Enrollment
201
Elementary
DISTRICT 141 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLAINS ISD·NCES 483504003941
PLAINS EL
811 COWBOY WAY, PLAINS, TX 79355 · (806) 456-7401 · Yoakum County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL201 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
130 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Based on grade levels within PLAINS ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
33.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +36.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 36 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
30.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% 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
201
-24 (-11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.4:1
was 14.1:1
% White
27%
was 31%
% Hispanic
73%
was 68%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PLAINS EL
Located at 811 COWBOY WAY, in PLAINS, Texas, PLAINS EL is a micro-enrollment elementary-level community that works with 201 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under PLAINS ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 61% below the state mean of about 519.
Within PLAINS ISD, which oversees 3 schools and 423 students, PLAINS EL is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, PLAINS EL records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 73% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 27% White.
In terms of school funding signals, PLAINS EL records 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting PLAINS EL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, PLAINS EL is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 45.6%; PLAINS EL posts 30.5%, -15.1 points below that line.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Yoakum County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $84,925 per year, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Yoakum County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,897 students), of which PLAINS EL is one.
The closest other public school is PLAINS MIDDLE, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PLAINS EL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 39.0%.
The school occupies a rural site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 11%: 225 students in 2018 compared to 201 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 68% to 73% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 in 2025.
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Yoakum County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,571
Census ACS
Median income
$84,925
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,897 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PLAINS ISD
- PLAINS H SHigh · 129 students
- PLAINS MIDDLEMiddle · 93 students
Other schools in PLAINS
- PLAINS H SHigh · 129 students
- PLAINS MIDDLEMiddle · 93 students
Nearby schools
- PLAINS MIDDLE0.0 mi · 93
- PLAINS H S0.0 mi · 129
- DENVER CITY H S15.0 mi · 512
- KELLEY EL15.1 mi · 309
- DODSON PRI15.1 mi · 334
- WILLIAM G GRAVITT J H15.2 mi · 319
Frequently asked questions
About PLAINS ELWhat is the total enrollment at PLAINS EL?
PLAINS EL enrolls approximately 201 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PLAINS EL serve?
PLAINS EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at PLAINS EL?
Approximately 9.4:1 students per teacher at PLAINS EL.
How diverse is PLAINS EL?
PLAINS EL reports a student body of 27% White, 73% Hispanic.
Who oversees PLAINS EL?
PLAINS EL is overseen by PLAINS ISD in Yoakum County.
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