Plum Creek Elementary

Summary:

Plum Creek Elementary is a public elementary school in Lockhart, Texas, serving 503 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Lockhart Independent School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Plum Creek Elementary has a significantly higher Hispanic student population (87.48%) compared to the state average (52.4%) and nearby schools like Red Rock Elementary and Tobias Elementary. The school outperforms the district and state in several STAAR test subjects, particularly 3rd grade reading and 4th grade math, but struggles in 5th grade science. Plum Creek also performs well for its female, English Language Learner, and low-income student groups, but has lower rankings for its special education and gifted and talented students.

Despite spending more per student ($10,754) and having a slightly higher student-teacher ratio (14.7) than the state average, Plum Creek Elementary's overall academic performance is still below the state level. This suggests the school may need to evaluate the effectiveness of its resource allocation and instructional practices, especially in areas like 5th grade science and STAAR Spanish assessments, to better support all of its diverse student population.


Detail:

Public K-5

 710 Flores St
       Lockhart, TX  78644-1848


(512) 398-0570

District: Lockhart Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
2324th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,754 Help


Students who attend Plum Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Lockhart J H
High:    Lockhart High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.7 Help
Number of students:  503

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
87.5%
White:
9.5%
African American:
1.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  82.5% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Plum Creek Elementary ranks better than 50.3% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 2nd among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Lockhart Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 47.34. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Plum Creek Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Lockhart Independent School District (Isd). Racial makeup is: Hispanic (87.5%), White (9.5%), African American (1.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 82.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Lockhart Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Plum Creek Elementary is 14.7. 2 elementary schools in the Lockhart Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Plum Creek Elementary is $10,754, which is the highest among 5 elementary schools in the Lockhart Independent School District (Isd)!
Schooldigger Rankings:

