Enrollment
343
Elementary
DISTRICT 348 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORSAN ISD·NCES 481962001812
Forsan Elementary School
500 W MAIN ST, BIG SPRING, TX 79733 · (432) 457-0091 · Howard County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL343 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
168 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 6 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Forsan Elementary School→Forsan High School
Based on grade levels within FORSAN ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
56.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +8.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
32.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 33.0% | 25.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 21.0% | 29.0% | 39.0% |
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 | 56.0% | 32.0% |
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 37.0% |
% 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
44.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Forsan Elementary School
Forsan Elementary School's state test result (44.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forsan Elementary School this school | 343 | 49.0% | 44.4% |
| Sundown Lane Elementary School AMARILLO | 344 | 50.9% | 61.4% |
| Troy Elementary School TROY | 379 | 47.2% | 47.3% |
| Gene Howe Elementary School AMARILLO | 363 | 50.4% | 40.3% |
| Dyer Elementary School KRUM | 361 | 51.0% | 43.3% |
| S and S Cons Elementary School SOUTHMAYD | 345 | 50.7% | 43.7% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 Forsan Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Howard County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #2,032 of 4,401 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #3,750 of 4,466 ▼ 1,406 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,822 of 4,466 ▼ 128 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 343 | #3,920 of 4,938 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #3,202 of 4,622 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.8% | #1,948 of 4,628 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.0% | #3,623 of 4,789 | #5 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.4% | #1,919 of 2,838 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
343
-28 (-8%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 260
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 343 | 21.6 | 15.9:1 | 49% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 363 | 23.9 | 15.2:1 | 45% (163) |
| 2022-23 | 359 | 24 | 15.0:1 | 49% (176) |
| 2020-21 | 371 | 24 | 15.5:1 | 44% (165) |
| 2017-18 | 387 | 22.9 | 16.9:1 | 33% (127) |
| 2015-16 | 378 | 25 | 15.1:1 | 27% (103) |
| 2010-11 | 322 | 23 | 14.0:1 | 25% (80) |
| 2000-01 | 296 | 22 | 13.4:1 | 22% (65) |
| 1990-91 | 260 | 18 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Forsan Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (387 to 343); teachers down 6% (22.9 to 21.6).
About Forsan Elementary School
Forsan Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in FORSAN ISD, located in BIG SPRING, Texas. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 343 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students.
FORSAN ISD has 695 students in 2 schools, and Forsan Elementary School is one of those schools.
Forsan Elementary School's enrollment is 55% White. Other groups make up 38% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 64% of Howard County residents are White. Forsan Elementary School has a diversity index of 55%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.9:1. That ratio is over the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Forsan Elementary School is 49%. The average for public schools in Howard County is 60%.
A school with Forsan Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 52.8%. Forsan Elementary School scores 44.4%, 8.4 points below that line.
Across Howard County, median household income is about $69,649, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The public schools of Howard County number 15 and enroll about 5,521.
Nearby, Forsan High School is about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within ten miles number 2. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 46.7%; Forsan Elementary School's is 44.4%, ranking 4th of 6.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 8%, from 371 to 343.
Community posts for Forsan Elementary School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Howard County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,290
Census ACS
Median income
$69,649
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,521 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BIG SPRING
- Big Spring High SchoolHigh · 982 students
- Big Spring Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 522 students
- Marcy Elementary SchoolElementary · 513 students
- Big Spring Junior High SchoolMiddle · 490 students
- Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 489 students
- Moss Elementary SchoolElementary · 380 students
Nearby schools
- Forsan High School0.2 mi · 352
- Kentwood Elementary School9.2 mi · 95
- Marcy Elementary School10.0 mi · 513
- Goliad Elementary School10.4 mi · 271
- Big Spring Intermediate School10.4 mi · 522
- Washington Elementary School10.5 mi · 489
Frequently asked questions
About Forsan Elementary SchoolHow large is Forsan Elementary School?
Forsan Elementary School enrolls approximately 343 students in grades PK-05.
Is Forsan Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Forsan Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Forsan Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Forsan Elementary School is approximately 15.9:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Forsan Elementary School?
Student demographics at Forsan Elementary School are roughly 55% White, 38% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Forsan Elementary School in?
Forsan Elementary School is part of FORSAN ISD.
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