Enrollment
311
Elementary
DISTRICT 229 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POST ISD·NCES 483549004025
POST EL
211 W 8TH ST, POST, TX 79356 · (806) 495-3414 · Garza County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL311 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
246 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
Based on grade levels within POST ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
42.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +7.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
33.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +9.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 7 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 9 points.
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
27.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% 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%.
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
311
-120 (-28%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 14.4:1
% White
27%
was 24%
% Hispanic
63%
was 66%
% Black
3%
was 5%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About POST EL
POST EL operates as a low-enrollment elementary campus in POST, Texas, overseen by POST ISD. Current enrollment sits at 311 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so POST EL sits 40% leaner than that benchmark.
POST ISD runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 686 students. POST EL is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, POST EL reports that 63% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder looks like 27% White, 6% multiracial, 3% Black. By comparison, Garza County as a whole is about 50% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, POST EL lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.4:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 79% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), POST EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.9%; this one delivers 27.0%.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Garza County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $46,314 per year, 10% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. POST EL is one of 6 public schools in Garza County (combined enrollment of about 841 students).
POST MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, POST EL comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 32.4%.
The campus sits in a countryside setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at POST EL has contracted 28%, going from 431 students in 2018 to 311 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 today.
On this page, members of the POST EL community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Garza County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,118
Census ACS
Median income
$46,314
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
10%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
841 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in POST ISD
- POST H SHigh · 233 students
- POST MIDDLEMiddle · 142 students
Other schools in POST
- POST H SHigh · 233 students
- POST MIDDLEMiddle · 142 students
- GARZA COUNTY RJCHigh · 23 students
- MULLIN GARZA COUNTY RJCCombined
Nearby schools
- POST MIDDLE0.2 mi · 142
- POST H S0.3 mi · 233
- GARZA COUNTY RJC0.9 mi · 23
- SOUTHLAND SCHOOL15.6 mi · 132
- WILSON SCHOOL22.1 mi · 133
- STEPHEN F AUSTIN PRI22.6 mi · 218
Frequently asked questions
About POST ELHow many students attend POST EL?
POST EL enrolls approximately 311 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does POST EL serve?
POST EL serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at POST EL?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at POST EL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at POST EL?
At POST EL, the student body is approximately 27% White, 63% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is POST EL in?
POST EL is part of POST ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.