Walnut Bend Elementary

Summary:

Walnut Bend Elementary is a small public elementary school in Gainesville, Texas, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 54 students. The school is part of the Gainesville Independent School District, which is ranked 736 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Walnut Bend Elementary has a higher percentage of White students (75.93%) and Hispanic students (24.07%) compared to the state average, which is different from the nearby schools like Muenster Elementary, Lindsay Elementary, and Sivells Bend Elementary, which have a higher percentage of White students (70-90%) and lower percentages of Hispanic students (7-21%). Walnut Bend Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, significantly lower than the nearby schools, which have rankings in the top half to top third of Texas elementary schools.

Walnut Bend Elementary's test scores are generally below the state and district averages, with some exceptions, such as the school's 7th-grade reading proficiency rate (87.5%) being significantly higher than the state average (52.08%). However, the school's math proficiency rates are consistently very low, with 0% proficiency in 7th-grade math and single-digit proficiency rates in 4th and 5th-grade math. Additionally, Walnut Bend Elementary has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with around 90% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than the nearby schools, which range from around 30% to 60%. Despite these challenges, the school spends significantly more per student ($16,223 in 2020-2021) compared to the nearby schools, which range from around $8,000 to $10,000 per student.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

 47 C R 198
       Gainesville, TX  76240-9720


(940) 665-5990

District: Walnut Bend Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
3229th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,223 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  8.0 Help
Number of students:  54

Racial breakdown:

White:
75.9%
Hispanic:
24.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  90.7% Help


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Compare Details Walnut Bend Elementary ranks worse than 69.1% of elementary schools in Texas. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 33.33. (See more...)
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Compare Details Walnut Bend Elementary is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 39.89. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (75.9%), Hispanic (24.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 90.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Walnut Bend Elementary is 8. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Walnut Bend Elementary is $16,223.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Walnut Bend Elementary was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Walnut Bend Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Walnut Bend Independent School District (Isd) 736th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Walnut Bend Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Walnut Bend Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 31.07 2831st 3465 18.3%
2005 1.44 3468th 3475 0.2%
2006 0.00 3476th 3476 0.0%
2007 52.46 2092nd 3724 43.8%
2009 76.83 676th 3884 82.6%
2010 81.06 406th 3937 89.7%
2011 46.11 2646th 4095 35.4%
2012 73.60 954th 4206 77.3%
2013 59.19 1774th 4221 58.0%
2014 61.00 1703rd 4260 60.0%
2015 74.06 1047th 4320 75.8%
2016 52.55 2179th 4286 49.2%
2017 27.42 3303rd 4329 23.7%
2018 34.34 2919th 4359 33.0%
2019 27.99 3467th 4479 22.6%
2021 32.59 3000th 4578 34.5%
2022 18.88 4008th 4581 12.5%
2023 17.25 4163rd 4647 10.4%
2024 33.33 3229th 4675 30.9%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Walnut Bend Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.75 3061st 4264 28.2%
2019 20.14 3961st 4309 8.1%
2022 26.78 3702nd 4477 17.3%
2023 25.69 3782nd 4521 16.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Walnut Bend Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.11 2929th 4306 32.0%
2019 26.54 3534th 4348 18.7%
2021 53.73 1825th 4499 59.4%
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Rank History for elementary school At Risk students at Walnut Bend Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.25 3161st 4240 25.4%
2022 34.32 3211th 4461 28.0%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Walnut Bend Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.51 3949th 4319 8.6%
2019 13.21 4149th 4357 4.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Walnut Bend Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.45 2304th 4168 44.7%
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Rank History for elementary school White students at Walnut Bend Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.89 3037th 3127 2.9%
2019 28.25 2499th 3142 20.5%
2021 0.80 3079th 3082 0.1%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Walnut Bend Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 53.93 808th 1573 48.6%
2005 48.25 914th 1582 42.2%
2010 54.70 929th 1803 48.5%
2011 61.69 723rd 1895 61.8%
2012 48.72 1072nd 1951 45.1%
2013 43.02 1241st 1973 37.1%
2014 43.69 1205th 1987 39.4%
2015 45.02 1227th 2043 39.9%
2017 24.31 1636th 2027 19.3%
2018 47.98 1012th 2080 51.3%
2019 32.25 1532nd 2193 30.1%
2021 22.94 1796th 2252 20.2%
2022 39.89 1332nd 2254 40.9%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Walnut Bend Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 18.82 1967th 2172 9.4%
2022 36.85 1462nd 2220 34.1%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Walnut Bend Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 16.66 1931st 2151 10.2%
2022 45.54 1135th 2221 48.9%
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Rank History for middle school At Risk students at Walnut Bend Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.93 616th 2008 69.3%
2022 69.16 384th 2182 82.4%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Walnut Bend Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 3.34 1685th 1700 0.9%
2022 40.28 1088th 1723 36.9%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Walnut Bend Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 40 0 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 41
1990 40 0 0 2 0 n/a n/a 0 42
1991 45 0 0 2 0 n/a n/a -6 41
1992 35 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 35
1993 45 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 45
1994 52 0 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 55
1995 48 1 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 50
1996 48 1 0 1 0 n/a n/a 0 50
1997 65 1 0 6 0 n/a n/a 0 72
1998 58 0 2 0 0 n/a n/a 0 60
1999 60 0 3 1 0 n/a n/a 0 64
2000 44 0 1 0 0 n/a n/a 0 45
2001 44 0 1 1 0 n/a n/a 0 46
2002 65 1 1 1 2 n/a n/a 0 70
2003 65 1 1 1 2 n/a n/a 0 70
2004 82 0 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 85
2005 74 0 0 5 0 n/a n/a 0 79
2006 60 0 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 64
2007 76 0 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 79
2008 46 0 0 6 0 n/a n/a 0 52
2009 67 2 0 4 0 n/a n/a 0 73
2010 62 3 0 3 0 n/a n/a 0 68
2011 56 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 63
2012 59 1 0 1 0 0 4 0 65
2013 70 1 0 14 0 0 5 0 90
2014 72 0 0 11 0 0 3 0 86
2015 76 0 0 11 0 0 1 0 88
2016 66 0 0 16 0 0 1 0 83
2017 53 0 0 18 0 0 3 0 74
2018 49 0 0 23 0 0 4 0 76
2019 56 0 0 22 0 0 2 0 80
2020 47 0 0 21 0 0 0 0 68
2021 36 0 0 20 0 0 2 0 58
2022 42 0 0 14 0 0 0 0 56
2023 41 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 54

