Kerr County’s elementary STAAR scores span a wide gap, with sharp swings inside Kerrville ISD

Math achievement softened at most Kerr County elementary schools this spring, and the gap between the county’s strongest and weakest campuses widened, according to 2026 STAAR results released Tuesday by the Texas Education Agency.

Across the county’s seven elementary campuses, the share of grades 3-5 students meeting grade level in math ranged from 78% at Hunt School down to 30% at Center Point Elementary — a 48-point spread. Reading held up better, but still ran from 78% at Hunt to 41% at Center Point.

The widest variation was inside Kerrville ISD, the county’s largest district, where its four elementaries diverged both in level and in direction. Fred H. Tally Elementary and Nimitz Elementary posted the district’s strongest reading scores, at 73% and 62%, while Tom Daniels Elementary and Starkey Elementary trailed. Yet Starkey was the county’s clear bright spot, gaining nine points in both math and reading — even as Tally’s math fell 10 points over the same year.

Two of the county’s smaller schools held the top of the table. Hunt School led every campus in both subjects, though its grades of roughly 20 students make year-to-year movement unreliable. Ingram Elementary, far larger at about 265 students tested, was the most consistent strong performer, posting 68% in math, up two points, against the statewide grades 3-5 average of about 47%.

At the other end, Center Point Elementary remained the county’s lowest-scoring campus and slipped further, with just 30% of students meeting grade level in math and 41% in reading. The drop was steepest in the youngest grades, where third-grade math fell to 24% — though fifth grade bucked the trend, rising in both subjects.

None of the campuses have grade-5 science results yet; because of standard-setting on the redesigned science test, TEA will not release them until July 31.

The campuses, grades 3-5

Hunt School (Hunt ISD) — The county’s top elementary, with 78% meeting grade level in both math and reading. Fourth-grade math (79%) and fifth-grade reading (81%) led the way. Both subjects eased from last year’s 84% and 86%, but with about 20 students per grade, a few students move the figure several points.

Ingram Elementary (Ingram ISD) — The county’s most consistent large campus, at 68% in math, up two points, and 61% in reading. Fourth grade was the strength, with 75% meeting in math, and fifth-grade reading climbed to 64% from 56%. Third-grade reading was the soft spot at 51%.

Fred H. Tally Elementary (Kerrville ISD) — Reading remained a strength, at 73% overall and 77% in fifth grade, but math dropped 10 points to 61%, with fourth-grade math falling to 59% from 77% and fifth-grade math to 58% from 70%.

Nimitz Elementary (Kerrville ISD) — Gains in reading, up four points to 62%, with improvement across all three grades. Fourth-grade math rebounded to 60% from 52%, while third-grade math, at 46%, was the campus’s weakest mark.

Starkey Elementary (Kerrville ISD) — The county’s biggest improver, up nine points in both subjects. Fourth grade drove it, with math leaping to 59% from 28% and reading to 58% from 38%. Fifth-grade math, at 30%, remains the campus’s challenge.

Tom Daniels Elementary (Kerrville ISD) — Kerrville’s lowest-scoring elementary, roughly flat at 42% in math and 55% in reading. Fourth-grade reading rose to 52% from 41%, but fifth-grade reading slipped to 56% from 71%.

Center Point Elementary (Center Point ISD) — The county’s lowest-scoring campus, at 30% in math and 41% in reading, down in both. Third grade was especially low, at 24% in math and 26% in reading, while fifth grade rose sharply in both subjects.