Enrollment
178
Elementary
DISTRICT 211 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AGUA DULCE ISD·NCES 480753000043
Agua Dulce Elementary School
1 LONGHORN DR, AGUA DULCE, TX 78330 · (361) 998-2335 · Nueces County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL178 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Texas public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
138 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 23 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 12 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (12) is 66% smaller than its 5th grade class (35).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Agua Dulce Elementary School→Agua Dulce High School
Based on grade levels within AGUA DULCE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
61.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +8.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
33.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 34.0% | 15.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 20.0% | 41.0% | 26.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 61.0% | 33.0% |
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 36.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Agua Dulce Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agua Dulce Elementary School this school | 178 | 77.5% | 40.8% |
| Lockney Elementary School LOCKNEY | 170 | 81.2% | 20.6% |
| Karnes City Primary School KARNES CITY | 206 | 70.9% | N/A |
| Rivera Elementary School EL PASO | 186 | 69.9% | 41.3% |
| Floresville Early Childhood Center FLORESVILLE | 186 | 79.0% | N/A |
| Gonzales Pri Academy GONZALES | 157 | 84.7% | N/A |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Agua Dulce Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Nueces County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.8% | #2,487 of 4,401 | #27 of 47 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #3,615 of 4,466 ▲ 462 | #44 of 51 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #1,313 of 4,466 ▼ 233 | #13 of 51 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 178 | #4,686 of 4,938 | #54 of 58 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.5% | #2,119 of 4,789 | #30 of 56 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
178
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
-36% since 1990-91, when it was 277
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 178 | 11.2 | 15.9:1 | 78% (138) |
| 2023-24 | 169 | 14 | 12.1:1 | 82% (139) |
| 2022-23 | 171 | 11.8 | 14.6:1 | 79% (135) |
| 2020-21 | 180 | 12 | 15.0:1 | 81% (146) |
| 2017-18 | 150 | 13.1 | 11.5:1 | 88% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 163 | 14 | 11.6:1 | 76% (124) |
| 2010-11 | 152 | 11 | 13.8:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 171 | 15 | 11.4:1 | 58% (99) |
| 1990-91 | 277 | 22 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Agua Dulce Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (150 to 178); teachers down 15% (13.1 to 11.2).
About Agua Dulce Elementary School
At 1 LONGHORN DR in AGUA DULCE, Texas, Agua Dulce Elementary School operates as a very small elementary school. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 178 students. That is 66% below the average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
Across its 2 schools, AGUA DULCE ISD enrolls 421 students. Agua Dulce Elementary School is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, Agua Dulce Elementary School is 83% Hispanic. Other groups make up 16% White. Nueces County as a whole is about 63% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 29, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 15.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Agua Dulce Elementary School, which has 11.2. Elementary schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 78%. Public schools in Nueces County average 67%.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Agua Dulce Elementary School outscored 46%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Agua Dulce Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 40.8%, compared with a predicted 40.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Nueces County show that the median household earns about $66,897 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. Across Nueces County, 124 public schools serve about 59,619 students.
Agua Dulce High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Agua Dulce Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within ten miles: at least 8. Agua Dulce Elementary School comes in 6th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Agua Dulce Elementary School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment went from 180 in 2020-21 to 178 in 2024-25, a change of 2 students.
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Nueces County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
352,955
Census ACS
Median income
$66,897
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
124
59,619 students
Quick facts
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- Agua Dulce High School0.1 mi · 243
- Banquete Junior High School7.3 mi · 161
- Banquete Elementary School7.3 mi · 336
- Banquete High School7.6 mi · 247
- Alice High School8.7 mi · 1,295
- Schallert Elementary School9.6 mi · 592
Frequently asked questions
About Agua Dulce Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Agua Dulce Elementary School?
Agua Dulce Elementary School enrolls approximately 178 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Agua Dulce Elementary School serve?
Agua Dulce Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Agua Dulce Elementary School?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Agua Dulce Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Agua Dulce Elementary School?
Student demographics at Agua Dulce Elementary School are roughly 16% White, 83% Hispanic, 1% Black.
What district is Agua Dulce Elementary School in?
Agua Dulce Elementary School is part of AGUA DULCE ISD.
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