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Patlan Elementary School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 10% larger than its 5th grade class (61).
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 27.0% | 23.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 20.0% | 27.0% | 26.0% | 27.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 52.0% | 47.0% |
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 22.0% |
| 2021-22 | 34.0% | 34.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 28.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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%.
Schools most like Patlan Elementary School
Patlan Elementary School's state test result (41.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patlan Elementary School this school | 424 | 79.5% | 41.9% |
| Smith STEM Academy VICTORIA | 447 | 79.2% | 33.5% |
| Lee Longino Elementary School FERRIS | 436 | 78.4% | 33.1% |
| Driggers Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 458 | 77.1% | 30.9% |
| Lantrip Elementary School HOUSTON | 405 | 76.5% | 45.8% |
| Fannin Elementary School SAN ANGELO | 436 | 81.0% | 22.7% |
Where Patlan Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Guadalupe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #2,351 of 4,401 | #11 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,099 of 4,466 ▲ 531 | #7 of 22 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #2,316 of 4,466 ▼ 22 | #10 of 22 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +24.5pp | #310 of 3,998 | #4 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 424 | #3,294 of 4,938 | #19 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #3,295 of 4,622 | #15 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.0% | #3,359 of 4,628 | #23 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.5% | #1,990 of 4,789 | #4 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #2,489 of 2,838 | #11 of 13 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 424 | 26.5 | 16.0:1 | 79% (337) |
| 2023-24 | 434 | 26.4 | 16.4:1 | 83% (360) |
| 2022-23 | 443 | 29.9 | 14.8:1 | 86% (379) |
| 2020-21 | 439 | 31 | 14.2:1 | 77% (340) |
| 2017-18 | 445 | 28.5 | 15.6:1 | 81% (360) |
| 2015-16 | 497 | 31 | 16.0:1 | 80% (400) |
| 2010-11 | 443 | 30 | 14.8:1 | 82% (362) |
| 2000-01 | 479 | 33 | 14.5:1 | 70% (334) |
| 1990-91 | 519 | 31 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (445 to 424); teachers down 7% (28.5 to 26.5).
About Patlan Elementary School
Among the schools in SEGUIN, Texas, is Patlan Elementary School, a low-enrollment elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend, and enrollment is 424 students.
Patlan Elementary School falls under SEGUIN ISD, which has 14 schools enrolling 7,290 students.
Hispanic students make up 81% of enrollment at Patlan Elementary School. Next come 13% White and 4% Black. That compares with about 39% Hispanic among all Guadalupe County residents. The school's diversity index is 32%, meaning two students picked at random have a 32% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.0:1, with 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is higher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Patlan Elementary School is 79%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Guadalupe County is 45%.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 39.8%. Patlan Elementary School scores 41.9%.
Across Guadalupe County, the median household income is $92,375, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Guadalupe County is home to 49 public schools and about 30,977 public school students.
The closest public school to Patlan Elementary School is Juvenile Detention Center, about 0.7 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Patlan Elementary School is ahead of the 33.3% nearby average, ranking 1st of 5.
The NCES locale for Patlan Elementary School is Town: Fringe, which covers schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment is down 3% from 2020-21, when Patlan Elementary School had 439 students, to 2024-25, when it had 424. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 16.0:1, from 14.2:1.
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