Enrollment
264
Elementary
DISTRICT 248 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH HOPKINS ISD·NCES 483297003663
North Hopkins Elementary School
1994 FM 71 W, SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX 75482 · (903) 945-2192 · Hopkins County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL264 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% 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.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
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
11.1:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
137 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 25 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 33 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 24% smaller than its 6th grade class (33).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
North Hopkins Elementary School→North Hopkins High School
Based on grade levels within NORTH HOPKINS ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
63.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +34.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 34 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 36.0% | 27.0% | 22.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 27.0% | 26.0% | 28.0% |
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 | 63.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 65.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 61.0% |
| 2022-23 | 38.0% | 58.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 32.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 52.0% |
% 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
54.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 North Hopkins Elementary School
North Hopkins Elementary School's state test result (54.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Hopkins Elementary School this school | 264 | 51.9% | 54.9% |
| Grand Saline Intermediate School GRAND SALINE | 244 | 52.9% | 48.0% |
| Industrial El East VANDERBILT | 264 | 51.9% | 52.7% |
| Leonard Elementary School LEONARD | 238 | 53.4% | 54.5% |
| Thorndale Elementary School THORNDALE | 271 | 48.0% | 48.0% |
| Gatesville Primary School GATESVILLE | 287 | 56.1% | N/A |
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 North Hopkins Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hopkins County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #1,080 of 4,401 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #2,198 of 4,466 ▼ 457 | #4 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #1,193 of 4,466 ▼ 143 | #1 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #1,947 of 3,998 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 264 | #4,383 of 4,938 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #137 of 4,622 | #1 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.0% | #2,849 of 4,628 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.9% | #3,501 of 4,789 | #8 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.2% | #2,004 of 2,838 | 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
264
-51 (-16%) vs 2020
+43% since 1990-91, when it was 184
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 264 | 23.8 | 11.1:1 | 52% (137) |
| 2023-24 | 272 | 23.4 | 11.6:1 | 60% (163) |
| 2022-23 | 289 | 24.7 | 11.7:1 | 58% (168) |
| 2020-21 | 315 | 25 | 12.6:1 | 61% (193) |
| 2017-18 | 294 | 21.7 | 13.5:1 | 66% (195) |
| 2015-16 | 277 | 17 | 16.3:1 | 64% (176) |
| 2010-11 | 273 | 19 | 14.4:1 | 54% (148) |
| 2000-01 | 204 | 17 | 12.0:1 | 59% (121) |
| 1990-91 | 184 | 14 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Hopkins Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (294 to 264); teachers up 10% (21.7 to 23.8).
About North Hopkins Elementary School
North Hopkins Elementary School, a small elementary school, is located in SULPHUR SPRINGS, Texas. Its 264 students are spread across pre-K through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students.
The district, NORTH HOPKINS ISD, has 495 students enrolled across 2 schools.
White students account for 69% of enrollment at North Hopkins Elementary School. Other groups include 29% Hispanic. The county population is about 80% White. North Hopkins Elementary School has a diversity index of 44%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 23.8 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.1:1. Among elementary schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 15.1:1. The school's lunch program data list 52% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Hopkins County, the average is 61%.
The allk12 Grade for North Hopkins Elementary School is B+. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 72% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 51.5% for North Hopkins Elementary School. The school posts 54.9%, 3.4 points above the prediction.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Hopkins County show that median household income is about $70,888, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. North Hopkins Elementary School is one of 18 public schools in Hopkins County, which together enroll about 6,733 students.
The nearest public school is North Hopkins High School, at less than a tenth of a mile. There are at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, North Hopkins Elementary School is 4th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 264 was 16% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 315. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.1:1) than in 2020-21 (12.6:1).
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at North Hopkins Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Hopkins County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,784
Census ACS
Median income
$70,888
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
6,733 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SULPHUR SPRINGS
- Sulphur Springs High SchoolHigh · 1,270 students
- Sulphur Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 961 students
- Sulphur Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 598 students
- Barbara Bush Primary SchoolElementary · 310 students
- Rowena Johnson Primary SchoolElementary · 306 students
- Bowie Primary SchoolElementary · 295 students
Nearby schools
- North Hopkins High School0.0 mi · 231
- Cooper Elementary School7.7 mi · 490
- Cooper Junior High School7.8 mi · 189
- Cooper High School7.8 mi · 224
- Rowena Johnson Primary School8.6 mi · 306
- Sulphur Springs High School9.2 mi · 1,270
Frequently asked questions
About North Hopkins Elementary SchoolHow large is North Hopkins Elementary School?
North Hopkins Elementary School enrolls approximately 264 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does North Hopkins Elementary School serve?
North Hopkins Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does North Hopkins Elementary School have?
North Hopkins Elementary School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
How diverse is North Hopkins Elementary School?
North Hopkins Elementary School reports a student body of 69% White, 29% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is North Hopkins Elementary School in?
North Hopkins Elementary School is part of NORTH HOPKINS ISD.
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