POTEET EL

POTEET EL is an elementary campus of average-sized scale in POTEET, Texas, one of the schools within POTEET ISD, enrolling 579 students in grades pre-K through 2.

Across the 5 schools in POTEET ISD (1,837 students total), POTEET EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, POTEET EL logs that nearly all students (89%) are Hispanic; the rest looks like 9% White. By comparison, Atascosa County as a whole is about 65% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 84% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Atascosa County's rate of about 66%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Atascosa County put the typical household earns roughly $70,770 per year, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. In all, Atascosa County runs 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,105 students), of which POTEET EL is one.

The closest other public school is POTEET INT, roughly 0.1 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at POTEET EL has showed little movement, going from 585 students in 2018 to 579 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 17.8:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.