SABINAL EL

SABINAL EL is an elementary campus of tight-knit scale in SABINAL, Texas, run under SABINAL ISD, serveing 238 students in grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 54% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Across the 2 schools in SABINAL ISD (462 students total), SABINAL EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, SABINAL EL shows that nearly all students (90%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 9% White. By comparison, Uvalde County as a whole is about 71% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, SABINAL EL has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Uvalde County runs at roughly 79%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, SABINAL EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.4%; this one delivers 40.8%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Uvalde County indicate median household income runs about $53,801, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 21%. SABINAL EL is one of 17 public schools in Uvalde County (combined enrollment of about 5,371 students).

The closest other public school is SABINAL SECONDARY, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, SABINAL EL comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 41.6%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 25%: 191 students in 2018 compared to 238 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share fell from 18% to 9%.

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