Martin Walker Elementary

Summary:

Martin Walker Elementary is a public elementary school in Copperas Cove, Texas, serving 378 students from kindergarten to 5th grade as part of the Copperas Cove Independent School District.

Martin Walker Elementary is a standout school, consistently ranking in the top 25% of Texas elementary schools over the past 10 years. The school's STAAR test scores in reading, math, and science are generally higher than the district and state averages, particularly in 5th-grade reading and math. Martin Walker also performs well in several student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students, often ranking in the top 25% of Texas schools for these subgroups. The school has a relatively high per-student spending of $9,770 and a low student-teacher ratio of 11.1, which likely contributes to its strong academic performance.

When compared to other schools in the Copperas Cove area, Martin Walker Elementary generally outperforms the district's other elementary schools, such as House Creek Elementary and J.L. Williams/Lovett Ledger Elementary. However, its performance is more mixed when compared to schools in the Killeen Independent School District, such as Montague Village Elementary and Oveta Culp Hobby Elementary. Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low-income families, Martin Walker Elementary has been able to maintain strong academic performance, particularly for its diverse student subgroups.


Detail:

Public K-5

 100 Fm 3046
       Copperas Cove, TX  76522-0580


(254) 547-2283

District: Copperas Cove Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1205th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,770 Help


Students who attend Martin Walker Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Copperas Cove J H
High:    Copperas Cove High School

Student/teacher ratio:  11.5 Help
Number of students:  393

Racial breakdown:

White:
39.7%
Hispanic:
28.8%
African American:
14.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  61.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Martin Walker Elementary ranks better than 74.2% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks first among 6 ranked elementary schools in the Copperas Cove Independent School District (Isd)! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 67.88. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Martin Walker Elementary is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (39.7%), Hispanic (28.8%), African American (14%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 61.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Martin Walker Elementary is 11.5, which is the lowest among 7 elementary schools in the Copperas Cove Independent School District (Isd)! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Martin Walker Elementary is $9,770, which is the 3rd highest among 6 elementary schools in the Copperas Cove Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Martin Walker Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Martin Walker Elementary 1205th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Martin Walker Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Copperas Cove Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Copperas Cove Independent School District (Isd) 378th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Martin Walker Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Martin Walker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 73.91 740th 3465 78.6%
2005 73.00 819th 3475 76.4%
2006 72.16 900th 3476 74.1%
2007 73.94 813th 3724 78.2%
2008 78.01 582nd 3768 84.6%
2009 65.94 1371st 3884 64.7%
2010 65.33 1448th 3937 63.2%
2011 71.31 1094th 4095 73.3%
2012 72.69 996th 4206 76.3%
2013 71.79 1089th 4221 74.2%
2014 74.29 989th 4260 76.8%
2015 90.76 161st 4320 96.3%
2016 86.46 402nd 4286 90.6%
2017 79.67 715th 4329 83.5%
2018 75.81 811th 4359 81.4%
2019 70.26 1047th 4479 76.6%
2021 69.20 1154th 4578 74.8%
2022 74.32 980th 4581 78.6%
2023 69.44 1189th 4647 74.4%
2024 67.88 1205th 4675 74.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Martin Walker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.51 235th 1046 77.5%
2019 55.90 490th 1112 55.9%
2021 45.99 521st 961 45.8%
2022 60.57 366th 1004 63.5%
2023 56.02 511th 1099 53.5%
2024 52.68 520th 1114 53.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Martin Walker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 70.90 583rd 3446 83.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Martin Walker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.05 768th 3558 78.4%
2019 40.73 1994th 3684 45.9%
2021 42.56 1849th 3799 51.3%
2022 69.47 717th 3952 81.9%
2023 58.19 1182nd 4086 71.1%
2024 58.04 1373rd 4261 67.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Martin Walker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.67 415th 4264 90.3%
2019 64.85 1071st 4309 75.1%
2021 81.01 399th 4451 91.0%
2022 76.76 577th 4477 87.1%
2023 76.66 575th 4521 87.3%
2024 76.17 626th 4560 86.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Martin Walker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.76 822nd 4306 80.9%
2019 74.23 832nd 4348 80.9%
2021 70.02 1055th 4499 76.6%
2022 67.69 1189th 4561 73.9%
2023 69.63 1112th 4588 75.8%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Martin Walker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.30 529th 3106 83.0%
2019 73.27 574th 3184 82.0%
2021 61.33 1339th 3006 55.5%
2022 56.33 1581st 2958 46.6%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Martin Walker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.57 1472nd 4240 65.3%
2019 58.21 1438th 4295 66.5%
2021 57.15 1373rd 4331 68.3%
2022 67.41 966th 4461 78.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Martin Walker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.33 882nd 4319 79.6%
2019 63.43 1299th 4357 70.2%
2021 65.12 1267th 4498 71.8%
2022 79.46 739th 4563 83.8%
2023 67.83 1212th 4585 73.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Martin Walker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 77.17 328th 2483 86.8%
2019 68.02 551st 2515 78.1%
2021 58.52 770th 2444 68.5%
2022 80.17 260th 2421 89.3%
2023 68.89 524th 2443 78.6%
2024 63.23 669th 2421 72.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Martin Walker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.10 618th 4168 85.2%
2019 73.16 726th 4188 82.7%
2021 87.00 299th 4329 93.1%
2022 79.95 525th 4376 88.0%
2023 70.01 935th 4401 78.8%
2024 69.73 961st 4431 78.3%
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Rank History for White students at Martin Walker Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.82 1322nd 3127 57.7%
2019 57.35 1267th 3142 59.7%
2021 47.13 1605th 3082 47.9%
2022 52.95 1454th 3082 52.8%
2023 52.45 1514th 3106 51.3%
2024 54.83 1403rd 3078 54.4%
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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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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Martin Walker Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 422 62 13 32 1 n/a n/a 0 530
1989 461 75 29 54 0 n/a n/a 0 619
1990 488 102 19 33 2 n/a n/a 0 644
1991 397 100 15 33 4 n/a n/a -91 458
1992 357 111 17 44 5 n/a n/a 0 534
1993 403 112 23 40 4 n/a n/a 0 582
1994 393 141 19 44 2 n/a n/a 0 599
1995 359 121 27 42 3 n/a n/a 0 552
1996 359 121 27 42 3 n/a n/a 0 552
1997 362 127 16 47 2 n/a n/a 0 554
1998 366 102 22 58 3 n/a n/a 0 551
1999 338 105 18 50 5 n/a n/a 0 516
2000 343 114 15 49 3 n/a n/a 0 524
2001 256 97 14 47 1 n/a n/a 0 415
2002 306 106 13 64 3 n/a n/a 0 492
2003 306 106 13 64 3 n/a n/a 0 492
2004 300 96 15 72 2 n/a n/a 0 485
2005 281 88 14 66 3 n/a n/a 0 452
2006 290 102 11 74 4 n/a n/a 0 481
2007 318 116 9 94 4 n/a n/a 0 541
2008 300 99 19 82 6 n/a n/a 0 506
2009 332 86 16 95 2 n/a n/a 0 531
2010 331 97 23 81 5 n/a n/a 0 537
2011 297 97 6 109 6 11 27 0 553
2012 229 62 3 83 7 7 18 0 409
2013 205 68 7 99 3 7 28 0 417
2014 229 67 13 121 4 13 49 0 496
2015 206 61 13 103 5 13 42 0 443
2016 216 60 14 98 5 16 44 0 453
2017 215 67 15 120 4 6 59 0 486
2018 219 48 11 146 3 10 53 0 490
2019 210 65 10 131 1 13 52 0 482
2020 193 57 9 139 3 16 52 0 469
2021 189 73 9 136 2 22 55 0 486
2022 159 61 6 119 2 14 49 0 410
2023 148 40 5 123 3 13 46 0 378
2024 156 55 5 113 2 16 46 0 393