Plum Creek Elementary was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Lockhart Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Lockhart Independent School District (Isd) 740th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Plum Creek Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Plum Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 44.22 2300th 3465 33.6%
2005 46.09 2205th 3475 36.5%
2006 55.68 1741st 3476 49.9%
2007 57.34 1840th 3724 50.6%
2008 61.33 1583rd 3768 58.0%
2009 58.00 1829th 3884 52.9%
2010 54.06 2118th 3937 46.2%
2011 76.55 725th 4095 82.3%
2012 52.77 2110th 4206 49.8%
2013 51.63 2212th 4221 47.6%
2014 36.84 3062nd 4260 28.1%
2015 35.01 3108th 4320 28.1%
2016 32.33 3187th 4286 25.6%
2017 28.68 3229th 4329 25.4%
2018 39.52 2584th 4359 40.7%
2019 39.84 2696th 4479 39.8%
2021 48.58 2109th 4578 53.9%
2022 53.43 1960th 4581 57.2%
2023 43.94 2538th 4647 45.4%
2024 47.34 2324th 4675 50.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Plum Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.00 653rd 3226 79.8%
2019 55.72 1284th 3333 61.5%
2021 68.40 681st 3446 80.2%
2022 69.81 706th 3487 79.8%
2023 55.55 1379th 3556 61.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Plum Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.19 3155th 3558 11.3%
2019 40.16 2042nd 3684 44.6%
2021 31.25 2708th 3799 28.7%
2022 26.48 3273rd 3952 17.2%
2023 27.55 3306th 4086 19.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Plum Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.60 2193rd 4264 48.6%
2019 45.26 2406th 4309 44.2%
2021 63.17 1212th 4451 72.8%
2022 65.05 1188th 4477 73.5%
2023 54.20 1887th 4521 58.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Plum Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.61 2897th 4306 32.7%
2019 43.24 2463rd 4348 43.4%
2021 54.54 1773rd 4499 60.6%
2022 65.12 1307th 4561 71.3%
2023 51.45 2053rd 4588 55.3%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Plum Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 54.95 1591st 3006 47.1%
2022 75.31 407th 2958 86.2%
2023 35.78 2400th 2980 19.5%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Plum Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.56 1166th 4240 72.5%
2019 57.71 1481st 4295 65.5%
2021 70.87 697th 4331 83.9%
2022 75.08 609th 4461 86.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Plum Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.23 2365th 4319 45.2%
2019 36.19 2901st 4357 33.4%
2021 43.14 2378th 4498 47.1%
2022 44.35 2490th 4563 45.4%
2023 36.70 2969th 4585 35.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Plum Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 63.23 655th 2421 72.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Plum Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.88 2279th 4168 45.3%
2019 42.74 2454th 4188 41.4%
2021 55.91 1583rd 4329 63.4%
2022 58.07 1576th 4376 64.0%
2023 45.81 2368th 4401 46.2%
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Rank History for White students at Plum Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.74 2277th 3127 27.2%
2019 55.46 1356th 3142 56.8%
2021 31.94 2266th 3082 26.5%
2022 51.27 1526th 3082 50.5%
2023 52.90 1494th 3106 51.9%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Plum Creek Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 257 52 0 199 0 n/a n/a 0 508
1990 212 49 1 236 0 n/a n/a 0 498
1991 246 43 1 235 0 n/a n/a 0 525
1992 257 50 0 234 0 n/a n/a 0 541
1993 271 48 0 238 1 n/a n/a 0 558
1994 283 42 2 277 2 n/a n/a 0 606
1995 299 49 4 302 2 n/a n/a 0 656
1996 299 49 4 302 2 n/a n/a 0 656
1997 301 56 1 327 1 n/a n/a 0 686
1998 276 68 1 285 0 n/a n/a 0 630
1999 268 59 3 273 0 n/a n/a 0 603
2000 251 52 5 295 1 n/a n/a 0 604
2001 250 52 2 278 2 n/a n/a 0 584
2002 214 52 1 304 1 n/a n/a 0 572
2003 214 52 1 304 1 n/a n/a 0 572
2004 221 49 2 305 2 n/a n/a 0 579
2005 218 46 0 318 3 n/a n/a 0 585
2006 166 29 0 255 1 n/a n/a 0 451
2007 143 29 1 278 0 n/a n/a 0 451
2008 140 30 2 271 0 n/a n/a 0 443
2009 119 33 1 269 0 n/a n/a 0 422
2010 103 34 1 303 0 n/a n/a 0 441
2011 101 29 0 312 3 0 6 0 451
2012 114 20 1 316 4 0 4 0 459
2013 107 23 0 365 1 0 4 0 500
2014 108 21 0 418 2 0 3 0 552
2015 119 24 1 399 1 0 3 0 547
2016 111 23 1 417 2 0 3 0 557
2017 67 20 0 456 1 0 6 0 550
2018 59 20 0 489 2 0 8 0 578
2019 63 18 0 481 2 0 7 0 571
2020 59 19 0 473 2 0 7 0 560
2021 45 14 0 450 1 0 3 0 513
2022 48 13 0 449 1 0 7 0 518
2023 48 8 0 440 0 0 7 0 503

