DEVERS EL

DEVERS EL is one of the one-room-style elementary schools in DEVERS, Texas, part of DEVERS ISD, with 135 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so DEVERS EL sits 74% smaller than that benchmark.

DEVERS ISD comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 191 students; DEVERS EL is among them.

In terms of who attends, DEVERS EL lists that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 19% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 57%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 28% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Liberty County's rate of about 80%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, DEVERS EL sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 61.6%; actual is 79.0%, +17.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Liberty County indicate median household income runs about $68,703, roughly 12% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. DEVERS EL is one of 41 public schools in Liberty County (combined enrollment of about 27,599 students).

The closest other public school is DEVERS JH, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DEVERS EL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 47.0%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 10%: 123 students in 2018 compared to 135 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share contracted from 29% to 19%. Class-load math has rose: from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.