Enrollment
76
Combined
STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DELL CITY ISD·NCES 481665001429
DELL CITY SCHOOL
110 N MAIN, DELL CITY, TX 79837 · (915) 964-2663 · Hudspeth County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL76 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
6.1:1
12 FTE teachers
STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
59 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
41.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
29.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -4.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 4 points.
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
35.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
76
+11 (+17%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
6.1:1
was 6.1:1
% White
28%
was 38%
% Hispanic
70%
was 60%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About DELL CITY SCHOOL
Located at 110 N MAIN, in DELL CITY, Texas, DELL CITY SCHOOL is an one-room-style combined-grade school that educates 76 students (grades pre-K through 12), part of DELL CITY ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 485 students each, so DELL CITY SCHOOL sits 84% below that benchmark.
Operationally, DELL CITY SCHOOL answers to DELL CITY ISD, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.
For racial and ethnic makeup, DELL CITY SCHOOL shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 70%; the rest looks like 28% White, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, DELL CITY SCHOOL has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 6.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.7:1, putting DELL CITY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 78% of students at DELL CITY SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, DELL CITY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.0%, the actual is 35.0%, a residual of -5.0 points.
In the area at large, census data for Hudspeth County shows median household income runs about $48,600, 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, Hudspeth County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 566 students), of which DELL CITY SCHOOL is one.
The school occupies a rural site.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DELL CITY SCHOOL has ticked up 17%, going from 65 students in 2018 to 76 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 38% to 28% over that span.
On this page, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Hudspeth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,403
Census ACS
Median income
$48,600
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
10%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
566 students
Quick facts
Frequently asked questions
About DELL CITY SCHOOLHow many students attend DELL CITY SCHOOL?
DELL CITY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 76 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does DELL CITY SCHOOL serve?
DELL CITY SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at DELL CITY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at DELL CITY SCHOOL is approximately 6.1:1 (12 FTE teachers).
How diverse is DELL CITY SCHOOL?
DELL CITY SCHOOL reports a student body of 28% White, 70% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees DELL CITY SCHOOL?
DELL CITY SCHOOL is overseen by DELL CITY ISD in Hudspeth County.
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