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Enrollment
487
Elementary
DISTRICT 529 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUMAS ISD·NCES 481761001514
Cactus Elementary School
801 ROADRUNNER LN, CACTUS, TX 79013 · (806) 966-5102 · Moore County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL487 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
458 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 51 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 18% larger than its 4th grade class (72).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
Based on grade levels within DUMAS ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
32.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +16.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +14.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 16 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 8.0% | 24.0% | 24.0% | 44.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 17.0% | 26.0% | 37.0% |
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 | 32.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 27.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 20.0% | 20.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 32.0% |
| 2020-21 | 16.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
23.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Cactus Elementary School
Cactus Elementary School's state test result (23.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cactus Elementary School this school | 487 | 94.0% | 23.6% |
| Rogers Elementary School AMARILLO | 490 | 93.7% | 31.9% |
| McWhorter Elementary School MESQUITE | 501 | 92.4% | 38.4% |
| Cesar Chavez Primary School FT WORTH | 447 | 94.2% | 32.9% |
| Wooldridge Elementary School AUSTIN | 462 | 93.7% | 10.5% |
| Uplift Triumph Prep PS DALLAS | 480 | 95.0% | 23.4% |
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 Cactus Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Moore County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #4,127 of 4,401 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #3,208 of 4,466 ▲ 674 | #5 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #4,209 of 4,466 ▲ 73 | #6 of 6 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #2,541 of 3,998 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 487 | #2,653 of 4,938 | #3 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #2,084 of 4,622 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.2% | #3,590 of 4,628 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.0% | #621 of 4,789 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +36.4% | #196 of 1,307 | N/A |
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
487
+143 (+42%) vs 2020
+78% since 1990-91, when it was 274
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 487 | 33.4 | 14.6:1 | 94% (458) |
| 2023-24 | 473 | 32.5 | 14.6:1 | 94% (444) |
| 2022-23 | 403 | 27.7 | 14.5:1 | 93% (373) |
| 2020-21 | 344 | 33 | 10.4:1 | 92% (317) |
| 2017-18 | 357 | 29.6 | 12.1:1 | 92% (327) |
| 2015-16 | 341 | 29 | 11.8:1 | 94% (321) |
| 2010-11 | 418 | 31 | 13.5:1 | 92% (383) |
| 2000-01 | 472 | 33 | 14.3:1 | 82% (389) |
| 1990-91 | 274 | 13 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cactus Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 36% (357 to 487); teachers up 13% (29.6 to 33.4).
About Cactus Elementary School
Families in CACTUS, Texas, are served by Cactus Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 487 students in pre-K through 4.
DUMAS ISD has 9 schools; together they serve 5,101 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Cactus Elementary School is 86%. Other groups make up 8% Black and 4% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 25 points above the 61% share among Moore County residents. A diversity index of 25% means there is a 25% chance two randomly chosen students at Cactus Elementary School are from different groups.
Its ratio of 14.6:1 is based on 33.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. In all, 94% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Moore County report 70%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Cactus Elementary School would score about 33.5%. It scores 23.6%, 9.9 points below that figure.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Moore County show that the median household earns about $61,762 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 12%, and about 17% of people live in poverty. Moore County has 14 public schools with about 5,694 students, including Cactus Elementary School.
Sunray High School sits about 9.7 miles from Cactus Elementary School. There are 4 other public schools within ten miles. Cactus Elementary School places 8th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal data place Cactus Elementary School in the Rural: Distant locale, which means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2020-21 the school reported 344 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 487. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large. Federal data show the ratio rising from 10.4:1 to 14.6:1.
On allk12, people connected to Cactus Elementary School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Moore County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,373
Census ACS
Median income
$61,762
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,694 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DUMAS ISD
- Dumas High SchoolHigh · 1,192 students
- Dumas North Elementary SchoolElementary · 738 students
- Dumas South Elementary SchoolElementary · 701 students
- Dumas Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 619 students
- Dumas Junior High SchoolMiddle · 609 students
- Morningside Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
Nearby schools
- Sunray High School9.7 mi · 205
- Sunray Middle School9.7 mi · 132
- Sunray Elementary School9.7 mi · 256
- North Plains Opportunity Center9.8 mi · 35
- Dumas North Elementary School10.4 mi · 738
- Dumas High School11.4 mi · 1,192
Frequently asked questions
About Cactus Elementary SchoolHow large is Cactus Elementary School?
Cactus Elementary School enrolls approximately 487 students in grades PK-04.
Is Cactus Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cactus Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Cactus Elementary School?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Cactus Elementary School.
How diverse is Cactus Elementary School?
Cactus Elementary School reports a student body of 2% White, 86% Hispanic, 8% Black, 4% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Cactus Elementary School in?
Cactus Elementary School is part of DUMAS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.