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1511 Pony Circle Dr., Marble Falls, 830.693.4439
Marble Falls Middle
Marble Falls Middle School enrolls about 900 students in grades 6-8 with a teacher-to-student ratio of 14-to-1. The campus was deemed "Academically Acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency under its accountability ratings in 2008-2009.
The district's only middle school made "Adequate Yearly Progress" in student performance and accountability in 2008-2009 under No Child Left Behind.
On the 2009 TAKS, 72% of 6th-grade students met or exceeded standards in math, lower than the state average of 80%. In reading, 94%, higher than the state average of 91%. In 7th-grade, 80% of students met or exceeded standards in math, higher than the state average of 79%. In reading, 82%, lower than the state average of 84%. In writing, 92%, lower than the state average of 93%. In 8th-grade, 83% of students met or exceeded standards in math, lower than the state average of 84%. In reading, 98%, higher than the state average of 95%. In science, 75%, higher than the state average of 72%; in social studies, 93%, higher than the state average of 92%.
The purple-and-gold Mustangs compete in football, golf, volleyball, tennis, and cross country, as well as boys' track and basketball and girls' basketball and track.
Clubs and extracurricular activities include band, cheerleading, choir, Creative Problem Solving, Junior FFA, student council, theater arts, and UIL academics.
The middle school has benefited from building renovations
in recent years, including a sprawling new library unveiled in 2009-2010.
Direct link: http://marble.tx.schoolwebpages.com/education/school/school.php?sectiondetailid=46&linkid=nav-menu-container-4-586
Marble Falls Elementary School
901 Avenue U, Marble Falls, 830.693.2385
Marble Falls Elementary
Marble Falls Elementary School enrolls about 550 students in grades kindergarten through fifth grade with a teacher-to-student ratio of 13-to-1. Marble Falls Elementary School was an "Exemplary" campus in 2008-2009 under the Texas Education Agency's accountability ratings-the highest rating awarded-while also earning four of the district's 11 gold performance awards for excellence on TAKS exams.
Marble Falls Elementary School made "Adequate Yearly Progress" in student performance and accountability in 2008-2009 under No Child Left Behind.
On the 2009 TAKS exams, 90% of 3rd-grade students met or exceeded standards in math, higher than the state average of 84%, in reading, 99%, higher than the state average of 93%. In 4th grade, 93% of students met or exceeded standards in math, higher than the state average of 86%; in reading, 88%, higher than the state average of 84%. In writing, 96%, higher than the state average of 91%. In 5th grade, 92% of students met or exceeded standards in math, higher than the state average of 91%. In reading, 91%, higher than the state average of 89%; in science, 91%, higher than the state average of 84%.
In UIL academic meets, second-graders participate in creative writing and girls' and boys' storytelling; third-graders, in spelling, ready writing, and girls' and boys' storytelling; fourth-graders, in spelling, ready writing, number sense, art, and girls' and boys' oral reading; fifth-graders, in ready writing, number sense, art, girls' and boys' oral reading, and maps, graphs & charts.
Marble Falls Elementary, along with Spicewood Elementary,
were the first campuses in the district last year to ever receive an
"Exemplary" rating from the Texas Education Agency.
Direct link: http://marble.tx.schoolwebpages.com/education/school/school.php?sectiondetailid=22&linkid=nav-menu-container-4-586
Colt Elementary School
2200 Manzano Mile, Marble Falls, 830.693.3474
Colt Elementary
Colt Elementary School enrolls more than 600 students in grades kindergarten through fifth grade with a teacher-to-student ratio of 14-to-1. The campus was "Recognized" by the Texas Education Agency under its accountability ratings in 2009-2010-the second highest mark awarded-and earned a gold performance award for excellence on TAKS math exams.
Colt Elementary made "Adequate Yearly Progress" in student performance and accountability in 2008-2009 under No Child Left Behind. On the 2009 TAKS exams, 84% of 3rd-grade students met or exceeded standards in math, equal to the state average of 84%, in reading, 97%, higher than the state average of 93%. In 4th grade, 94% of students met or exceeded standards in math, higher than the state average of 86%; in reading, 94%, higher than the state average of 84%. In writing, 95%, higher than the state average of 91%. In 5th grade, 97% of students met or exceeded standards in math, higher than the state average of 91%. In reading, 94%, higher than the state average of 89%; in science, 89%, higher than the state average of 84%.
