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What's the one class at POTH EL every student should take?
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Enrollment
455
Elementary
DISTRICT 321 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POTH ISD·NCES 483555004031
POTH EL
210 BRINKOETER, POTH, TX 78147 · (830) 484-3321 · Wilson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL455 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
150 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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
Based on grade levels within POTH ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
57.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 57 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 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 6 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
50.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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
455
+44 (+11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 16.5:1
% White
62%
was 51%
% Hispanic
38%
was 47%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About POTH EL
POTH EL is a medium-sized elementary school in POTH, Texas, one of the schools within POTH ISD. The school instructs 455 students in grades pre-K through 5.
Within POTH ISD, which oversees 3 schools and 962 students, POTH EL is one campus in the system.
Demographically, POTH EL logs that White students make up the majority at 62%; the rest consists of 38% Hispanic.
On the resource side, POTH EL shows 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.5:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 33% of students at POTH EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Wilson County (around 41%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
After controlling for student poverty, POTH EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.5%; this one delivers 50.1%.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Wilson County) records that median household income runs about $94,565, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. POTH EL is one of 30 public schools in Wilson County (combined enrollment of about 9,458 students).
The closest other public school is POTH J H, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, POTH EL comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 57.1%.
POTH EL operates from a rural location.
Over the past 7-year window. POTH EL's enrollment has ticked up 11% since 2018, when it stood at 411 (now 455). The White share of enrollment climbed from 51% to 62% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.
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Wilson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
52,781
Census ACS
Median income
$94,565
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
30
9,458 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in POTH ISD
- POTH H SHigh · 275 students
- POTH J HMiddle · 232 students
- FLORESVILLE ALTERNATIVE CENTERElementary
- WILSON CO J J A E PElementary
Nearby schools
- POTH J H0.1 mi · 232
- POTH H S0.1 mi · 275
- FLORESVILLE MIDDLE6.3 mi · 866
- FLORESVILLE EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER6.3 mi · 186
- FLORESVILLE H S6.5 mi · 1,254
- FLORESVILLE SOUTH EL6.6 mi · 938
Frequently asked questions
About POTH ELWhat is the total enrollment at POTH EL?
POTH EL enrolls approximately 455 students in grades PK-05.
Is POTH EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
POTH EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does POTH EL have?
POTH EL employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the student diversity at POTH EL?
Student demographics at POTH EL are roughly 62% White, 38% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is POTH EL in?
POTH EL is part of POTH ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.