Enrollment
426
Elementary
DISTRICT 355 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NATALIA ISD·NCES 483213003564
NATALIA EL
408 8TH ST, NATALIA, TX 78059 · (830) 663-4416 · Medina County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
276 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 NATALIA ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
36.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +5.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 5 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
31.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 46% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
426
+118 (+38%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 15.8:1
% White
14%
was 15%
% Hispanic
85%
was 83%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About NATALIA EL
NATALIA EL is a cozy elementary-level community in NATALIA, Texas, one of the schools within NATALIA ISD. The school educates 426 students in grades 2 through 5.
Within NATALIA ISD, which oversees 4 schools and 1,315 students, NATALIA EL is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, NATALIA EL reports that nearly all students (85%) are Hispanic. The remainder consists of 14% White. By comparison, Medina County as a whole is about 52% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.4:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 65% of students at NATALIA EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Medina County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.
After controlling for student poverty, NATALIA EL is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 45.6%; NATALIA EL posts 31.6%, -14.0 points below that line.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Medina County indicate median household income runs about $78,074, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. NATALIA EL is one of 24 public schools in Medina County (combined enrollment of about 13,127 students).
NATALIA J H is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around NATALIA EL. On composite proficiency, NATALIA EL comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 32.4%.
The school occupies a countryside site.
Five-year trend. NATALIA EL's enrollment has climbed 38% since 2018, when it stood at 308 (now 426). Class-load math has widened: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for NATALIA EL typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Medina County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,547
Census ACS
Median income
$78,074
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
13,127 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NATALIA ISD
- NATALIA H SHigh · 352 students
- NATALIA EARLY CHILD CTRElementary · 283 students
- NATALIA J HMiddle · 254 students
- ATASCOSA COUNTY JJAEPElementary
Other schools in NATALIA
- NATALIA H SHigh · 352 students
- NATALIA EARLY CHILD CTRElementary · 283 students
- NATALIA J HMiddle · 254 students
Nearby schools
- NATALIA J H0.1 mi · 254
- NATALIA EARLY CHILD CTR0.1 mi · 283
- NATALIA H S0.2 mi · 352
- LYTLE DAEP4.3 mi · 6
- LYTLE EL4.4 mi · 532
- LYTLE H S4.4 mi · 525
Frequently asked questions
About NATALIA ELHow many students attend NATALIA EL?
NATALIA EL enrolls approximately 426 students in grades 02-05.
Is NATALIA EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
NATALIA EL is an elementary school covering grades 02-05.
How many teachers does NATALIA EL have?
NATALIA EL employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.4:1.
How diverse is NATALIA EL?
NATALIA EL reports a student body of 14% White, 85% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees NATALIA EL?
NATALIA EL is overseen by NATALIA ISD in Medina County.
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