Enrollment
238
Elementary
DISTRICT 231 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SABINAL ISD·NCES 483843006780
Sabinal Elementary School
900 N PICKFORD, SABINAL, TX 78881 · (830) 988-2436 · Uvalde County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL238 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of Texas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
13.2:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
215 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 27 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 31 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 10% larger than its 6th grade class (31).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
Sabinal Elementary School→Sabinal Secondary
Based on grade levels within SABINAL ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
50.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +50.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +36.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 50 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 36 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 29.0% | 21.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 20.0% | 32.0% | 32.0% |
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 | 50.0% | 36.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 42.0% |
| 2020-21 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
% 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Sabinal Elementary School
Sabinal Elementary School's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabinal Elementary School this school | 238 | 90.3% | 44.3% |
| Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Elementary School ALICE | 238 | 90.3% | 48.1% |
| Newman Elementary School EL PASO | 246 | 88.6% | 36.2% |
| Friona Primary School FRIONA | 217 | 87.1% | N/A |
| Wooten Elementary School AUSTIN | 272 | 91.2% | 22.1% |
| Jubilee Westwood SAN ANTONIO | 240 | 91.3% | 24.3% |
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 Sabinal Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #2,044 of 4,401 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #3,382 of 4,466 ▼ 1,412 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #2,557 of 4,466 ▼ 1,007 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 238 | #4,506 of 4,938 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #914 of 4,622 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.0% | #3,790 of 4,628 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.3% | #1,038 of 4,789 |
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
238
+52 (+28%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 294
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 238 | 18.1 | 13.2:1 | 90% (215) |
| 2023-24 | 256 | 17.8 | 14.4:1 | 87% (223) |
| 2022-23 | 234 | 17.9 | 13.1:1 | 87% (203) |
| 2020-21 | 186 | 15 | 12.4:1 | 75% (139) |
| 2017-18 | 191 | 14.4 | 13.3:1 | 74% (142) |
| 2015-16 | 210 | 16 | 13.1:1 | 90% (189) |
| 2010-11 | 264 | 20 | 13.2:1 | 75% (198) |
| 2000-01 | 305 | 21 | 14.5:1 | 69% (209) |
| 1990-91 | 294 | 20 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sabinal Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (191 to 238); teachers up 26% (14.4 to 18.1).
About Sabinal Elementary School
Families in SABINAL, Texas, are served by Sabinal Elementary School, a small elementary school. Grades offered run from pre-K through 6, with 238 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students.
SABINAL ISD operates 2 schools. Combined enrollment is 462 students.
Most students at Sabinal Elementary School are Hispanic: 90% of enrollment. Other groups include 9% White. The county population is about 71% Hispanic. Sabinal Elementary School has a diversity index of 19%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teacher staffing is 18.1 full-time equivalents, or about 13.2 students per teacher. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 90% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Uvalde County is 79%.
allk12 grades Sabinal Elementary School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Sabinal Elementary School is +9.2 points: 44.3% actual, 35.1% predicted.
Uvalde County has these Census figures: median household income is about $53,801, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 21%. The public schools of Uvalde County number 17 and enroll about 5,371.
Nearby, Sabinal Secondary is about 0.1 miles away. Other public schools within ten miles number 2. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 43.0%; Sabinal Elementary School's is 44.3%, ranking 3rd of 7.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
Sabinal Elementary School saw enrollment rise 28% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Uvalde County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,881
Census ACS
Median income
$53,801
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
21%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
5,371 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SABINAL ISD
- Sabinal SecondaryHigh · 224 students
- Cluster V Sp EdElementary
- Sabinal SecondaryCombined
Other schools in SABINAL
- Sabinal SecondaryHigh · 224 students
- Cluster V Sp EdElementary
- Sabinal SecondaryCombined
Nearby schools
- Sabinal Secondary0.1 mi · 224
- Knippa School9.8 mi · 408
- D'hanis School12.1 mi · 290
- Dalton Elementary School19.6 mi · 815
- McDowell Middle School19.7 mi · 403
- Meyer Elementary School19.7 mi · 431
Frequently asked questions
About Sabinal Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Sabinal Elementary School?
Sabinal Elementary School enrolls approximately 238 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Sabinal Elementary School serve?
Sabinal Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sabinal Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sabinal Elementary School is approximately 13.2:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sabinal Elementary School?
At Sabinal Elementary School, the student body is approximately 9% White, 90% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is Sabinal Elementary School in?
Sabinal Elementary School is part of SABINAL ISD.
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