JOHN A SIPPEL EL

JOHN A SIPPEL EL is a K-5 school of medium-sized scale in SCHERTZ, Texas, run under SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD, caters to 641 students in grades pre-K through 4. That puts it 24% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

JOHN A SIPPEL EL is one of 16 schools operated by SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD, a district that caters to 14,947 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, JOHN A SIPPEL EL lists that 50% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 31% White, 11% Black, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 39% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Guadalupe County (around 45%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, JOHN A SIPPEL EL is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 58.8%; JOHN A SIPPEL EL posts 44.7%, -14.1 points below that line.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Guadalupe County) records that the typical household earns roughly $92,375 per year, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Guadalupe County runs 49 public schools (combined enrollment of about 30,977 students), of which JOHN A SIPPEL EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: SST SCHERTZ, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around JOHN A SIPPEL EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts JOHN A SIPPEL EL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 43.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at JOHN A SIPPEL EL has declined 14%, going from 746 students in 2018 to 641 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 38% to 50% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 14.7:1 in 2025.

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