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Karnes City El

PublicElementaryGrades 2–5

208 E Mayfield, Karnes City, TX 78118 · (830) 780-2321 · Part of Karnes City Independent School District

Karnes City’s School Grade D− better than 3% of Texas school districts

Students
296
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
66%
Setting
Rural
Grades
2–5
The gist

What stands out about Karnes City El

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 8.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Karnes City kids: Karnes City J H

On the path

Where Karnes City kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–1Karnes City Pri206 students
2–5Karnes City ElYou are here
6–8Karnes City J H234 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts21%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

208 E Mayfield, Karnes City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 274
Grade 384
Grade 461
Grade 577
Enrollment over time
324’20
300’21
288’22
289’23
296’24

Down 8.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 81%White 15%Asian 2%Two or more races 1%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Karnes City El from Karnes City families.

Other schools in Karnes City Independent School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Karnes City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.