The top reported proficiency rate is 46% in English language arts. The lowest is 23% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Marble Falls El
Marble Falls Elementary sits on Avenue U in Marble Falls, a Hill Country city on Lake Marble Falls in Burnet County. The school serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade as a regular public elementary within Marble Falls ISD.
The city itself is growing quickly. Publicly reported estimates show population climbing well above the 2022 census count, driven by new apartment complexes, permitted subdivisions, and continued in-migration to the Highland Lakes area. That growth context matters for families: the district is adding students and is in the middle of a multi-year facilities bond, passed by voters in May 2025, that funds new construction, renovations, technology, buses, and an athletics and fine arts multipurpose building. The district has publicly stated the bond does not raise the property tax rate, using the existing debt service levy instead. One tension worth knowing: voters rejected a separate operating tax rate increase in November 2024, a measure the district said was needed to support staffing and maintain class sizes. That defeat left the district managing budget pressure without that additional operating revenue, and parents may want to ask the school directly how it has affected programs and staffing at the elementary level.
The school's enrollment is moderate-to-large for an elementary serving pre-K through fifth grade. A very substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, well above what you would expect from the surrounding housing market, which sits notably above both the state median and the national median in home values. That gap between property wealth and student economic need is a relevant feature of the school's context. The student body is roughly split between Hispanic and white students, with smaller shares of other backgrounds.
On STAAR assessments, which Texas uses for grades three through five, the picture is mixed. In reading and language arts, the school approaches the midpoint of proficiency across its tested grades, though none of the grade-level results reach a majority of students scoring at the "meets grade level" standard or above. Math proficiency is similarly modest in the upper grades, with the fourth-grade result sitting considerably below that of third grade. Fifth-grade science results are the weakest reported figure across any subject, with only about one in four students reaching proficiency. Compared to the two districts in Burnet County, Marble Falls Elementary's overall proficiency index sits well above the county range, which is a meaningful distinction even though the absolute proficiency levels themselves leave room for growth. No multi-year trend data was available, so it is not possible to say whether scores are improving or declining. Parents who want to understand trajectory may want to ask the school or district directly.
No chronic absenteeism or discipline data was present in the available data. English learner and special education population counts were also not reported.
The housing market near the school has been appreciating well above state norms and is now moderately above national norms, though the most recent data shows a slight year-over-year softening in home values locally while rents have edged upward. The implied cost of ownership is high relative to national household income benchmarks, meaning families relocating here are entering a market that has moved significantly in recent years. Marble Falls downtown has walkable retail, restaurants, and lakeside parks a short distance from residential areas, though the school campuses themselves sit apart from the commercial core in a more suburban pattern. The city has a demand-response transit service within city limits and a regional coach connecting to Austin.
For a family weighing this school, the relevant picture is: a growing community with a capital investment cycle underway in its schools, a student population with high economic need despite a high-cost housing context, and academic proficiency results that are the strongest among the options in Burnet County but still below state norms in most subjects. The budget pressure from the failed operating election is worth following.
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