Plum Creek Elementary School
Public elementary school in Lockhart, Texas · Lockhart ISD · Grades K–5
Plum Creek Elementary School serves 522 students in grades K–5 in Lockhart (Caldwell County). It is one of 9 schools in Lockhart ISD. By enrollment it is the 2316th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.4 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 33.91 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–5 |
| District | Lockhart ISD |
| County | Caldwell County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482787006293 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Lockhart ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 522 | 6,753 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.4 | 16.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 85.6% | 75.9% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 61% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Plum Creek Elementary School in context
Size
Plum Creek Elementary School is the smallest of Lockhart ISD's 5 elementary schools; its 522 students are 7.7% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 8.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 659; Plum Creek Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 3 with 97 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 75, against an average of 87 per grade. This year grade 5 has 17% more students than kindergarten (91 against 78). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 90.6% here and 81.9% across Lockhart ISD. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
85.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 75.9% across Lockhart ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 33.91 full-time-equivalent teachers for 522 students, Plum Creek Elementary School has 15.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 522 students would have about 35.3 teachers, so Plum Creek Elementary School has 1.4 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Plum Creek Elementary School is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area, which NCES calls town, distant. The nearest other elementary school is Clear Fork Elementary School, 1.5 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 6 other elementary schools, 3 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 90.6% |
| White | 6.3% |
| Black | 2.5% |
| Two or more races | 0.6% |
50.6% of students are girls and 49.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 78 |
| Grade 1 | 92 |
| Grade 2 | 75 |
| Grade 3 | 97 |
| Grade 4 | 89 |
| Grade 5 | 91 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
710 Flores St, Lockhart, TX 78644
Phone: (512)398-0570
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Plum Creek Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Fork Elementary School | Lockhart ISD | 1.5 mi | 523 | 18.6 | 63.7% |
| Navarro Elementary School | Lockhart ISD | 1.6 mi | 667 | 17.6 | 73.8% |
| Bluebonnet Elementary School | Lockhart ISD | 2.0 mi | 614 | 16.9 | 74.6% |
| Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary School | Lockhart ISD | 8.0 mi | 529 | 15.7 | 89.2% |
| Uhland Elementary School | Hays CISD | 9.0 mi | 919 | 14.8 | 66.7% |
| Camino Real Elementary School | Hays CISD | 9.7 mi | 962 | 15.2 | 71.2% |
| Hemphill Elementary School | Hays CISD | 10.3 mi | 651 | 15.4 | 60.2% |
| Tobias Elementary School | Hays CISD | 13.0 mi | 736 | 14.7 | 51% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Lockhart ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 529 |
| Bluebonnet Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 614 |
| Clear Fork Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 523 |
| George W Carver Early Education Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 325 |
| Lockhart High School | High | 9–12 | 2,006 |
| Lockhart Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 1,501 |
| Lockhart Pride High School | High | 10–12 | 66 |
| Navarro Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 667 |