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Enrollment
523
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALICE ISD·NCES 480780000098
Noonan Elementary School
701 W THIRD ST, ALICE, TX 78332 · (361) 664-7591 · Jim Wells County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL523 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of Texas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
19.1:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
486 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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 | 70 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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 ALICE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
61.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +18.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 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 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 39.0% | 19.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 26.0% | 22.0% | 40.0% |
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 | 61.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 41.0% |
% 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
35.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Noonan Elementary School
Noonan Elementary School's state test result (35.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noonan Elementary School this school | 523 | 92.9% | 35.7% |
| Freedom Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 536 | 91.2% | 41.6% |
| Dubose Elementary School ALICE | 483 | 95.0% | 41.5% |
| Crenshaw Elementary School CHANNELVIEW | 482 | 95.0% | 24.6% |
| Palo Alto Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 528 | 93.2% | 25.8% |
| Red Bluff Elementary School PASADENA | 476 | 91.0% | 38.0% |
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 Noonan Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Jim Wells County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.7% | #3,095 of 4,401 | #7 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,056 of 4,466 ▼ 531 | #6 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #1,315 of 4,466 ▲ 1,947 | #3 of 8 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 523 | #2,311 of 4,938 | #2 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #4,370 of 4,622 | #5 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.3% | #3,818 of 4,628 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.9% | #749 of 4,789 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +38.4% | #172 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
523
+17 (+3%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 524
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 523 | 27.4 | 19.1:1 | 93% (486) |
| 2023-24 | 542 | 33.4 | 16.2:1 | 89% (484) |
| 2022-23 | 572 | 35 | 16.3:1 | 90% (513) |
| 2020-21 | 506 | 28 | 18.1:1 | 91% (461) |
| 2017-18 | 378 | 23 | 16.4:1 | 82% (309) |
| 2015-16 | 448 | 26 | 17.2:1 | 92% (411) |
| 2010-11 | 618 | 33 | 18.7:1 | 82% (507) |
| 2000-01 | 408 | 26 | 15.7:1 | 81% (331) |
| 1990-91 | 524 | 22 | 23.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Noonan Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 38% (378 to 523); teachers up 19% (23 to 27.4).
About Noonan Elementary School
At 701 W THIRD ST in ALICE, Texas, Noonan Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school. In all, 523 students attend the school in pre-K through 5.
Noonan Elementary School is among 6 schools run by ALICE ISD, which serves 4,297 students.
By race and ethnicity, Noonan Elementary School is 90% Hispanic. Other groups include 10% White. The county population is about 80% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 18%.
There are 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 19.1:1. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is 15.1:1. Of all students at Noonan Elementary School, 93% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 10 points above the 83% average for public schools in Jim Wells County.
Noonan Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 38% of Texas public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Noonan Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 35.7% actual against 34.0% predicted.
In Jim Wells County, the median household earns about $51,896 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 16%, and roughly 21% of residents are in poverty. Across Jim Wells County, 16 public schools serve about 7,302 students.
Noonan Elementary School's nearest public school is Saenz Elementary School (about 0.8 miles). There are 5 more public schools inside five miles. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 42.6%; Noonan Elementary School's is 35.7%, ranking 7th of 9.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Distant, meaning it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 523, compared with 506 in 2020-21. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (19.1:1) than in 2020-21 (18.1:1).
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Jim Wells County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,850
Census ACS
Median income
$51,896
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
7,302 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALICE ISD
- Alice High SchoolHigh · 1,295 students
- Adams Middle SchoolMiddle · 933 students
- Schallert Elementary SchoolElementary · 592 students
- Dubose Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Saenz Elementary SchoolElementary · 471 students
Other schools in ALICE
- Alice High SchoolHigh · 1,295 students
- Adams Middle SchoolMiddle · 933 students
- Schallert Elementary SchoolElementary · 592 students
- Dubose Elementary SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Saenz Elementary SchoolElementary · 471 students
- Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Elementary SchoolElementary · 238 students
Nearby schools
- Saenz Elementary School0.8 mi · 471
- Adams Middle School1.0 mi · 933
- Dubose Elementary School1.1 mi · 483
- Schallert Elementary School1.2 mi · 592
- Alice High School2.0 mi · 1,295
- Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Elementary School7.3 mi · 238
Frequently asked questions
About Noonan Elementary SchoolHow large is Noonan Elementary School?
Noonan Elementary School enrolls approximately 523 students in grades PK-05.
Is Noonan Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Noonan Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Noonan Elementary School?
Approximately 19.1:1 students per teacher at Noonan Elementary School.
How diverse is Noonan Elementary School?
Noonan Elementary School reports a student body of 10% White, 90% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Noonan Elementary School?
Noonan Elementary School is overseen by ALICE ISD in Jim Wells County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.