Enrollment
360
Elementary
DISTRICT 399 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RAINS ISD·NCES 483636009464
Rains Intermediate School
409 FM 3299, EMORY, TX 75440 · (903) 473-2222 · Rains County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL360 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% of Texas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
231 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 104 | 29% |
| Grade 4 | 122 | 34% |
| Grade 5 | 134 | 37% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within RAINS 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% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
24.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +11.0pp 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 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 27.0% | 29.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 5.0% | 19.0% | 26.0% | 50.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 42.0% | 24.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 14.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 22.0% |
| 2020-21 | 15.0% | 13.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
34.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 →
Schools most like Rains Intermediate School
Rains Intermediate School's state test result (34.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rains Intermediate School this school | 360 | 64.2% | 34.5% |
| Chandler Elementary School CHANDLER | 396 | 63.6% | 45.8% |
| Eustace Intermediate School EUSTACE | 399 | 62.9% | 56.5% |
| Elkhart Elementary School ELKHART | 353 | 62.0% | N/A |
| W L Higgins Elementary School PARIS | 330 | 64.8% | N/A |
| Ann Whitney Elementary School HAMILTON | 382 | 61.5% | 43.8% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Rains Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #3,211 of 4,401 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #4,257 of 4,466 ▼ 562 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #3,495 of 4,466 ▼ 740 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.0pp | #1,340 of 3,998 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 360 | #3,808 of 4,938 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #2,484 of 4,622 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.9% | #2,796 of 4,628 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.2% | #2,896 of 4,789 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.5% | #2,498 of 2,838 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
360
-23 (-6%) vs 2020
+59% since 2010-11, when it was 227
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 13.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 360 | 24 | 15.0:1 | 64% (231) |
| 2023-24 | 375 | 25.8 | 14.5:1 | 58% (218) |
| 2022-23 | 385 | 27.9 | 13.8:1 | 62% (239) |
| 2020-21 | 383 | 29 | 13.2:1 | 66% (253) |
| 2017-18 | 377 | 27 | 13.9:1 | 63% (239) |
| 2015-16 | 347 | 28 | 12.4:1 | 56% (196) |
| 2010-11 | 227 | 17 | 13.3:1 | 53% (121) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rains Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (377 to 360); teachers down 11% (27 to 24).
About Rains Intermediate School
As a small elementary school, Rains Intermediate School serves students in EMORY, Texas. Students in grades 3 through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 360 students. Elementary schools in Texas have about 519 students on average; enrollment here is 31% lower.
RAINS ISD counts 4 schools and 1,712 students, including Rains Intermediate School.
The student body at Rains Intermediate School is 71% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 21% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 84%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 45%.
The school lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. The ratio is within a point of the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. A total of 231 students, or 64%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Rains County average a similar 62%.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Rains Intermediate School outscored 22%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Rains Intermediate School is -11.8 points: 34.5% actual, 46.3% predicted.
The school is in Rains County, where median household income comes to about $65,413, about 21% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Rains Intermediate School shares Rains County with 3 other public schools.
Rains Elementary School is about 0.2 miles from Rains Intermediate School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: 3. The school's 34.5% average proficiency ranks 7th among 7 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Rains Intermediate School had a net loss of 23 students, or 6%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 13.2:1 to 15.0:1 over the same years.
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Rains County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,775
Census ACS
Median income
$65,413
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,712 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in RAINS ISD
- Rains High SchoolHigh · 531 students
- Rains Elementary SchoolElementary · 438 students
- Rains Junior High SchoolMiddle · 383 students
Other schools in EMORY
- Rains High SchoolHigh · 531 students
- Rains Elementary SchoolElementary · 438 students
- Rains Junior High SchoolMiddle · 383 students
Nearby schools
- Rains Elementary School0.2 mi · 438
- Rains Junior High School0.2 mi · 383
- Rains High School0.2 mi · 531
- Miller Grove School9.3 mi · 310
- Lone Oak High School10.6 mi · 335
- Lone Oak Middle School10.7 mi · 236
Frequently asked questions
About Rains Intermediate SchoolHow large is Rains Intermediate School?
Rains Intermediate School enrolls approximately 360 students in grades 03-05.
Is Rains Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Rains Intermediate School is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rains Intermediate School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rains Intermediate School is approximately 15.0:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rains Intermediate School?
At Rains Intermediate School, the student body is approximately 71% White, 21% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is Rains Intermediate School public or private?
Rains Intermediate School is a public K-12 school, overseen by RAINS ISD.
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