Enrollment
340
Elementary
DISTRICT 263 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HEMPHILL ISD·NCES 482289002318
Hemphill Elementary School
1000 MILAM ST, HEMPHILL, TX 75948 · (409) 787-3371 · Sabine County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL340 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of Texas public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
202 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 46 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 36% smaller than its 4th grade class (66).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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 HEMPHILL ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
64.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +10.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
60.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +23.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 23 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 31.0% | 33.0% | 16.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 32.0% | 28.0% | 15.0% | 25.0% |
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 | 64.0% | 60.0% |
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 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
49.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Hemphill Elementary School
Hemphill Elementary School's state test result (49.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hemphill Elementary School this school | 340 | 59.4% | 49.2% |
| Hawkins Elementary School HAWKINS | 378 | 59.8% | 41.3% |
| Sanford-Fritch Elementary School FRITCH | 344 | 59.9% | 44.4% |
| Groveton Elementary School GROVETON | 343 | 61.5% | 39.4% |
| West Sabine Elementary School PINELAND | 329 | 62.9% | 28.6% |
| Harleton Elementary School HARLETON | 323 | 58.2% | 55.0% |
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 Hemphill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #1,506 of 4,401 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #941 of 4,466 ▲ 1,776 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #1,111 of 4,466 ▼ 72 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 340 | #3,949 of 4,938 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #690 of 4,622 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.5% | #3,210 of 4,628 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.4% | #3,146 of 4,789 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.1% | #2,109 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
340
+11 (+3%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 470
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 340 | 26.6 | 12.8:1 | 59% (202) |
| 2023-24 | 318 | 27.4 | 11.6:1 | 68% (215) |
| 2022-23 | 334 | 30 | 11.1:1 | 66% (219) |
| 2020-21 | 329 | 29 | 11.3:1 | 69% (226) |
| 2017-18 | 374 | 28 | 13.4:1 | 68% (254) |
| 2015-16 | 384 | 26 | 14.8:1 | 69% (266) |
| 2010-11 | 354 | 29 | 12.2:1 | 27% (95) |
| 2000-01 | 393 | 29 | 13.6:1 | 52% (205) |
| 1990-91 | 470 | 29 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hemphill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (374 to 340); teachers down 5% (28 to 26.6).
About Hemphill Elementary School
In HEMPHILL, Texas, part of Sabine County, Hemphill Elementary School is an elementary school. There are 340 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 4. On average, elementary schools in Texas enroll around 519, and this school is 34% below that mark.
Hemphill Elementary School is in HEMPHILL ISD, a district with 788 students across 3 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Hemphill Elementary School is 79% White. The next largest groups are 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 6% Black. A diversity index of 36% means there is a 36% chance two randomly chosen students at Hemphill Elementary School are from different groups.
For every teacher at Hemphill Elementary School, there are about 12.8 students; the school has 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas, this school's ratio is lower. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 59%. The average for public schools in Sabine County is similar, at 59%.
On the allk12 Grade, Hemphill Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 65% of Texas public elementary schools.
In Texas, Hemphill Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 49.2% actual against a predicted 48.3%.
American Community Survey estimates for Sabine County show that the median household earns about $66,585 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 14%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Sabine County has 7 public schools with about 1,807 students, including Hemphill Elementary School.
Hemphill Middle School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Hemphill Elementary School. Hemphill Elementary School has 2 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 47.6%, lower than Hemphill Elementary School's 49.2%.
Hemphill Elementary School is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 329 to 340, a 3% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 11.3:1 in 2020-21 to 12.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Sabine County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,023
Census ACS
Median income
$66,585
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,807 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HEMPHILL ISD
- Hemphill High SchoolHigh · 229 students
- Hemphill Middle SchoolMiddle · 219 students
Other schools in HEMPHILL
- Hemphill High SchoolHigh · 229 students
- Hemphill Middle SchoolMiddle · 219 students
Other Hemphill Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Hemphill Elementary. Hemphill Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Hemphill Elementary SchoolKYLE, TX · 651 students
- Hemphill Elementary SchoolBirmingham, AL · 353 students
Nearby schools
- Hemphill Middle School0.0 mi · 219
- Hemphill High School0.0 mi · 229
- West Sabine Elementary School9.7 mi · 329
- West Sabine High School10.4 mi · 309
- Brookeland High School16.1 mi · 183
- Brookeland Elementary School16.1 mi · 198
Frequently asked questions
About Hemphill Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Hemphill Elementary School?
Hemphill Elementary School enrolls approximately 340 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Hemphill Elementary School serve?
Hemphill Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does Hemphill Elementary School have?
Hemphill Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
How diverse is Hemphill Elementary School?
Hemphill Elementary School reports a student body of 79% White, 7% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Hemphill Elementary School public or private?
Hemphill Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by HEMPHILL ISD.
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