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Enrollment
631
Elementary
DISTRICT 446 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KERMIT ISD·NCES 482556012414
Kermit Elementary School
201 N E AVE, KERMIT, TX 79745 · (432) 586-1020 · Winkler County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL631 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
467 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 64 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 7% larger than its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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 KERMIT ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
31.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
26.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +0.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 7.0% | 24.0% | 25.0% | 44.0% |
| Mathematics | 6.0% | 20.0% | 23.0% | 51.0% |
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 | 31.0% | 26.0% |
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 47.0% |
| 2021-22 | 26.0% | 48.0% |
| 2020-21 | 12.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
28.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Kermit Elementary School
Kermit Elementary School's state test result (28.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kermit Elementary School this school | 631 | 74.0% | 28.8% |
| Bluebonnet Elementary School LOCKHART | 614 | 74.6% | 36.4% |
| Oak Crest Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 687 | 75.1% | 41.5% |
| Sgt Roberto Ituarte EL PASO | 659 | 70.7% | 67.1% |
| Lytle Elementary School LYTLE | 532 | 75.0% | 26.9% |
| Wynn Seale Metropolitan School of Design CORPUS CHRISTI | 682 | 77.1% | 53.5% |
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 Kermit Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #3,772 of 4,401 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #4,166 of 4,466 ▼ 682 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #4,255 of 4,466 ▼ 169 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.5pp | #379 of 3,998 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 631 | #1,385 of 4,938 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.2:1 | #4,515 of 4,622 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.1% | #3,597 of 4,628 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.0% | #2,316 of 4,789 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.8% | #2,793 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
631
+121 (+24%) vs 2020
0% since 2010-11, when it was 628
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 631 | 29.7 | 21.2:1 | 74% (467) |
| 2023-24 | 543 | 24.9 | 21.8:1 | 78% (422) |
| 2022-23 | 596 | 34.5 | 17.3:1 | 77% (457) |
| 2020-21 | 510 | 35 | 14.6:1 | 75% (380) |
| 2017-18 | 636 | 38.1 | 16.7:1 | 71% (453) |
| 2015-16 | 670 | 37 | 18.1:1 | 74% (496) |
| 2010-11 | 628 | 43 | 14.6:1 | 42% (262) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kermit Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (636 to 631); teachers down 22% (38.1 to 29.7).
About Kermit Elementary School
Kermit Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school for students in KERMIT, Texas. A federal count lists 631 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Texas) has about 519 students.
KERMIT ISD (3 schools, 1,339 students) runs Kermit Elementary School.
Federal enrollment data show Kermit Elementary School is 86% Hispanic. Other groups include 13% White. The county population is about 63% Hispanic. Kermit Elementary School's diversity index is 25%, against a US figure of 70%.
Kermit Elementary School counts 29.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 21.2 students for each one. This ratio sits 6.1 above the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. About 74% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
A school with Kermit Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 42.1%. Kermit Elementary School scores 28.8%, 13.3 points below that line.
Kermit Elementary School is located in Winkler County, where the median household income is $86,900, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 11%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Besides Kermit Elementary School, Winkler County has 4 other public schools.
Kermit High School is the public school closest to Kermit Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Kermit Elementary School at 6th of 6.
Locale: Town: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 121 more students in 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (21.2:1) than in 2020-21 (14.6:1).
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Winkler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,454
Census ACS
Median income
$86,900
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,777 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KERMIT ISD
- Kermit High SchoolHigh · 395 students
- Kermit Junior High SchoolMiddle · 313 students
Other schools in KERMIT
- Kermit High SchoolHigh · 395 students
- Kermit Junior High SchoolMiddle · 313 students
Nearby schools
- Kermit High School0.5 mi · 395
- Kermit Junior High School0.6 mi · 313
- Wink Elementary School8.6 mi · 227
- Wink High School8.6 mi · 211
- JAL ELEMENTARY18.3 mi · 290
- JAL JR HIGH18.4 mi · 119
Frequently asked questions
About Kermit Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Kermit Elementary School?
Kermit Elementary School enrolls approximately 631 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Kermit Elementary School serve?
Kermit Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Kermit Elementary School have?
Kermit Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kermit Elementary School?
At Kermit Elementary School, the student body is approximately 13% White, 86% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Kermit Elementary School?
Kermit Elementary School is overseen by KERMIT ISD in Winkler County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.