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Enrollment
621
Elementary
DISTRICT 437 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MINEOLA ISD·NCES 483093003478
Mineola Primary School
232 NE LOOP 564, MINEOLA, TX 75773 · (903) 569-5488 · Wood County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL621 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% 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.
- A-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
380 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 107 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 141 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 141 | 23% |
| Grade 3 | 128 | 21% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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 MINEOLA ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
45.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -14.0pp since 2024
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -7.0pp since 2024
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 14 points since 2024, while math scores are down about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 30.0% | 30.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 28.0% | 24.0% | 33.0% |
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 | 45.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
54.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% 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 Mineola Primary School
Mineola Primary School's state test result (54.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mineola Primary School this school | 621 | 61.2% | 54.5% |
| Mt Vernon Elementary School MOUNT VERNON | 641 | 61.6% | 63.1% |
| Shady Grove Elementary School BURNET | 570 | 61.8% | N/A |
| West Columbia Elementary School WEST COLUMBIA | 674 | 57.3% | 42.8% |
| William F Barnett Elementary School SANTA FE | 640 | 56.1% | 58.4% |
| Wright Elementary School WEATHERFORD | 528 | 59.7% | 42.0% |
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 Mineola Primary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Wood County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #1,112 of 4,401 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #2,533 of 4,466 ▼ 890 | #3 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #3,163 of 4,466 ▼ 1,622 | #5 of 7 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 621 | #1,456 of 4,938 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #1,458 of 4,622 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.6% | #1,857 of 4,628 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.2% | #3,058 of 4,789 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +50.0% | #104 of 1,307 | 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
621
+220 (+55%) vs 2020
+34% since 1990-91, when it was 465
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 621 | 44.7 | 13.9:1 | 61% (380) |
| 2023-24 | 470 | 35.8 | 13.1:1 | 72% (337) |
| 2022-23 | 443 | 33.8 | 13.1:1 | 70% (309) |
| 2020-21 | 401 | 33 | 12.2:1 | 68% (274) |
| 2017-18 | 414 | 30.7 | 13.5:1 | 69% (284) |
| 2015-16 | 438 | 28 | 15.6:1 | 74% (326) |
| 2010-11 | 440 | 27 | 16.3:1 | 72% (318) |
| 2000-01 | 429 | 26 | 16.5:1 | 63% (270) |
| 1990-91 | 465 | 24 | 19.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mineola Primary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 50% (414 to 621); teachers up 45% (30.7 to 44.7).
About Mineola Primary School
Mineola Primary School is one of the public schools in MINEOLA, Texas. It is a medium-sized elementary school. Enrollment is 621 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 3.
Federal data list 4 schools in MINEOLA ISD, with 1,753 students enrolled.
Mineola Primary School is 59% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 30% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Black. In Wood County overall, about 82% of residents are White. Mineola Primary School's diversity index is 56%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1 at Mineola Primary School, with 44.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 1.2 below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 61%.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Mineola Primary School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 54.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 47.6%.
Federal survey data for Wood County show that the median household income is $60,300, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 18 public schools in Wood County, enrolling about 6,349 students in all.
The closest public school to Mineola Primary School is Mineola Intermediate School, about 1.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Mineola Primary School is 3rd of 8 on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Mineola Primary School as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Mineola Primary School reported 401 students in 2020-21 and 621 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.2:1 in 2020-21 to 13.9:1 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Mineola Primary School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Wood County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,961
Census ACS
Median income
$60,300
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
6,349 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MINEOLA ISD
- Mineola High SchoolHigh · 492 students
- Mineola Middle SchoolMiddle · 388 students
- Mineola Intermediate SchoolElementary · 252 students
Other schools in MINEOLA
- Mineola High SchoolHigh · 492 students
- Mineola Middle SchoolMiddle · 388 students
- Mineola Intermediate SchoolElementary · 252 students
Nearby schools
- Mineola Intermediate School1.7 mi · 252
- Mineola Middle School1.7 mi · 388
- Mineola High School1.8 mi · 492
- Quitman Elementary School7.7 mi · 580
- Alter School8.1 mi · 2
- Alba-Golden High School8.1 mi · 433
Frequently asked questions
About Mineola Primary SchoolHow many students attend Mineola Primary School?
Mineola Primary School enrolls approximately 621 students in grades PK-03.
Is Mineola Primary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mineola Primary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mineola Primary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mineola Primary School is approximately 13.9:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Mineola Primary School?
Student demographics at Mineola Primary School are roughly 59% White, 30% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Mineola Primary School public or private?
Mineola Primary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by MINEOLA ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.