Enrollment
154
Elementary
DISTRICT 281 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PRAIRILAND ISD·NCES 483574004047
DEPORT EL
247 CHURCH, DEPORT, TX 75435 · (903) 652-3325 · Lamar County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL154 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
102 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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
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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within PRAIRILAND ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
60.0%
TX avg 51.8%
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 42.0%
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 60 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 52 and 42.
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
42.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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
154
+9 (+6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 11.8:1
% White
84%
was 88%
% Hispanic
12%
was 7%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About DEPORT EL
DEPORT EL is an elementary school of tiny scale in DEPORT, Texas, overseen by PRAIRILAND ISD, enrolling 154 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 70% leaner than the state mean of about 519.
PRAIRILAND ISD comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,105 students; DEPORT EL is among them.
Looking at the student body, DEPORT EL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). The remainder breaks down as 12% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.
On the resource side, The school currently runs with 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.0:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 66% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, DEPORT EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 45.0%, the actual is 42.3%, a residual of -2.7 points.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Lamar County put median household earnings sit near $61,880, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Lamar County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,516 students), DEPORT EL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: PRAIRILAND J H, around 5.4 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, DEPORT EL comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 46.0%.
Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.
Trend over the last 7 years. DEPORT EL's enrollment has increased 6% since 2018, when it stood at 145 (now 154). The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 7% to 12% over that span.
On allk12, members of the DEPORT EL community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Lamar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
50,669
Census ACS
Median income
$61,880
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
8,516 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PRAIRILAND ISD
- BLOSSOM ELElementary · 408 students
- PRAIRILAND H SHigh · 283 students
- PRAIRILAND J HMiddle · 260 students
Nearby schools
- PRAIRILAND J H5.4 mi · 260
- PRAIRILAND H S5.4 mi · 283
- DETROIT EL9.9 mi · 222
- BLOSSOM EL10.1 mi · 408
- DETROIT H S10.3 mi · 154
- DETROIT J H10.3 mi · 112
Frequently asked questions
About DEPORT ELWhat is the total enrollment at DEPORT EL?
DEPORT EL enrolls approximately 154 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does DEPORT EL serve?
DEPORT EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does DEPORT EL have?
DEPORT EL employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
How diverse is DEPORT EL?
DEPORT EL reports a student body of 84% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees DEPORT EL?
DEPORT EL is overseen by PRAIRILAND ISD in Lamar County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.