3075	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.1	2412 of 2619	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	75.1	334 of 2980	88.8%	★★★★☆
2021	38.6	2112 of 3006	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	2775 of 3184	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	2602 of 3106	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.4	3505 of 4413	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.8	3374 of 3644	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	3621 of 4465	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	3161 of 4401	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	3860 of 4376	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	3957 of 4329	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.5	3318 of 4188	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	3777 of 4168	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.1	3879 of 4520	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.7	3591 of 3705	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	3743 of 4594	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.4	3262 of 4521	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	3822 of 4477	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.7	3935 of 4451	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	2894 of 4309	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.3	3528 of 4264	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.2	3369 of 4582	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.4	3338 of 3739	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	3786 of 4647	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.1	3075 of 4585	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.5	3963 of 4563	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	3680 of 4498	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	3255 of 4357	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	3446 of 4319	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.3	4155 of 4301	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.6	3477 of 3549	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	3579 of 4292	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.0	2221 of 4086	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.5	2166 of 3952	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.3	2940 of 3799	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	2250 of 3684	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.4	1332 of 3558	62.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.9	2168 of 3006	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.4	2365 of 2612	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.3	2691 of 3108	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.1	2009 of 3106	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	2382 of 3082	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	2694 of 3082	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	61.5	1102 of 3142	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.3	1379 of 3127	55.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2026)28th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2026)26th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2026)21st percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)14th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2021)13th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)13th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)11th percentile-6 vs school

At Risk (2022)4th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2026)3rd percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)<1st percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading38%-16 vs state

Mathematics32%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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 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
Karnes City Elementary	Public	2-5	208 E Mayfield	Karnes City	78118	Karnes County	Karnes City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 780-2321	296	22	13.2	66.2%	44 (14.9%)	2 (0.7%)	241 (81.4%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	23.7	3834^th of 4627 public elementary schools	17.1%		15.2	4282^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	7.9%	448	35.4	31.3	52.8		35.4	27.2	35.9		$10,516
Karnes City Pri	Public	PK, KG-1	203 E Mayfield	Karnes City	78118	Karnes County	Karnes City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 780-2321	206	13	15.4	70.9%	33 (16.0%)	2 (1.0%)	167 (81.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)								(n/a)									$11,893
Kenedy Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 F M 719	Kenedy	78119	Karnes County	Kenedy Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 583-4100	384	24	16.0	85.7%	33 (8.6%)	8 (2.1%)	336 (87.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	42	2588^th of 4627 public elementary schools	44.1%		38.8	2855^th of 4651 public elementary schools	38.6%	267	37.3	37.7	64.0		40.7	54.7	36.0		$9,727
Falls City Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	700 N Nelson St	Falls City	78113	Karnes County	Falls City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 254-3551	258	18	14.6	19.4%	209 (81.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	97.5	78^th of 4627 public elementary schools	98.3%		95.8	151^st of 4651 public elementary schools	96.8%	73	87.1	76.5	86.8	87.9	93.6	94.1	84.2	78.8	$7,718
Runge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	600 N Reiffert	Runge	78151	Karnes County	Runge Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 239-4315	102	11	9.4	81.4%	5 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.1	4482^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	3.1%		8.7	4524^th of 4651 public elementary schools	2.7%	42	18.2	30.0	15.4	33.3	27.3	10.0	8.3	25.0	$10,023
Poth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	210 Brinkoeter	Poth	78147	Wilson County	Poth Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 484-3321	455	34	13.5	33.0%	280 (61.5%)	1 (0.2%)	172 (37.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	70.7	1107^th of 4627 public elementary schools	76.1%		77.9	840^th of 4651 public elementary schools	81.9%	267	63.9	55.1	62.5		56.9	48.7	70.8		$8,157
Pettus Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 N Bee St	Pettus	78146	Bee County	Pettus Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(361) 375-2296	171	14	12.5	69.6%	67 (39.2%)	1 (0.6%)	103 (60.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28.7	3518^th of 4627 public elementary schools	24.0%		36.2	3036^th of 4651 public elementary schools	34.7%	482	30.8	54.2	36.4		29.6	54.2	27.3		$9,355

Frequently Asked Questions about Karnes City Elementary

What schools do graduates of Karnes City Elementary attend?

Students who attend Karnes City Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Karnes City J H
High : Karnes City High School

Is Karnes City Elementary a good school?

Karnes City Elementary ranks in the bottom 17.1% of Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Karnes City Elementary?

Students at Karnes City Elementary are 81% Hispanic, 15% White, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Karnes City Elementary in?

Karnes City Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Karnes City Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 296 students attended Karnes City Elementary.

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