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 Walnut Bend Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 41 n/a n/a n/a
1990 42 4.0 10.5 n/a
1991 41 8.6 4.7 n/a
1992 35 4.1 8.5 57.1
1993 45 4.0 11.3 62.2
1994 55 5.0 11.0 49.1
1995 50 5.0 10.0 50
1996 50 5.0 10.0 50
1997 72 4.9 14.7 58.3
1998 60 5.0 12.0 43.3
1999 64 4.9 13.1 56.3
2000 45 5.0 9.0 60
2001 46 5.0 9.2 50
2002 70 6.0 11.7 58.6
2003 70 6.0 11.7 58.6
2004 85 6.0 14.2 68.2
2005 79 6.0 13.2 60.8
2006 64 6.0 10.7 67.2
2007 79 6.0 13.2 25.3
2008 52 6.0 8.7 53.8
2009 73 6.2 11.7 42.5
2010 68 6.2 10.8 33.8
2011 63 7.2 8.6 39.7
2012 65 5.8 11.0 33.8
2013 90 6.1 14.5 65.6
2014 86 6.4 13.3 74.4
2015 88 6.0 14.6 72.7
2016 83 6.0 13.8 63.9
2017 74 6.0 12.3 63.5
2018 76 5.8 13.0 69.7
2019 80 5.8 13.6 68.8
2020 68 5.8 11.6 72.1
2021 58 5.8 9.9 63.8
2022 56 6.3 8.8 89.3
2023 54 6.7 8.0 90.7

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 Walnut Bend Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 41 n/a n/a n/a
1990 42 4.0 10.5 n/a
1991 41 8.6 4.7 n/a
1992 35 4.1 8.5 57.1
1993 45 4.0 11.3 62.2
1994 55 5.0 11.0 49.1
1995 50 5.0 10.0 50
1996 50 5.0 10.0 50
1997 72 4.9 14.7 58.3
1998 60 5.0 12.0 43.3
1999 64 4.9 13.1 56.3
2000 45 5.0 9.0 60
2001 46 5.0 9.2 50
2002 70 6.0 11.7 58.6
2003 70 6.0 11.7 58.6
2004 85 6.0 14.2 68.2
2005 79 6.0 13.2 60.8
2006 64 6.0 10.7 67.2
2007 79 6.0 13.2 25.3
2008 52 6.0 8.7 53.8
2009 73 6.2 11.7 42.5
2010 68 6.2 10.8 33.8
2011 63 7.2 8.6 39.7
2012 65 5.8 11.0 33.8
2013 90 6.1 14.5 65.6
2014 86 6.4 13.3 74.4
2015 88 6.0 14.6 72.7
2016 83 6.0 13.8 63.9
2017 74 6.0 12.3 63.5
2018 76 5.8 13.0 69.7
2019 80 5.8 13.6 68.8
2020 68 5.8 11.6 72.1
2021 58 5.8 9.9 63.8
2022 56 6.3 8.8 89.3
2023 54 6.7 8.0 90.7

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 Walnut Bend Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,289 (11.2%) $10,239 (88.8%) $11,528
2020 $1,853 (14.3%) $11,067 (85.7%) $12,920
2021 $2,262 (13.9%) $13,961 (86.1%) $16,223

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Walnut Bend Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 3467th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 4163rd of 4647 Elementary schools
 12.2%
Ranks 1532nd of 2193 Middle schoolsRanks 1332nd of 2254 Middle schools
 10.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Walnut Bend Elementary)3033
 3%
   3rd Grade Reading (Walnut Bend Independent School District (Isd))3033
 3%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Walnut Bend Elementary)1133
 22%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Walnut Bend Independent School District (Isd))1133
 22%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Walnut Bend Elementary)8027
 53%
   4th Grade Reading (Walnut Bend Independent School District (Isd))8027
 53%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Walnut Bend Elementary)679
 58%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Walnut Bend Independent School District (Isd))679
 58%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Walnut Bend Elementary)4257
 15%
   5th Grade Reading (Walnut Bend Independent School District (Isd))4257
 15%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5157
 6%
5th Grade Mathematics (Walnut Bend Elementary)2514
 11%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Walnut Bend Independent School District (Isd))2514
 11%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5647
 9%
5th Grade Science (Walnut Bend Elementary)170
 17%
   5th Grade Science (Walnut Bend Independent School District (Isd))170
 17%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4837
 11%
6th Grade Reading (Walnut Bend Elementary)1838
 20%
   6th Grade Reading (Walnut Bend Independent School District (Isd))1838
 20%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (Walnut Bend Elementary)013
 13%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Walnut Bend Independent School District (Isd))013
 13%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students8054
 32.5%
African American00
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic2213
 40.9%
Pacific Islander00
White5641
 26.8%
Two or More Races20
 100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients68.8%90.7%
 22%


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Walnut Bend Elementary ranks 3229th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 54 students attended Walnut Bend Elementary.

Students at Walnut Bend Elementary are 76% White, 24% Hispanic.


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