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Enrollment
458
Elementary
DISTRICT 490 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANDERSON-SHIRO CISD·NCES 480823000192
ANDERSON-SHIRO EL
458 FM 149 W, ANDERSON, TX 77830 · (936) 873-4525 · Grimes County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL458 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
181 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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
ANDERSON-SHIRO EL→ANDERSON-SHIRO JR/SR H S
Based on grade levels within ANDERSON-SHIRO CISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
65.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +42.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
64.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +32.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 42 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 32 points.
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
60.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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
458
+52 (+13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 15.2:1
% White
74%
was 73%
% Hispanic
17%
was 19%
% Black
3%
was 6%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About ANDERSON-SHIRO EL
ANDERSON-SHIRO EL is an elementary campus of mid-sized scale in ANDERSON, Texas, operated by ANDERSON-SHIRO CISD, serveing 458 students in grades pre-K through 5.
Across the 2 schools in ANDERSON-SHIRO CISD (979 students total), ANDERSON-SHIRO EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
In terms of who attends, ANDERSON-SHIRO EL reports that the largest single group is White, at 74% of enrollment. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 61%.
On the resource side, ANDERSON-SHIRO EL lists 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.5:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Grimes County (around 63%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ANDERSON-SHIRO EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.6%; this one delivers 60.1%.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Grimes County shows median household earnings sit near $69,803, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Grimes County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,974 students), of which ANDERSON-SHIRO EL is one.
The closest other public school is ANDERSON-SHIRO JR/SR H S, roughly 0.6 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, ANDERSON-SHIRO EL comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 38.8%.
ANDERSON-SHIRO EL operates from an outlying location.
Over the past 7-year window. ANDERSON-SHIRO EL's enrollment has grew 13% since 2018, when it stood at 406 (now 458). Class-load math has tightened: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.
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Grimes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,340
Census ACS
Median income
$69,803
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
4,974 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- ANDERSON-SHIRO JR/SR H S0.6 mi · 521
- NAVASOTA J H7.4 mi · 690
- NAVASOTA H S7.5 mi · 919
- W B BIZZELL ACADEMY7.9 mi · 9
- JOHN C WEBB EL7.9 mi · 648
- BRULE EL8.6 mi · 332
Frequently asked questions
About ANDERSON-SHIRO ELHow large is ANDERSON-SHIRO EL?
ANDERSON-SHIRO EL enrolls approximately 458 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does ANDERSON-SHIRO EL serve?
ANDERSON-SHIRO EL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does ANDERSON-SHIRO EL have?
ANDERSON-SHIRO EL employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at ANDERSON-SHIRO EL?
At ANDERSON-SHIRO EL, the student body is approximately 74% White, 17% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is ANDERSON-SHIRO EL in?
ANDERSON-SHIRO EL is part of ANDERSON-SHIRO CISD.
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