Enrollment
351
Elementary
DISTRICT 299 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEKALB ISD·NCES 481657001421
Dekalb Elementary School
101 W FANNIN ST, DEKALB, TX 75559 · (903) 667-2328 · Bowie County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL351 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of Texas public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
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
13.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
259 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 | 77 | 22% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 17% smaller than its 4th grade class (63).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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 DEKALB ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
61.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +41.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
45.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +25.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 41 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 34.0% | 22.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 22.0% | 23.0% | 24.0% | 31.0% |
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 | 61.0% | 45.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 0.0% | 20.0% |
| 2021-22 | 17.0% | 17.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
53.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Dekalb Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dekalb Elementary School this school | 351 | 73.8% | 53.0% |
| Coldspring Intermediate School COLDSPRING | 346 | 70.2% | 32.8% |
| J K Hileman Elementary School QUEEN CITY | 341 | 71.8% | 52.8% |
| Street Elementary School COLDSPRING | 424 | 72.2% | N/A |
| Laura Reeves Primary School SILSBEE | 281 | 71.9% | N/A |
| Kountze Elementary School KOUNTZE | 336 | 67.3% | 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 Dekalb Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bowie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,191 of 4,401 | #6 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #2,263 of 4,466 ▼ 566 | #8 of 17 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #1,337 of 4,466 ▲ 247 | #7 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +43.0pp | #17 of 3,998 | #1 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 351 | #3,865 of 4,938 | #8 of 22 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #840 of 4,622 | #10 of 20 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.5% | #2,370 of 4,628 | #12 of 20 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.8% | #2,330 of 4,789 | #12 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.0% | #943 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
351
+59 (+20%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 400
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 351 | 26.9 | 13.0:1 | 74% (259) |
| 2023-24 | 366 | 25 | 14.6:1 | 72% (265) |
| 2022-23 | 321 | 21.8 | 14.7:1 | 68% (219) |
| 2020-21 | 292 | 25 | 11.7:1 | 66% (194) |
| 2017-18 | 331 | 25 | 13.2:1 | 73% (243) |
| 2015-16 | 324 | 26 | 12.5:1 | 71% (231) |
| 2010-11 | 354 | 26 | 13.6:1 | 73% (259) |
| 2000-01 | 395 | 29 | 13.6:1 | 59% (235) |
| 1990-91 | 400 | 27 | 14.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dekalb Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (331 to 351); teachers up 8% (25 to 26.9).
About Dekalb Elementary School
As a small elementary school, Dekalb Elementary School serves students in DEKALB, Texas. The school teaches pre-K through 4 and enrolls 351 students. That is 32% below the average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
Dekalb Elementary School reports to DEKALB ISD, which has 3 schools and 898 students.
More than half of enrollment at Dekalb Elementary School is White: 68%. The remaining shares are 12% Black, 11% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. In Bowie County overall, the White share is about 64%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Dekalb Elementary School scores 50%.
Dekalb Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1, with 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. The school has 74% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Dekalb Elementary School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 89% of Texas public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 42.2% at Dekalb Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 53.0%.
For Bowie County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $59,803, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. There are 46 public schools in the county, enrolling about 17,523, Dekalb Elementary School among them.
The closest school to Dekalb Elementary School is Dekalb High School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Dekalb Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Dekalb Elementary School has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
Federal enrollment counts increased from 292 (2020-21) to 351 (2024-25). From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 11.7:1 to 13.0:1.
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Bowie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
92,115
Census ACS
Median income
$59,803
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
46
17,523 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DEKALB ISD
- Dekalb High SchoolHigh · 277 students
- James L Germany Middle SchoolMiddle · 270 students
Other schools in DEKALB
- Dekalb High SchoolHigh · 277 students
- James L Germany Middle SchoolMiddle · 270 students
- Hubbard ISDElementary · 64 students
Nearby schools
- Dekalb High School0.0 mi · 277
- James L Germany Middle School0.4 mi · 270
- Hubbard ISD2.8 mi · 64
- Malta Elementary School5.9 mi · 223
- Avery Elementary School9.9 mi · 149
- Avery School10.0 mi · 304
Frequently asked questions
About Dekalb Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dekalb Elementary School?
Dekalb Elementary School enrolls approximately 351 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Dekalb Elementary School serve?
Dekalb Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Dekalb Elementary School?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Dekalb Elementary School.
How diverse is Dekalb Elementary School?
Dekalb Elementary School reports a student body of 68% White, 11% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Dekalb Elementary School?
Dekalb Elementary School is overseen by DEKALB ISD in Bowie County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.