In UIL academic meets, second-graders participate in creative writing and girls' and boys' storytelling; third-graders, in spelling, ready writing, and girls' and boys' storytelling; fourth-graders, in spelling, ready writing, number sense, art, and girls' and boys' oral reading; fifth-graders, in ready writing, number sense, art, girls' and boys' oral reading, and maps, graphs & charts.
Colt Elementary opened its new campus in 2009-2010,
financed by a $62.3 million bond passed in 2006.
Direct link: http://marble.tx.schoolwebpages.com/education/school/school.php?sectiondetailid=58&linkid=nav-menu-container-4-586
Spicewood Elementary School
105 Spur 191, Spicewood, 830.798.3675
Spicewood Elementary
Spicewood Elementary School enrolls about 200 students in grades kindergarten to fifth grade with a teacher-to-student ratio of 11-to-1. The school was an "Exemplary" campus in 2008-2009 under the Texas Education Agency's accountability ratings, the highest recognition bestowed on a Texas public school. Spicewood Elementary also earned five of the district's 11 gold performance awards for testing on TAKS exams.
Spicewood Elementary made "Adequate Yearly Progress" in student performance and accountability in 2008-2009 under No Child Left Behind. On the 2009 TAKS exams, 78% of 3rd-grade students met or exceeded standards in math, lower than the state average of 84%, in reading, 94%, higher than the state average of 93%. In 4th grade, 94% of students met or exceeded standards in math, higher than the state average of 86%; in reading, 97%, higher than the state average of 84%. In writing, 91%, equal to the state average of 91%. In 5th grade, 97% of students met or exceeded standards in math, higher than the state average of 91%. In reading, 100%, higher than the state average of 89%; in science, 89%, higher than the state average of 84%.
In UIL academic meets, second-graders participate in creative writing and girls' and boys' storytelling; third-graders, in spelling, ready writing, and girls' and boys' storytelling; fourth-graders, in spelling, ready writing, number sense, art, and girls' and boys' oral reading; fifth-graders, in ready writing, number sense, art, girls' and boys' oral reading, and maps, graphs & charts.
Spicewood Elementary, along with Marble Falls Elementary,
were the first campuses in the district last year to ever receive an
"Exemplary" rating from the Texas Education Agency.
Direct link: http://marble.tx.schoolwebpages.com/education/school/school.php?sectiondetailid=174&linkid=nav-menu-container-4-586
Highland Lakes Elementary School
8200 FM 1431, Granite Shoals, 830.798.3650
Highland Lakes ElementaryHighland Lakes Elementary School enrolls about 600 students in grades kindergarten to fifth grade with a teacher-to-student ratio of 13-to-1. The campus, located in neighboring Granite Shoals, earned a "Recognized" distinction for 2008-2009 under the Texas Education Agency's accountability ratings, the second-highest rank awarded.
Highland Lakes Elementary made "Adequate Yearly Progress" in student performance and accountability in 2008-2009 under No Child Left Behind. On the 2009 TAKS exams, 97% of 3rd-grade students met or exceeded standards in math, higher than the state average of 84%, in reading, 92%, higher than the state average of 93%. In 4th grade, 93% of students met or exceeded standards in math, higher than the state average of 86%; in reading, 73%, higher than the state average of 84%. In writing, 90%, equal to the state average of 91%. In 5th grade, 92% of students met or exceeded standards in math, higher than the state average of 91%. In reading, 94%, higher than the state average of 89%; in science, 81%, higher than the state average of 84%.
In UIL academic meets, second-graders participate in creative writing and girls' and boys' storytelling; third-graders, in spelling, ready writing, and girls' and boys' storytelling; fourth-graders, in spelling, ready writing, number sense, art, and girls' and boys' oral reading; fifth-graders, in ready writing, number sense, art, girls' and boys' oral reading, and maps, graphs & charts.
The Challenge Lab, a program offered at each of the district's four elementary campuses, offers Highland Lakes students a hands-on learning environment for higher-level thinking and creative problem-solving development.
Direct link: http://marble.tx.schoolwebpages.com/education/school/school.php?sectiondetailid=10&linkid=nav-menu-container-4-586
P.O. Box 1000, Marble Falls, Texas 78654 - Phone: (830) 693-4367