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DEVONIAN EL
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Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 7 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About DEVONIAN EL
DEVONIAN EL is a primary school of moderately sized scale in ANDREWS, Texas, operated by ANDREWS ISD, works with 649 students in grades 2 through 3. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so DEVONIAN EL sits 25% above that benchmark.
Across the 6 schools in ANDREWS ISD (4,209 students total), DEVONIAN EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, DEVONIAN EL logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 71%. Other groups include 26% White. By comparison, Andrews County as a whole is about 58% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the resource side, DEVONIAN EL reports 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting DEVONIAN EL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 54% 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, DEVONIAN EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.3%; this one delivers 42.0%.
Around the school, Andrews County reports that median household income runs about $72,242, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Andrews County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,209 students), of which DEVONIAN EL is one.
The closest other public school is ANDREWS H S, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around DEVONIAN EL. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DEVONIAN EL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 46.7%.
The campus sits in a town-center setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DEVONIAN EL has edged up 6%, going from 610 students in 2018 to 649 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 65% to 71% across the same window.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
Andrews County at a glance
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- ANDREWS H SHigh · 1,193 students
- ANDREWS MIDDLEMiddle · 970 students
- CLEARFORK ELElementary · 721 students
- UNDERWOOD ELElementary · 638 students
- ANDREWS EDUCATION CENTERHigh · 38 students
- ANDREWS H S0.4 mi · 1,193
- ANDREWS MIDDLE0.8 mi · 970
- ANDREWS EDUCATION CENTER0.9 mi · 38
- CLEARFORK EL1.0 mi · 721
- UNDERWOOD EL1.3 mi · 638
- SEMINOLE PRI27.2 mi · 478