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 Martin Walker Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 530 27.0 19.6 n/a
1989 619 n/a n/a n/a
1990 644 32.0 20.1 n/a
1991 458 50.3 9.1 n/a
1992 534 35.3 15.1 15.7
1993 582 35.0 16.6 29.6
1994 599 37.1 16.1 19
1995 552 35.2 15.7 18.7
1996 552 35.2 15.7 18.7
1997 554 35.6 15.6 17.9
1998 551 37.8 14.6 17.6
1999 516 34.8 14.8 38.8
2000 524 36.9 14.2 37.2
2001 415 31.9 13.0 38.6
2002 492 35.3 13.9 47.4
2003 492 35.3 13.9 47.4
2004 485 36.6 13.3 40.8
2005 452 36.9 12.2 40
2006 481 41.1 11.7 51.4
2007 541 38.5 14.1 40.7
2008 506 35.3 14.3 39.7
2009 531 36.8 14.4 42.4
2010 537 35.7 15.0 46.4
2011 553 36.6 15.0 48.6
2012 409 28.7 14.2 39.6
2013 417 28.9 14.4 45.3
2014 496 31.3 15.8 51.4
2015 443 33.0 13.4 53.7
2016 453 34.0 13.3 54.7
2017 486 34.7 13.9 57.4
2018 490 33.8 14.4 53.3
2019 482 34.0 14.1 56.6
2020 469 32.8 14.2 56.1
2021 486 35.4 13.7 63.8
2022 410 36.2 11.2 60.2
2023 378 33.8 11.1 59.8
2024 393 34.1 11.5 61.8

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 Martin Walker Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 530 27.0 19.6 n/a
1989 619 n/a n/a n/a
1990 644 32.0 20.1 n/a
1991 458 50.3 9.1 n/a
1992 534 35.3 15.1 15.7
1993 582 35.0 16.6 29.6
1994 599 37.1 16.1 19
1995 552 35.2 15.7 18.7
1996 552 35.2 15.7 18.7
1997 554 35.6 15.6 17.9
1998 551 37.8 14.6 17.6
1999 516 34.8 14.8 38.8
2000 524 36.9 14.2 37.2
2001 415 31.9 13.0 38.6
2002 492 35.3 13.9 47.4
2003 492 35.3 13.9 47.4
2004 485 36.6 13.3 40.8
2005 452 36.9 12.2 40
2006 481 41.1 11.7 51.4
2007 541 38.5 14.1 40.7
2008 506 35.3 14.3 39.7
2009 531 36.8 14.4 42.4
2010 537 35.7 15.0 46.4
2011 553 36.6 15.0 48.6
2012 409 28.7 14.2 39.6
2013 417 28.9 14.4 45.3
2014 496 31.3 15.8 51.4
2015 443 33.0 13.4 53.7
2016 453 34.0 13.3 54.7
2017 486 34.7 13.9 57.4
2018 490 33.8 14.4 53.3
2019 482 34.0 14.1 56.6
2020 469 32.8 14.2 56.1
2021 486 35.4 13.7 63.8
2022 410 36.2 11.2 60.2
2023 378 33.8 11.1 59.8
2024 393 34.1 11.5 61.8

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 Martin Walker Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $904 (10.4%) $7,777 (89.6%) $8,681
2020 $910 (10.0%) $8,181 (90.0%) $9,091
2021 $1,620 (16.6%) $8,150 (83.4%) $9,770

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

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1047th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 1189th of 4647 Elementary schools
 2.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Martin Walker Elementary)4950
 1%
   3rd Grade Reading (Copperas Cove Independent School District (Isd))4447
 3%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Martin Walker Elementary)6046
 14%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Copperas Cove Independent School District (Isd))4948
 1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Martin Walker Elementary)4365
 22%
   4th Grade Reading (Copperas Cove Independent School District (Isd))3250
 18%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Martin Walker Elementary)6272
 10%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Copperas Cove Independent School District (Isd))4153
 12%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Martin Walker Elementary)6064
 4%
   5th Grade Reading (Copperas Cove Independent School District (Isd))4858
 10%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Martin Walker Elementary)6261
 1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Copperas Cove Independent School District (Isd))5255
 3%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Martin Walker Elementary)6925
 44%
   5th Grade Science (Copperas Cove Independent School District (Isd))5026
 24%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students482378
 21.6%
African American6540
 38.5%
American Indian13
 200%
Asian105
 50%
Hispanic131123
 6.1%
Pacific Islander1313
White210148
 29.5%
Two or More Races5246
 11.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients56.6%59.8%
 3.1%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Martin Walker Elementary

In the 2023-24 school year, 393 students attended Martin Walker Elementary.

Martin Walker Elementary ranks 1205th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Martin Walker Elementary are 40% White, 29% Hispanic, 14% African American, 12% Two or more races, 4% Pacific Islander, 1% Asian.

Students who attend Martin Walker Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Copperas Cove J H
High : Copperas Cove High School


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