Kirbyville Elementary

Kirbyville Elementary in Kirbyville, TX, serves 686 students from Pre-K through 5th grade in the Kirbyville Consolidated Independent School District, a mid-ranked district in the state. The school is one of the largest elementary schools in the region, second only to Buna Elementary (721 students), and significantly larger than nearby schools like Fred Elementary (167 students). However, Kirbyville operates with a higher student-teacher ratio (16.2:1) than all its neighbors, meaning class sizes are larger, and it spends less per student ($8,765) compared to schools like Newton Elementary ($12,355 per student).

A clear strength at Kirbyville is early literacy: 3rd-grade reading proficiency has consistently met or exceeded the state average, with 61.26% of students proficient in the most recent year, far outpacing the state (51.08%) and all nearby schools. However, this success does not carry over into mathematics, which is a significant and persistent weakness. Math proficiency drops sharply as students progress, from 45.95% in 3rd grade to just 27.2% in 5th grade. In the previous year, only 15.57% of 4th graders were proficient in math, compared to the state average of 45.79%. This pattern suggests the school needs to urgently address its math curriculum and instruction, especially in upper elementary grades.

When compared to its peers, Kirbyville presents a mixed picture. While it leads in 3rd-grade reading, Spurger Elementary shows more strength in 4th and 5th-grade math. The school has been notably effective for Hispanic students, who ranked in the 77th percentile statewide, but has struggled significantly with its White student population, which has ranked in the bottom 20th percentile for three consecutive years. Overall, Kirbyville Elementary is a mid-performing school with a critical need to improve math outcomes and investigate why certain student groups are not being served as well as others.