Enrollment
375
Elementary
DISTRICT 302 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALPINE ISD·NCES 480795000123
ALPINE EL
200 E AVE A, ALPINE, TX 79830 · (432) 837-7730 · Brewster County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL375 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
205 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Based on grade levels within ALPINE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
45.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
28.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +0.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores have held steady.
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
36.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
375
-74 (-16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 14.1:1
% White
33%
was 35%
% Hispanic
62%
was 61%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ALPINE EL
ALPINE EL operates as a small elementary school in ALPINE, Texas, run under ALPINE ISD. Current enrollment sits at 375 students spanning grades pre-K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 28% leaner than the state mean of about 519.
Within ALPINE ISD, which oversees 3 schools and 905 students, ALPINE EL is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, ALPINE EL shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 62%. Other groups include 33% White. The wider county runs roughly 42% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the resource side, The school currently runs with 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting ALPINE EL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 55% of students at ALPINE EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ALPINE EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.7%.
Around the school, census data for Brewster County shows the typical household earns roughly $56,212 per year, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Brewster County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,093 students), ALPINE EL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: ALPINE H S, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, ALPINE EL comes 4th of 5 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 47.4%.
The school occupies a small-town site.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ALPINE EL has decreased 16%, going from 449 students in 2018 to 375 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.
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Brewster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,503
Census ACS
Median income
$56,212
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,093 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALPINE ISD
- ALPINE H SHigh · 286 students
- ALPINE MIDDLEMiddle · 244 students
Other schools in ALPINE
- ALPINE H SHigh · 286 students
- ALPINE MIDDLEMiddle · 244 students
Nearby schools
- ALPINE H S0.6 mi · 286
- ALPINE MIDDLE0.8 mi · 244
- FT DAVIS SCHOOL20.8 mi · 682
- MARFA SCHOOLS21.8 mi · 194
- MARATHON INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIST27.2 mi · 58
Frequently asked questions
About ALPINE ELHow large is ALPINE EL?
ALPINE EL enrolls approximately 375 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does ALPINE EL serve?
ALPINE EL serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at ALPINE EL?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at ALPINE EL.
What is the student diversity at ALPINE EL?
Student demographics at ALPINE EL are roughly 33% White, 62% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is ALPINE EL public or private?
ALPINE EL is a public K-12 school, overseen by ALPINE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.