Total enrollment
585
+82 (+16%) vs SY 2020-21
4 schools in PORT ARANSAS ISD
Texas · 585 students · 1 city
Public K-12 schools in PORT ARANSAS ISD number 4, teaching approximately 585 Texas students (an average of 146 per school).
4-year change in PORT ARANSAS ISD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
3
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How PORT ARANSAS ISD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Texas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #24 of 667 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 585 | #717 of 760 | #8,796 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 3 | #636 of 760 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #129 of 758 | #1,836 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 30.3% | #692 of 750 | #6,595 of 8,164 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside PORT ARANSAS ISD
Since 2017-18, the 3 district schools that reported both years went from 437 to 585 students (up 34%) and from 47 to 49 full-time teachers (up 4%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OLSEN EL | Port Aransas | Elementary | PK-05 | 263 |
| PORT ARANSAS H S | Port Aransas | High | 09-12 | 203 |
| BRUNDRETT MIDDLE | Port Aransas | Middle | 06-08 | 119 |
| NUECES CO J J A E P | Port Aransas | Elementary | M-M | · |
About PORT ARANSAS ISD
PORT ARANSAS ISD is a sparse Texas school district running 4 schools with combined enrollment near 585.
In terms of grade levels, PORT ARANSAS ISD spans 2 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
On a per-school basis, PORT ARANSAS ISD runs about 146 students per school, 76% noticeably below the state mean of roughly 606.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 585 students, climbed 16% from the 503 reported in SY 2020-21.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for PORT ARANSAS ISD discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.