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Enrollment
434
Elementary
DISTRICT 347 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JOURDANTON ISD·NCES 482496002784
Jourdanton Elementary School
200 ZANDERSON AVE, JOURDANTON, TX 78026 · (830) 769-2121 · Atascosa County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL434 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of Texas public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
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
16.5:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
244 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 104 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 112 | 26% |
| Grade 4 | 116 | 27% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 24% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within JOURDANTON ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
53.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -13.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 32.0% | 28.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 28.0% | 28.0% | 32.0% |
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 | 53.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 33.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 35.0% | 53.0% |
% 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
38.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Jourdanton Elementary School
Jourdanton Elementary School's state test result (38.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jourdanton Elementary School this school | 434 | 56.2% | 38.6% |
| Clark Elementary School PORTLAND | 457 | 53.4% | 55.8% |
| Orange Grove Elementary School ORANGE GROVE | 386 | 58.8% | 54.6% |
| Comal Creek Elementary School SCHERTZ | 455 | 53.6% | 41.7% |
| Alpine Elementary School ALPINE | 375 | 54.7% | 39.1% |
| Calallen Wood River Elementary School CORPUS CHRISTI | 425 | 51.5% | N/A |
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 Jourdanton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Atascosa County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #2,767 of 4,401 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #2,876 of 4,466 ▲ 596 | #2 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #2,166 of 4,466 ▲ 761 | #1 of 6 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #2,147 of 3,998 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 434 | #3,187 of 4,938 | #5 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #3,621 of 4,622 | #5 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.5% | #2,540 of 4,628 | #1 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.2% | #3,308 of 4,789 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -46.8% | #79 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
434
-330 (-43%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 570
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 434 | 26.3 | 16.5:1 | 56% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 447 | 31.3 | 14.3:1 | 60% (268) |
| 2022-23 | 468 | 34.2 | 13.7:1 | 60% (283) |
| 2020-21 | 764 | 50 | 15.3:1 | 59% (453) |
| 2017-18 | 816 | 48.6 | 16.8:1 | 57% (466) |
| 2015-16 | 784 | 45 | 17.4:1 | 58% (457) |
| 2010-11 | 623 | 38 | 16.4:1 | 63% (390) |
| 2000-01 | 607 | 41 | 14.8:1 | 65% (396) |
| 1990-91 | 570 | 40 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jourdanton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 47% (816 to 434); teachers down 46% (48.6 to 26.3).
About Jourdanton Elementary School
Jourdanton Elementary School sits in JOURDANTON, Texas, and is classified as an elementary school. Enrolled students number 434 students, in grades 2 through 5.
JOURDANTON ISD has 7 schools and 1,554 students, and Jourdanton Elementary School is one of those schools.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Jourdanton Elementary School, at 63%. Smaller groups are 34% White. For comparison, Atascosa County is about 65% Hispanic. Jourdanton Elementary School's diversity index is 48%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.5:1. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 16.5:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Jourdanton Elementary School is 56%. The rate at public schools in Atascosa County averages 66%, higher than here.
The allk12 Grade for Jourdanton Elementary School is C. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 25% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Jourdanton Elementary School are 11.0 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (38.6% actual, 49.7% predicted).
Atascosa County has about 51,008 residents, and the median household income is $70,770, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 14%. In all, Atascosa County has 32 public schools and roughly 8,105 students.
The closest other public school is Jourdanton High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools.
Jourdanton Elementary School is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Distant.
Federal counts for Jourdanton Elementary School: 764 students in 2020-21, 434 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. The number of students per teacher rose from 15.3 to 16.5 over 4 years.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Atascosa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,008
Census ACS
Median income
$70,770
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
8,105 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in JOURDANTON ISD
- Jourdanton High SchoolHigh · 471 students
- Jourdanton Junior High SchoolMiddle · 362 students
- Jourdanton EccElementary · 259 students
- Atascosa County Juvenile Justice CenterHigh · 18 students
- Jourdanton DAEPHigh · 8 students
- The Larry Brown SchoolHigh · 2 students
Other schools in JOURDANTON
- Jourdanton High SchoolHigh · 471 students
- Jourdanton Junior High SchoolMiddle · 362 students
- Jourdanton EccElementary · 259 students
- Atascosa County Juvenile Justice CenterHigh · 18 students
- Jourdanton DAEPHigh · 8 students
- Atascosa Co AlterHigh · 3 students
Nearby schools
- Jourdanton High School0.0 mi · 471
- Jourdanton Junior High School0.0 mi · 362
- Jourdanton Ecc0.1 mi · 259
- Atascosa Co Juvenile Unit0.9 mi · 2
- Atascosa County Juvenile Justice Center0.9 mi · 18
- Atascosa Co Alter0.9 mi · 2
Frequently asked questions
About Jourdanton Elementary SchoolHow large is Jourdanton Elementary School?
Jourdanton Elementary School enrolls approximately 434 students in grades 02-05.
Is Jourdanton Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jourdanton Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 02-05.
How many teachers does Jourdanton Elementary School have?
Jourdanton Elementary School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
How diverse is Jourdanton Elementary School?
Jourdanton Elementary School reports a student body of 34% White, 63% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Jourdanton Elementary School?
Jourdanton Elementary School is overseen by JOURDANTON ISD in Atascosa County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.