Enrollment
610
Elementary
DISTRICT 429 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PALACIOS ISD·NCES 483402003780
Palacios Elementary School
2949 SH 35 BUSINESS W, PALACIOS, TX 77465 · (361) 972-2911 · Matagorda County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL610 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 48% of Texas public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
471 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 94 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
Palacios Elementary School→Palacios Junior Senior High School
Based on grade levels within PALACIOS ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
42.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -5.0pp since 2024
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +4.0pp since 2024
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 5 points since 2024, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 11.0% | 31.0% | 30.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 25.0% | 26.0% | 34.0% |
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 | 42.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 36.0% |
% 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
41.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Palacios Elementary School
Palacios Elementary School's state test result (41.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palacios Elementary School this school | 610 | 77.2% | 41.3% |
| Mark Twain Elementary School ALVIN | 634 | 72.9% | 45.8% |
| Goliad Elementary School SAN ANGELO | 543 | 80.3% | 29.8% |
| Navarro Elementary School LOCKHART | 667 | 73.8% | 29.4% |
| Edison Elementary School GAINESVILLE | 630 | 78.6% | N/A |
| McGill Elementary School SAN ANGELO | 506 | 74.7% | 27.4% |
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 Palacios Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Matagorda County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.3% | #2,422 of 4,401 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #2,903 of 4,466 ▲ 279 | #5 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #3,488 of 4,466 ▼ 630 | #6 of 6 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 610 | #1,546 of 4,938 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,863 of 4,622 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.6% | #3,020 of 4,628 | #8 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.2% | #2,132 of 4,789 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +25.3% | #313 of 1,307 | #2 of 6 |
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
610
+250 (+69%) vs 2020
+22% since 1990-91, when it was 499
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 610 | 42.5 | 14.4:1 | 77% (471) |
| 2023-24 | 359 | 25.1 | 14.3:1 | 83% (297) |
| 2022-23 | 349 | 22.7 | 15.4:1 | 71% (247) |
| 2020-21 | 360 | 22 | 16.4:1 | 74% (268) |
| 2017-18 | 487 | 27.7 | 17.6:1 | 52% (254) |
| 2015-16 | 490 | 31 | 15.8:1 | 71% (350) |
| 2010-11 | 502 | 37 | 13.6:1 | 74% (373) |
| 2000-01 | 550 | 37 | 14.9:1 | 69% (378) |
| 1990-91 | 499 | 34 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Palacios Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (487 to 610); teachers up 53% (27.7 to 42.5).
About Palacios Elementary School
Palacios Elementary School is one of the public schools in PALACIOS, Texas. It is a medium-sized elementary school. The school reports 610 students in pre-K through 5.
The PALACIOS ISD system has 3 schools and 1,513 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at Palacios Elementary School, with 74% of enrollment. The school is also 20% White and 3% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 44%. Palacios Elementary School's diversity index is 41%, against a US figure of 70%.
With 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Palacios Elementary School was 14.4:1. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 14.4:1 here. Palacios Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 77%. Public schools in Matagorda County average 63%.
The allk12 Grade for Palacios Elementary School is B-. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 48% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, Palacios Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 41.3%; the prediction is 40.7%.
Matagorda County has these Census figures: the median household income is $58,628, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 17% of residents are in poverty. In all, Matagorda County has 18 public schools and roughly 7,199 students.
The shortest distance from Palacios Elementary School to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to Palacios Junior Senior High School. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Palacios Elementary School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Palacios Elementary School as Rural: Remote.
Federal counts for Palacios Elementary School: 360 students in 2020-21, 610 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.4:1 to 14.4:1.
Community posts for Palacios Elementary School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Matagorda County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,329
Census ACS
Median income
$58,628
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
7,199 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PALACIOS ISD
- Palacios Junior Senior High SchoolHigh · 655 students
- East Side Intermediate SchoolElementary · 248 students
- Palacios Junior High SchoolCombined
Other schools in PALACIOS
- Palacios Junior Senior High SchoolHigh · 655 students
- East Side Intermediate SchoolElementary · 248 students
- Palacios Junior High SchoolCombined
Nearby schools
- Palacios Junior Senior High School0.4 mi · 655
- East Side Intermediate School1.9 mi · 248
- Blessing Elementary School11.4 mi · 279
- Tidehaven Intermediate School14.8 mi · 219
- Tidehaven High School14.8 mi · 312
- Matagorda ISD16.7 mi · 109
Frequently asked questions
About Palacios Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Palacios Elementary School?
Palacios Elementary School enrolls approximately 610 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Palacios Elementary School serve?
Palacios Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Palacios Elementary School have?
Palacios Elementary School employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Palacios Elementary School?
Student demographics at Palacios Elementary School are roughly 20% White, 74% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Palacios Elementary School in?
Palacios Elementary School is part of PALACIOS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.