Enrollment
109
Combined
STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MATAGORDA ISD·NCES 482937003310
Matagorda ISD
717 WIGHTMAN ST, MATAGORDA, TX 77457 · (979) 863-7693 · Matagorda County
GRADES PK–11COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL109 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of Texas public K-12 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.
- ·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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
6.9:1
16 FTE teachers
STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
62 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 8 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 10 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 9 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 7 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 5 | 5% |
| Grade 4 | 11 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 7 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 10 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 8 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 13 | 12% |
| Grade 9 | 10 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 6 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 5 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (10) is 23% smaller than its 8th grade class (13).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +7.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +12.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 41.0% | 17.0% | 28.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 33.0% | 29.0% | 27.0% |
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 | 55.0% | 44.0% |
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
40.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Matagorda ISD
Matagorda ISD's state test result (40.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matagorda ISD this school | 109 | 56.9% | 40.7% |
| Benjamin School BENJAMIN | 94 | 60.6% | 47.0% |
| Pringle-Morse Schools MORSE | 128 | 58.6% | 48.1% |
| Sanderson Schools SANDERSON | 114 | 51.8% | 60.9% |
| Cotton Center School COTTON CENTER | 100 | 62.0% | 42.4% |
| Texhoma Elementary School TEXHOMA | 142 | 62.7% | 76.7% |
Matched among Texas K-12 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 Matagorda ISD ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #126 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #96 of 218 ▲ 54 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #105 of 218 ▲ 69 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 109 | #227 of 280 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.9% | #122 of 226 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
109
+3 (+3%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 98
Student : Teacher
6.9:1
was 9.6:1
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 | 109 | 15.7 | 6.9:1 | 57% (62) |
| 2023-24 | 113 | 12.1 | 9.3:1 | 73% (82) |
| 2022-23 | 89 | 13 | 6.8:1 | 69% (61) |
| 2020-21 | 106 | 11 | 9.6:1 | 58% (62) |
| 2017-18 | 158 | 11 | 14.4:1 | 22% (34) |
| 2015-16 | 172 | 13 | 13.2:1 | 67% (116) |
| 2010-11 | 105 | 9 | 11.7:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 85 | 9 | 9.4:1 | 96% (82) |
| 1990-91 | 98 | 10 | 9.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Matagorda ISD.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (158 to 109); teachers up 43% (11 to 15.7).
About Matagorda ISD
Matagorda ISD is one of the public schools in MATAGORDA, Texas. It is a very small school serving multiple grade levels. Students in pre-K through 11 make up the school's enrollment of 109 students. That compares with an average of about 485 students for combined schools in Texas.
Matagorda ISD operates as its own local education agency.
The largest group at Matagorda ISD is Hispanic students, at 49%. Other students are 48% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 54%.
There are 15.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Matagorda ISD, giving a ratio of 6.9:1. By comparison, the average for combined schools in Texas is 11.7:1. A total of 62 students, or 57%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Texas public K-12 schools, Matagorda ISD outscored 38%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Matagorda ISD would score about 49.4%. It scores 40.7%, 8.7 points below that figure.
In Matagorda County, the median household earns about $58,628 a year, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 17%. Across Matagorda County, 18 public schools serve about 7,199 students.
East Side Intermediate School is about 14.7 miles from Matagorda ISD, the shortest distance to any other public school. The nearest schools with test data average 58.6%, higher than Matagorda ISD's 40.7%.
Locale data from NCES put Matagorda ISD in rural territory far from an urban area (Rural: Remote).
Enrollment increased 3% over 4 years, reaching 109 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 9.6:1 to 6.9:1.
Matagorda ISD has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Matagorda County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,329
Census ACS
Median income
$58,628
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
7,199 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- East Side Intermediate School14.7 mi · 248
- Palacios Junior Senior High School16.5 mi · 655
- Palacios Elementary School16.7 mi · 610
- Tidehaven High School17.5 mi · 312
- Tidehaven Intermediate School17.5 mi · 219
- Roberts Elementary School18.5 mi · 486
Frequently asked questions
About Matagorda ISDHow many students attend Matagorda ISD?
Matagorda ISD enrolls approximately 109 students in grades PK-11.
Is Matagorda ISD an elementary, middle, or high school?
Matagorda ISD is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-11.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Matagorda ISD?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Matagorda ISD is approximately 6.9:1 (16 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Matagorda ISD?
Matagorda ISD reports a student body of 48% White, 49% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Matagorda ISD in?
Matagorda ISD is part of MATAGORDA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.