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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UVALDE CISD·NCES 484372011429

Batesville School

496 GARDEN ST, BATESVILLE, TX 78829 · (830) 376-4221 · Zavala County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL92 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% of Texas public elementary schools
  • DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • CBeats 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

Enrollment
92
Elementary
DISTRICT 488 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
88 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K1011%
Kindergarten1314%
Grade 189%
Grade 278%
Grade 31213%
Grade 41112%
Grade 578%
Grade 689%
Grade 767%
Grade 81011%

This year's kindergarten class (13) is 30% larger than its 8th grade class (10).

Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
22%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
9098%
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 54% · US 30%
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
Male
4650%
Female
4650%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
27.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -16.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
17.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -4.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 16 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading3.0%24.0%22.0%51.0%
Mathematics3.0%14.0%27.0%56.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2627.0%17.0%
2024-2541.0%18.0%
2023-2443.0%21.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
26.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Batesville School

Batesville School's state test result (26.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Batesville School this school9295.7%26.6%
San Isidro Elementary School
SAN ISIDRO
9196.7%28.9%
Golden Rule
DALLAS
9992.9%48.8%
Oilton Elementary School
OILTON
10991.7%31.7%
Psja Alamo Building Blocks Academy
ALAMO
9487.2%N/A
Falfurrias Innovation Academy
FALFURRIAS
12495.2%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 Batesville School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Texas
Enrollment
ranked largest first
92#4,839 of 4,938
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 2024-25
Enrollment
92
-5 (-5%) vs 2020
-41% since 2010-11, when it was 157
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 12.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2592910.3:196% (88)
2023-2411513.38.7:192% (106)
2022-2310911.79.3:187% (95)
2020-2197812.1:191% (88)
2017-1811814.88.0:188% (104)
2015-16143159.5:196% (137)
2010-111571510.5:198% (154)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Batesville School.

Since 2017-18: students down 22% (118 to 92); teachers down 39% (14.8 to 9).

About Batesville School

Batesville School is a very small elementary school. Its address is in BATESVILLE, Texas. The school covers pre-K through 8 and reported 92 students in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 519.

UVALDE CISD has 4,397 students spread across 9 schools.

Hispanic students are 98% of those enrolled at Batesville School. Next come 2% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 4%.

Based on 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, Batesville School has a ratio of 10.3:1. Compared with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 96%. The average for public schools in Zavala County is 82%.

Among Texas public elementary schools, Batesville School outscored 14%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.

A school with Batesville School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 32.8%. Batesville School scores 26.6%, 6.3 points below that line.

For the population of Zavala County, median household income comes to about $36,749, roughly 11% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 31%. Zavala County counts 8 public schools with about 2,174 students.

La Pryor Elementary School is the nearest public school to Batesville School, about 13.4 miles away. Batesville School comes in 6th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.

NCES describes the area around Batesville School as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.

The school shrank from 97 students in 2020-21 to 92 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.1:1 to 10.3:1.

Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Batesville School. You can also rate the school on this page.

Zavala County at a glance

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Population
9,412
Census ACS
Median income
$36,749
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
31%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,174 students

Quick facts

School name
Batesville School
District
UVALDE CISD
Address
496 GARDEN ST, BATESVILLE, TX 78829
Phone
(830) 376-4221
County
Zavala County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
92
Teachers (FTE)
9
Student–teacher ratio
10.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
88 (96%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
484372011429
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Batesville School
How large is Batesville School?
Batesville School enrolls approximately 92 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Batesville School serve?
Batesville School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Batesville School?
Approximately 10.3:1 students per teacher at Batesville School.
How diverse is Batesville School?
Batesville School reports a student body of 2% White, 98% Hispanic.
Is Batesville School public or private?
Batesville School is a public K-12 school, overseen by UVALDE CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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