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Enrollment
448
Elementary
DISTRICT 322 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JIM HOGG COUNTY ISD·NCES 482475002767
Hebbronville Elementary School
200 W LUCILLE, HEBBRONVILLE, TX 78361 · (361) 527-3203 · Jim Hogg County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL448 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
369 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 35 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 37% smaller than its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
Based on grade levels within JIM HOGG COUNTY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
49.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +13.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
47.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +33.0pp 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 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 13 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 33 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 31.0% | 24.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 28.0% | 25.0% | 28.0% |
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 | 49.0% | 47.0% |
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 58.0% |
| 2021-22 | 65.0% | 53.0% |
| 2020-21 | 36.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
41.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Hebbronville Elementary School
Hebbronville Elementary School's state test result (41.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hebbronville Elementary School this school | 448 | 82.4% | 41.1% |
| Ruben Hinojosa Elementary School MERCEDES | 468 | 82.9% | 40.7% |
| Pearsall Intermediate School PEARSALL | 442 | 81.2% | 26.9% |
| Aikman Elementary School HEREFORD | 464 | 84.3% | 58.6% |
| Esparza Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 462 | 84.2% | 35.6% |
| Le Noir Elementary School DONNA | 457 | 82.1% | 39.8% |
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 Hebbronville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #2,444 of 4,401 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,067 of 4,466 ▼ 347 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #2,648 of 4,466 ▼ 274 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.0pp | #666 of 3,998 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 448 | #3,036 of 4,938 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #430 of 4,622 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.5% | #4,123 of 4,628 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.4% | #1,774 of 4,789 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.4% | #986 of 2,838 |
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
448
-91 (-17%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 654
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 448 | 36.6 | 12.3:1 | 82% (369) |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 36.8 | 12.5:1 | 81% (374) |
| 2022-23 | 508 | 38.6 | 13.2:1 | 85% (433) |
| 2020-21 | 539 | 35 | 15.4:1 | 87% (469) |
| 2017-18 | 577 | 40.9 | 14.1:1 | 82% (474) |
| 2015-16 | 612 | 40 | 15.3:1 | 83% (510) |
| 2010-11 | 613 | 38 | 16.1:1 | 44% (272) |
| 2000-01 | 547 | 43 | 12.7:1 | 47% (256) |
| 1990-91 | 654 | 41 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hebbronville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (577 to 448); teachers down 11% (40.9 to 36.6).
About Hebbronville Elementary School
As a medium-sized elementary school, Hebbronville Elementary School serves students in HEBBRONVILLE, Texas. Enrollment is 448 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5.
JIM HOGG COUNTY ISD runs 3 schools with a combined 967 students. Hebbronville Elementary School is one of them.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Hebbronville Elementary School, with 95% of enrollment. Other groups make up 2% White. The county population is about 91% Hispanic, within a few points of the school. Hebbronville Elementary School has a diversity index of 9%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Hebbronville Elementary School operates with 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 12.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. About 82% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Across public schools in Jim Hogg County, the average is about the same, 83%.
In Texas, Hebbronville Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 41.1% actual against a predicted 38.5%.
Among Jim Hogg County residents, median household income is about $42,211, roughly 15% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 34% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 3 public schools in Jim Hogg County, with a combined enrollment of about 967.
Nearest public school: Hebbronville High School, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: 2. Ranked by average proficiency, Hebbronville Elementary School places 4th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Under the NCES locale system, Hebbronville Elementary School is Rural: Remote.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Hebbronville Elementary School went from 539 students to 448. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.4:1 in 2020-21, and 12.3:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Jim Hogg County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,727
Census ACS
Median income
$42,211
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
15%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
34%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
967 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JIM HOGG COUNTY ISD
- Hebbronville High SchoolHigh · 298 students
- Hebbronville Junior High SchoolMiddle · 221 students
Other schools in HEBBRONVILLE
- Hebbronville High SchoolHigh · 298 students
- Hebbronville Junior High SchoolMiddle · 221 students
Nearby schools
- Hebbronville High School0.2 mi · 298
- Hebbronville Junior High School0.2 mi · 221
- Bruni High School12.4 mi · 80
- Bruni Middle School12.4 mi · 51
- Ramirez Elementary School16.5 mi · 36
- Oilton Elementary School21.2 mi · 109
Frequently asked questions
About Hebbronville Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Hebbronville Elementary School?
Hebbronville Elementary School enrolls approximately 448 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Hebbronville Elementary School serve?
Hebbronville Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Hebbronville Elementary School?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Hebbronville Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Hebbronville Elementary School?
At Hebbronville Elementary School, the student body is approximately 2% White, 95% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Hebbronville Elementary School?
Hebbronville Elementary School is overseen by JIM HOGG COUNTY ISD in Jim Hogg County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.