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Brookeland Elementary School

187 WILDCAT WALK, BROOKELAND, TX 75931 · (409) 698-2413 · Sabine County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL198 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Texas public elementary schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B-Beats 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
198
Elementary
DISTRICT 191 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
114 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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-K2010%
Kindergarten3015%
Grade 13015%
Grade 22613%
Grade 33518%
Grade 42312%
Grade 53417%

This year's kindergarten class (30) is 12% smaller than its 5th grade class (34).

Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
18392%
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
95%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
32%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Two+
21%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Native American
11%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
10453%
Female
9447%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Brookeland Elementary School→Brookeland High School
Based on grade levels within BROOKELAND ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
66.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +13.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -7.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading23.0%43.0%21.0%13.0%
Mathematics14.0%27.0%30.0%29.0%
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
2025-2666.0%41.0%
2024-2562.0%43.0%
2023-2453.0%48.0%
% 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
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.0pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Brookeland Elementary School

Brookeland Elementary School's state test result (49.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Brookeland Elementary School this school19857.6%49.1%
James Bowie Elementary School
SIMMS
21265.1%44.2%
Spurger Elementary School
SPURGER
23563.0%40.1%
Montague Elementary School
MONTAGUE
16353.4%59.7%
Lipan Elementary School
LIPAN
22955.9%56.2%
Deweyville Elementary School
ORANGE
27055.9%34.7%
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 Brookeland Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Texas
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
49.1%#1,510 of 4,401
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
41.0%#2,701 of 4,466
▼ 390
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
66.0%#925 of 4,466
▲ 318
Enrollment
ranked largest first
198#4,633 of 4,938
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
57.6%#3,240 of 4,789
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-6.6%#2,340 of 2,838
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
198
+26 (+15%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 147
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 10.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2519817.411.4:158% (114)
2023-2419719.310.2:157% (112)
2022-2316218.68.7:165% (105)
2020-211721710.1:168% (117)
2017-1821218.311.6:161% (129)
2015-162031612.7:157% (115)
2010-112131514.2:163% (134)
2000-011971612.3:151% (101)
1990-911471014.7:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brookeland Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 7% (212 to 198); teachers down 5% (18.3 to 17.4).

About Brookeland Elementary School

Brookeland Elementary School is an elementary school located in BROOKELAND, Texas, in Sabine County. Its enrollment is 198 students, spread over pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.

Brookeland Elementary School is among 2 schools run by BROOKELAND ISD, which serves 381 students.

Roughly 92% of students at Brookeland Elementary School are White. Other groups include 5% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Brookeland Elementary School scores 14%.

Staffing at Brookeland Elementary School comes to 17.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.4:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1. Brookeland Elementary School counts 58% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Sabine County is close, at 59%.

Brookeland Elementary School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 63% of Texas public elementary schools.

A school with Brookeland Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 49.1%. Brookeland Elementary School scores 49.1%, within a point of that line.

The county, Sabine County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $66,585, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 7 public schools and about 1,807 students.

Brookeland High School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Within ten miles of Brookeland Elementary School, there are 3 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Brookeland Elementary School ranks 5th of 9 on average proficiency.

The school's locale code, Rural: Remote, means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.

Federal enrollment counts increased from 172 (2020-21) to 198 (2024-25). Students per teacher increased from 10.1 in 2020-21 to 11.4 in 2024-25.

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Sabine County at a glance

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Population
10,023
Census ACS
Median income
$66,585
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,807 students

Quick facts

School name
Brookeland Elementary School
District
BROOKELAND ISD
Address
187 WILDCAT WALK, BROOKELAND, TX 75931
Phone
(409) 698-2413
County
Sabine County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
198
Teachers (FTE)
17
Student–teacher ratio
11.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
114 (58%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
481152000624
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Brookeland Elementary School
How many students attend Brookeland Elementary School?
Brookeland Elementary School enrolls approximately 198 students in grades PK-05.
Is Brookeland Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Brookeland Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Brookeland Elementary School have?
Brookeland Elementary School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
How diverse is Brookeland Elementary School?
Brookeland Elementary School reports a student body of 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Brookeland Elementary School public or private?
Brookeland Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by BROOKELAND ISD.
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