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Plum Creek Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 508 n/a n/a n/a
1990 498 26.0 19.1 n/a
1991 525 26.0 20.1 n/a
1992 541 27.0 20.0 40.9
1993 558 29.0 19.2 52.2
1994 606 33.4 18.1 46.9
1995 656 36.0 18.2 47
1996 656 36.0 18.2 47
1997 686 43.1 15.9 49.9
1998 630 40.0 15.8 42.5
1999 603 40.9 14.7 58.2
2000 604 41.0 14.7 61.3
2001 584 40.0 14.6 56.2
2002 572 41.0 14.0 61
2003 572 41.0 14.0 61
2004 579 41.0 14.1 63
2005 585 41.0 14.3 64.1
2006 451 33.0 13.7 64.5
2007 451 31.0 14.5 65.2
2008 443 32.0 13.8 68.2
2009 422 31.0 13.6 70.9
2010 441 31.5 14.0 75.7
2011 451 31.0 14.5 78
2012 459 30.5 15.0 80
2013 500 31.5 15.8 78.8
2014 552 33.8 16.3 80.4
2015 547 33.0 16.5 79.3
2016 557 37.0 15.0 79
2017 550 35.5 15.4 83.1
2018 578 35.7 16.1 86.5
2019 571 38.2 14.9 84.1
2020 560 37.9 14.7 84.3
2021 513 34.7 14.7 89.1
2022 518 37.6 13.7 88.6
2023 503 34.1 14.7 82.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Plum Creek Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 508 n/a n/a n/a
1990 498 26.0 19.1 n/a
1991 525 26.0 20.1 n/a
1992 541 27.0 20.0 40.9
1993 558 29.0 19.2 52.2
1994 606 33.4 18.1 46.9
1995 656 36.0 18.2 47
1996 656 36.0 18.2 47
1997 686 43.1 15.9 49.9
1998 630 40.0 15.8 42.5
1999 603 40.9 14.7 58.2
2000 604 41.0 14.7 61.3
2001 584 40.0 14.6 56.2
2002 572 41.0 14.0 61
2003 572 41.0 14.0 61
2004 579 41.0 14.1 63
2005 585 41.0 14.3 64.1
2006 451 33.0 13.7 64.5
2007 451 31.0 14.5 65.2
2008 443 32.0 13.8 68.2
2009 422 31.0 13.6 70.9
2010 441 31.5 14.0 75.7
2011 451 31.0 14.5 78
2012 459 30.5 15.0 80
2013 500 31.5 15.8 78.8
2014 552 33.8 16.3 80.4
2015 547 33.0 16.5 79.3
2016 557 37.0 15.0 79
2017 550 35.5 15.4 83.1
2018 578 35.7 16.1 86.5
2019 571 38.2 14.9 84.1
2020 560 37.9 14.7 84.3
2021 513 34.7 14.7 89.1
2022 518 37.6 13.7 88.6
2023 503 34.1 14.7 82.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Plum Creek Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,388 (15.1%) $7,795 (84.9%) $9,183
2020 $1,441 (15.3%) $8,004 (84.8%) $9,444
2021 $2,219 (20.6%) $8,535 (79.4%) $10,754

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Plum Creek Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2696th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 2538th of 4647 Elementary schools
 5.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Plum Creek Elementary)3652
 16%
   3rd Grade Reading (Lockhart Independent School District (Isd))3345
 12%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Plum Creek Elementary)4732
 15%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Lockhart Independent School District (Isd))4034
 6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (Plum Creek Elementary)919
 10%
   3rd Grade Reading (Lockhart Independent School District (Isd))1613
 3%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3926
 13%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Plum Creek Elementary)05
 5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Lockhart Independent School District (Isd))196
 13%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)3123
 8%
4th Grade Reading (Plum Creek Elementary)3045
 15%
   4th Grade Reading (Lockhart Independent School District (Isd))2635
 9%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Plum Creek Elementary)3950
 11%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Lockhart Independent School District (Isd))3237
 5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Plum Creek Elementary)4151
 10%
   5th Grade Reading (Lockhart Independent School District (Isd))3651
 15%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Plum Creek Elementary)6447
 17%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Lockhart Independent School District (Isd))4351
 8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Plum Creek Elementary)4713
 34%
   5th Grade Science (Lockhart Independent School District (Isd))3120
 11%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students571503
 11.9%
African American188
 55.6%
American Indian20
 100%
Asian00
Hispanic481440
 8.5%
Pacific Islander00
White6348
 23.8%
Two or More Races77
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients84.1%82.5%
 1.6%


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Students at Plum Creek Elementary are 87% Hispanic, 10% White, 2% African American, 1% Two or more races.

Students who attend Plum Creek Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lockhart J H
High : Lockhart High School

In the 2022-23 school year, 503 students attended Plum Creek Elementary.

Plum Creek Elementary ranks 2324th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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