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Enrollment
499
Combined
STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ERA ISD·NCES 481860001744
Era School
108 HARGROVE ST, ERA, TX 76238 · (940) 665-5961 · Cooke County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL499 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
42 FTE teachers
STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
216 students
STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 26 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 41 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 40 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 36 | 7% |
| Grade 9 | 33 | 7% |
| Grade 10 | 45 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 41 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 33 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 28% smaller than its 8th grade class (36).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
59.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +46.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
52.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +35.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 46 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 35 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 38.0% | 24.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 32.0% | 27.0% | 21.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 59.0% | 52.0% |
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 17.0% | 17.0% |
| 2021-22 | 13.0% | 17.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
47.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 →
Schools most like Era School
Era School's state test result (47.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Era School this school | 499 | 43.3% | 47.8% |
| Douglass School DOUGLASS | 424 | 41.3% | 58.0% |
| Miller Grove School CUMBY | 310 | 41.3% | 41.2% |
| Aquilla School AQUILLA | 332 | 47.3% | 50.5% |
| McLeod School MCLEOD | 424 | 46.5% | 50.2% |
| Perrin School PERRIN | 324 | 49.4% | 48.6% |
Matched among Texas K-12 schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Era School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #76 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #52 of 218 ▲ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #82 of 218 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +38.5pp | #3 of 134 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 499 | #40 of 280 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #81 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.9% | #104 of 144 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.3% | #171 of 226 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.2% | #33 of 42 |
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
499
+27 (+6%) vs 2020
+59% since 1990-91, when it was 313
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 12.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 499 | 41.6 | 12.0:1 | 43% (216) |
| 2023-24 | 509 | 40.2 | 12.7:1 | 36% (184) |
| 2022-23 | 542 | 40.7 | 13.3:1 | 35% (190) |
| 2020-21 | 472 | 37 | 12.8:1 | 36% (171) |
| 2017-18 | 479 | 38.1 | 12.6:1 | 32% (151) |
| 2015-16 | 483 | 38 | 12.7:1 | 34% (162) |
| 2010-11 | 432 | 36 | 12.0:1 | 31% (133) |
| 2000-01 | 372 | 37 | 10.1:1 | 19% (72) |
| 1990-91 | 313 | 13 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Era School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (479 to 499); teachers up 9% (38.1 to 41.6).
About Era School
Era School, a medium-sized combined-grade school, is located in ERA, Texas. The student body numbers 499 students, from pre-K through 12.
The local education agency for Era School is ERA ISD.
Era School enrolls a student body that is 81% White. It is also 14% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. For comparison, Cooke County is about 77% White. Era School has a diversity index of 33%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Era School employs 41.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 12.0:1. Combined schools in Texas have a similar average ratio of 11.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 43% in 2024-25.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Era School would be expected to post about 55.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 47.8%.
Within Cooke County, median household income is about $73,932, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Cooke County number 20 and enroll about 6,986.
The nearest other public school, Valley View Elementary School, is about 7.4 miles away. In all, 3 other public schools sit within ten miles of Era School. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Era School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Era School has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 6%, from 472 to 499.
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Cooke County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,046
Census ACS
Median income
$73,932
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
6,986 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Valley View Elementary School7.4 mi · 360
- Valley View Middle School7.5 mi · 234
- Valley View High School7.5 mi · 257
- Lindsay Elementary School10.3 mi · 268
- Lindsay High School10.3 mi · 239
- Gainesville High School10.6 mi · 876
Frequently asked questions
About Era SchoolHow many students attend Era School?
Era School enrolls approximately 499 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Era School serve?
Era School serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Era School?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at Era School.
How diverse is Era School?
Era School reports a student body of 81% White, 14% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Era School?
Era School is overseen by ERA ISD in Cooke County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.