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Walnut Bend Elementary

Q: Is Walnut Bend Elementary a good school?

Walnut Bend Elementary ranks 2953 rd of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

2953^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Walnut Bend Elementary is a small public elementary school located in Gainesville, Texas, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 64 students. The school is part of the Walnut Bend Independent School District, which is ranked 653 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Walnut Bend Elementary has consistently low academic performance, ranking in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools over the past several years. Its STAAR test scores are significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 44.44% of 3rd graders at Walnut Bend were proficient in STAAR Reading, compared to the state average of 52.02%. In STAAR Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 11.11% for 3rd graders, far below the state's 44.88%. The school's performance is also significantly lower than nearby schools like Muenster Elementary, Lindsay Elementary, and Sivells Bend Elementary, which have much higher STAAR proficiency rates.

Walnut Bend Elementary has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 68.75% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. This is higher than the nearby schools, such as Muenster Elementary (28.16%) and Lindsay Elementary (41.89%), which have lower percentages of economically disadvantaged students. Despite the higher per-student spending at Walnut Bend Elementary ($16,223 in 2020-2021) compared to the nearby schools, which spend around $8,000 to $10,000 per student, this higher spending does not seem to translate into better academic outcomes for the students.

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,854

Per pupil spending ?

67.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

47 C R 198
Gainesville, TX 76240-9720

(940) 665-5990

District: Walnut Bend Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.4%

Hispanic:

30.1%

Two or more races:

4.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 10th percentile in 2023 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 37th (2025) from a 10th-percentile low (2023)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (36% vs 46% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 30 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg36%

Texas avg46%

2,953^rd of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 39 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

653^rd of 961Walnut Bend 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	2953 of 4651	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.3	3256 of 4710	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.3	4163 of 4647	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	4008 of 4581	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.6	3000 of 4578	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.0	3467 of 4479	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.3	2919 of 4359	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.4	3303 of 4329	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	52.6	2179 of 4286	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	74.1	1047 of 4320	75.8%	★★★★☆
2014	61.0	1703 of 4260	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.2	1774 of 4221	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	73.6	954 of 4206	77.3%	★★★★☆
2011	46.1	2646 of 4095	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	81.1	406 of 3937	89.7%	★★★★☆
2009	76.8	676 of 3884	82.6%	★★★★☆
2007	52.5	2092 of 3724	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	0.0	3476 of 3476	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	1.4	3468 of 3475	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	31.1	2831 of 3465	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	34.3	3211 of 4461	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	3161 of 4240	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	2203 of 3744	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	3254 of 4658	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.7	1825 of 4499	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.5	3534 of 4348	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.1	2929 of 4306	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	44.1	2080 of 3644	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	2304 of 4168	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	1668 of 3705	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.0	2622 of 4594	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.7	3782 of 4521	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	3702 of 4477	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	3961 of 4309	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.7	3061 of 4264	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	2445 of 3739	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	3427 of 4647	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	4149 of 4357	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	3949 of 4319	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	16.4	2851 of 3108	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	0.8	3079 of 3082	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	2499 of 3142	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	3037 of 3127	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	39.9	1332 of 2254	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.9	1796 of 2252	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	1532 of 2193	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.0	1012 of 2080	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	24.3	1636 of 2027	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	45.0	1227 of 2043	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.7	1205 of 1987	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.0	1241 of 1973	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.7	1072 of 1951	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	61.7	723 of 1895	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.7	929 of 1803	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	48.2	914 of 1582	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	53.9	808 of 1573	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	69.2	384 of 2182	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	55.9	616 of 2008	69.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	45.5	1135 of 2221	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.7	1931 of 2151	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	36.9	1462 of 2220	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.8	1967 of 2172	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	40.3	1088 of 1723	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	3.3	1685 of 1700	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)28th percentile+16 vs school

White (2024)8th percentile-23 vs school

Middle school

At Risk (2022)82nd percentile+41 vs school

Female (2022)49th percentile+8 vs school

White (2022)37th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)34th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading70%+15 vs state

