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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELKHART ISD·NCES 481839012739

ELKHART INT

301 E PARKER ST, ELKHART, TX 75839 · (903) 764-8535 · Anderson County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL246 STUDENTS
Enrollment
246
Elementary
DISTRICT 300 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
122 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
Grade 3
81
Grade 4
80
Grade 5
85
Student demographics
White
19077%
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
3313%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 54%
Black
135%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 13%
Two+
94%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
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
Male
13254%
Female
11446%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
ELKHART INTELKHART MIDDLEELKHART H S
Feeds from
ELKHART ELPK02
Based on grade levels within ELKHART ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
49.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +11.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
51.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +26.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 11 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 26 points.

Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 2024-25
Enrollment
246
+9 (+4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 10.8:1
% White
77%
was 80%
% Hispanic
13%
was 13%
% Black
5%
was 3%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About ELKHART INT

ELKHART INT is an elementary school of compact scale in ELKHART, Texas, run under ELKHART ISD, teacheing 246 students in grades 3 through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 53% below the state mean of about 519.

ELKHART ISD comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,187 students; ELKHART INT is among them.

On the student-mix side, ELKHART INT shows that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 13% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Anderson County as a whole is about 58% White, so the school skews visibly more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, ELKHART INT records 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.3:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Anderson County (around 68%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ELKHART INT sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.2%; this one delivers 45.0%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Anderson County indicate the typical household earns roughly $62,068 per year, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, Anderson County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,071 students), of which ELKHART INT is one.

ELKHART EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, ELKHART INT comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 53.8%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 4%: 237 students in 2018 compared to 246 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Anderson County at a glance

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Population
58,439
Census ACS
Median income
$62,068
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
8,071 students

Quick facts

School name
ELKHART INT
District
ELKHART ISD
Address
301 E PARKER ST, ELKHART, TX 75839
Phone
(903) 764-8535
County
Anderson County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
03–05
Total enrollment
246
Teachers (FTE)
16
Student–teacher ratio
15.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
122 (50%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
481839012739
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About ELKHART INT
How many students attend ELKHART INT?
ELKHART INT enrolls approximately 246 students in grades 03-05.
Is ELKHART INT an elementary, middle, or high school?
ELKHART INT is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at ELKHART INT?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at ELKHART INT.
What is the racial breakdown of students at ELKHART INT?
At ELKHART INT, the student body is approximately 77% White, 13% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees ELKHART INT?
ELKHART INT is overseen by ELKHART ISD in Anderson County.
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