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Edna Bigham Mays Elem

Bell County · Region 12: Waco · 439 students

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Current score
80/1002025-26
Change
−2 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
−1.5 ptsvs 81.5 average · 1,760 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
1,003 of 1,760tied with 67 others
B80

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving down; under the rules in force back then it scored 80 in 2021-22. The current score is below the 81.5 average for 1,760 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Current strength

Chronically absent lower than the similar-context average

9.7% −5.1 pts vs 14.8%

  • 9.7% is 5.1 percentage points lower than the 14.8% average among 1,704 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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Current strength

Attendance above the similar-context average

95.6% +1.1 pts vs 94.5%

  • 95.6% is 1.1 percentage points above the 94.5% average among 1,704 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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Selected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.

Read the full rating context and placement

Edna Bigham Mays Elem is rated B by TEA, scoring 80 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 81.5 average for 1,760 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is down 2 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 1,003rd of 1,760 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 67 others).

Put the numbers in context

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  1. Overview
  2. 5 years of ratings
  3. Where the score comes from
  4. Who this school serves
  5. Student counts behind the percentages
  6. Enrollment over time
  7. Discipline and removal from class
  8. Spending per student
  9. Teachers and actual class size
  10. Where this comes from

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
90807060 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageEdna Bigham Mays Elem 8280738580 2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated B with 80 that year.

Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.

View the yearly scores and comparisons
Rating history with comparisons
YearRatingScoreSelected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rateStateTexas average
2025-26B8081.5 1,760 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25B8581.6 1,736 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24C7379.5 1,711 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23B8080.2 1,684 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22B8283.1 1,660 reporting83.7 7,283 reporting

Where the score comes from

Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.

  • Student Achievement—Not reported · similar economic context 80.9 · 1,693 reporting
  • School Progress—Not reported · similar economic context 81.4 · 1,686 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps—Not reported · similar economic context 78.8 · 1,671 reporting
  • Academic Growth—Not reported · similar economic context 75.2 · 1,647 reporting
  • Relative Performance—Not reported · similar economic context 79.2 · 1,686 reporting
  • Edna Bigham Mays Elem
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,760 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement—Not rated—
School Progress—Not rated—
Closing the Gaps—Not rated—
Academic Growth—Not rated—
Relative Performance—Not rated—

Who this school serves

Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.

Students
439
Economically disadvantaged
53.0%−0.4 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
3.4%−10.4 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
16.0%−2.8 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
95.6%+1.1 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
9.7%−5.1 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Edna Bigham Mays Elem

African American: 1.1%Hispanic: 35.2%White: 57.8%American Indian: 0.2%Asian: 0.7%Two or More Races: 5%
  • African American 1.1%
  • Hispanic 35.2%
  • White 57.8%
  • American Indian 0.2%
  • Asian 0.7%
  • Two or More Races 5%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,760 reporting for every category shown · 1,760 in full cohort

African American: 9.9%Hispanic: 42.7%White: 40%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 2.8%Pacific Islander: 0.2%Two or More Races: 4.1%
  • African American 9.9%
  • Hispanic 42.7%
  • White 40%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 2.8%
  • Pacific Islander 0.2%
  • Two or More Races 4.1%

Student counts behind the percentages

Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.

Students in this TEA accountability summary
438
Economically disadvantaged students
232
Emergent bilingual students
15
Special education students
70

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
39
Students in TEA mobility denominator
270
TEA-published mobility rate
14.4%

The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.

The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.

Enrollment over time

TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.

TEA reported 439 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 4 (0.9%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
439

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
−4

Decrease · −0.9%

Change since 2021–22
+23

Increase · +5.5%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
439
Selected comparison
640.9

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,721 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Edna Bigham Mays Elem
School yearStudents enrolledEdna Bigham Mays ElemChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 416 First available year 643
2022–23 421 Increase of 5 (1.2%) 648.9
2023–24 433 Increase of 12 (2.9%) 648.4
2024–25 443 Increase of 10 (2.3%) 645.6
2025–26 439 Decrease of 4 (0.9%) 640.9

The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.

Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.

These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.

Discipline and removal from class

TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.

Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
21

4.4% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
32

6.68 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
479

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
4.4%
Selected comparison
12.3%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,366 rated schools reporting

−7.9 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
6.68
Selected comparison
27.4

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,471 rated schools reporting

−20.7 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Edna Bigham Mays Elem
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 315 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2021–22 473 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2022–23 453 10 2.2% 25 5.52 12.7% 29.2
2023–24 480 15 3.1% 24 5.00 12.7% 29.4
2024–25 479 21 4.4% 32 6.68 12.3% 27.4
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Edna Bigham Mays Elem in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 21 4.4% 32 6.68 12.3% 27.4
In-school suspensions 21 4.4% 32 6.68 11.0% 21.2
Out-of-school suspensions Not reported — Not reported — — —
DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —

Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.

Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.

Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.

Spending per student

The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.

$5k$13k$20k20182020202220242025
  • Edna Bigham Mays Elem
  • Parent district: Troy ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$8,295
Selected comparison
$12,137

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,733 rated schools reporting

−$3,842 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $8,295 per student for this campus, $13,624 per student for its parent district, Troy ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.

Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.

View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
YearEdna Bigham Mays ElemParent district: Troy ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$6,243$10,256$13,054$7,867 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,604 rated schools reporting
2019$6,005$10,667$13,108$8,040 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,619 rated schools reporting
2020$6,819$17,156$14,058$8,586 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,634 rated schools reporting
2021$7,016$17,176$14,797$8,974 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,651 rated schools reporting
2022$6,809$12,141$15,708$10,236 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,663 rated schools reporting
2023$7,045$12,481$16,792$10,799 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,684 rated schools reporting
2024$7,666$13,017$18,125$11,692 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,708 rated schools reporting
2025$8,295$13,624$18,972$12,137 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,733 rated schools reporting

The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.

Teachers and actual class size

Average salary
$63,178−$3,415 vs similar economic context
Teachers
30−12.7 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
14.8−4.8 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Edna Bigham Mays Elem

Beginning: 3.4%1 to 5 years: 13.2%6 to 10 years: 23.4%11 to 20 years: 46.8%21 to 30 years: 10.2%Over 30 years: 3.4%
  • Beginning 3.4%
  • 1 to 5 years 13.2%
  • 6 to 10 years 23.4%
  • 11 to 20 years 46.8%
  • 21 to 30 years 10.2%
  • Over 30 years 3.4%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,760 reporting for every category shown · 1,760 in full cohort

Beginning: 5.8%1 to 5 years: 24.8%6 to 10 years: 19.3%11 to 20 years: 28.9%21 to 30 years: 16.5%Over 30 years: 4.3%
  • Beginning 5.8%
  • 1 to 5 years 24.8%
  • 6 to 10 years 19.3%
  • 11 to 20 years 28.9%
  • 21 to 30 years 16.5%
  • Over 30 years 4.3%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Edna Bigham Mays Elem in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classEdna Bigham Mays Elem · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Kindergarten22.218
Grade 123.718.3
Grade 222.318.5

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 3 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.

Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.

Where this comes from

The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.

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Single-file records are pre-built for district-level records only, so there is no per-campus CSV to link here. Producing both formats for every entity would consume most of the 20,000-asset deployment limit before pages and shared data are counted. This campus is a row in the bulk files on the download page, keyed by its TEA id 014910103.