Mathematics13%-30 vs state

Science8%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)					STAAR Mathematics (2025)					STAAR Science (2025)		STAAR Social Studies (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 5th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Walnut Bend Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	47 C R 198	Gainesville	76240	Cooke County	Walnut Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 665-5990	73	7	11.0	67.1%	47 (64.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (30.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	3 (4.1%)	37.5	2953^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	36.5%		33.3	3256^th of 4710 public elementary schools	30.9%	303				44.4		83.3	77.8		11.1		16.7	11.1		8.3			$15,854
Sivells Bend Elementary	Public	PK, KG-8	1053 Cr 403	Gainesville	76240	Cooke County	Sivells Bend Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 665-6411	62	8	8.2	59.7%	45 (72.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (21.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.5%)	60.4	1558^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.5%		51.6	2088^th of 4710 public elementary schools	55.7%	530				42.9	80.0		88.9	100.0	0.0	20.0		88.9	83.3		75.0	50.0	$11,728
W E Chalmers Elementary	Public	2-4	600 Fm 3092	Gainesville	76240	Cooke County	Gainesville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 665-4147	703	39	18.1	73.5%	188 (26.7%)	24 (3.4%)	455 (64.7%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.1%)	8.9	4511^th of 4651 public elementary schools	3.0%		16.5	4249^th of 4710 public elementary schools	9.8%	262	0.0	10.7	0.0	23.6	23.5				15.6	25.1							$6,961
Edison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	#1 Edison Dr	Gainesville	76240	Cooke County	Gainesville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 665-6091	630	35	18.1	78.6%	140 (22.2%)	26 (4.1%)	408 (64.8%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (8.1%)								(n/a)																	$9,033
Hayes Pri	Public	PK, KG-2	117 4th St	Whitesboro	76273	Grayson County	Whitesboro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 564-4259	449	25	17.9	67.5%	316 (70.4%)	1 (0.2%)	102 (22.7%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	22 (4.9%)								(n/a)																	$8,182
Whitesboro Intermediate	Public	3-5	211 College	Whitesboro	76273	Grayson County	Whitesboro Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 564-4257	473	27	17.8	64.5%	333 (70.4%)	5 (1.1%)	102 (21.6%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.7%)	42.4	2614^th of 4651 public elementary schools	43.8%		40.8	2790^th of 4710 public elementary schools	40.8%	176				50.3	50.4	46.0			37.7	34.8	42.3			28.9			$7,597
Callisburg Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	648 Fm 3164	Gainesville	76240	Cooke County	Callisburg Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 612-4196	531	37	14.3	46.7%	390 (73.4%)	3 (0.6%)	108 (20.3%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.1%)	38	2923^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	37.2%		37.4	2990^th of 4710 public elementary schools	36.5%	67				53.1	41.9	47.6			56.7	25.6	32.5			12.1			$7,176
Lindsay Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	625 Knight Dr	Lindsay	76250	Cooke County	Lindsay Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 668-8923	268	22	12.4	7.1%	245 (91.4%)	4 (1.5%)	7 (2.6%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.4%)	70.3	1120^th of 4651 public elementary schools	75.9%		64.7	1372^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	70.9%	252				46.9	60.5	71.1	73.2		37.5	44.7	60.5	68.3		42.1			$7,309
Collinsville Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Reeves	Collinsville	76233	Grayson County	Collinsville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(903) 429-3077	302	20	14.7	45.7%	237 (78.5%)	1 (0.3%)	54 (17.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	51	2080^th of 4651 public elementary schools	55.3%		44	2582^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	45.2%	502				51.1	40.4	50.0			37.8	61.7	61.5			21.2			$8,479
Muenster Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	912 N Walnut St	Muenster	76252	Cooke County	Muenster Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(940) 759-2281	311	21	14.9	23.2%	281 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	89.3	396^th of 4651 public elementary schools	91.5%		81.8	690^th of 4710 public elementary schools	85.4%	294				75.0	68.8	78.1	75.0		70.0	78.1	58.5	62.5		65.9			$7,943

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Is Walnut Bend Elementary a good school?

Walnut Bend Elementary ranks 2953^rd of 4651 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Walnut Bend Elementary in?

Walnut Bend Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Walnut Bend Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 73 students attended Walnut Bend Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Walnut Bend Elementary?

Students at Walnut Bend Elementary are 64% White, 30% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

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