Enrollment
181
Elementary
DISTRICT 163 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAINT JO ISD·NCES 483852004286
Saint Jo Elementary School
206 W EVANS ST, SAINT JO, TX 76265 · (940) 995-2541 · Montague County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL181 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 52% 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
14.0:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
73 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 42 | 23% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 19 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 5% larger than its 6th grade class (19).
Student demographics
24%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
Saint Jo Elementary School→Saint Jo High School
Based on grade levels within SAINT JO ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
48.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -11.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -11.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 13.0% | 35.0% | 28.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 19.0% | 32.0% | 30.0% |
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 | 48.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 49.0% |
% 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
50.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Saint Jo Elementary School
Saint Jo Elementary School's state test result (50.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Jo Elementary School this school | 181 | 40.3% | 50.1% |
| Meyersville Elementary School MEYERSVILLE | 176 | 34.7% | 66.1% |
| Evadale Elementary School EVADALE | 200 | 44.5% | 46.8% |
| Huntington Intermediate School HUNTINGTON | 237 | 39.7% | 38.6% |
| Malta Elementary School NEW BOSTON | 223 | 46.2% | 56.8% |
| Bullard Early Childhood BULLARD | 249 | 39.8% | N/A |
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 Saint Jo Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #1,424 of 4,401 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,143 of 4,466 ▼ 870 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #2,796 of 4,466 ▼ 1,156 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 181 | #4,681 of 4,938 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.3% | #3,929 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
181
+7 (+4%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 166
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 181 | 13 | 14.0:1 | 40% (73) |
| 2023-24 | 200 | 14.5 | 13.8:1 | 40% (80) |
| 2022-23 | 196 | 15.2 | 12.9:1 | 44% (86) |
| 2020-21 | 174 | 12 | 14.5:1 | 44% (76) |
| 2017-18 | 152 | 13.7 | 11.1:1 | 50% (76) |
| 2015-16 | 147 | 14 | 10.5:1 | 52% (76) |
| 2010-11 | 167 | 16 | 10.4:1 | 47% (78) |
| 2000-01 | 164 | 20 | 8.2:1 | 41% (67) |
| 1990-91 | 166 | 11 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Saint Jo Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (152 to 181); teachers down 5% (13.7 to 13).
About Saint Jo Elementary School
The public elementary school Saint Jo Elementary School is located in SAINT JO, Texas. There are 181 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 6. On average, elementary schools in Texas enroll around 519, and this school is 65% below that mark.
SAINT JO ISD counts 2 schools and 326 students, including Saint Jo Elementary School.
Roughly 87% of students at Saint Jo Elementary School are White. The remaining students are 9% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Montague County residents are about 90% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Saint Jo Elementary School is 24%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.0:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Roughly 40% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 50% for public schools in Montague County.
Saint Jo Elementary School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 52% of Texas public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Saint Jo Elementary School is 6.4 points below the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 50.1% actual, 56.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
In Montague County, home to about 21,046 people, median household income comes to about $64,545, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 12% of people live in poverty. There are 13 public schools in the county, enrolling about 3,240, Saint Jo Elementary School among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Saint Jo High School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within ten miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Saint Jo Elementary School is 5th on average proficiency.
Saint Jo Elementary School has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
Enrollment rose 4% over 4 years, reaching 181 in 2024-25.
Saint Jo Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Montague County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,046
Census ACS
Median income
$64,545
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,240 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Saint Jo High School0.0 mi · 145
- Muenster Elementary School8.8 mi · 311
- Muenster High School8.9 mi · 259
- Forestburg School11.2 mi · 180
- Montague Elementary School11.6 mi · 163
- Nocona Elementary School13.4 mi · 351
Frequently asked questions
About Saint Jo Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Saint Jo Elementary School?
Saint Jo Elementary School enrolls approximately 181 students in grades PK-06.
Is Saint Jo Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Saint Jo Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Saint Jo Elementary School have?
Saint Jo Elementary School employs 13 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Saint Jo Elementary School?
Student demographics at Saint Jo Elementary School are roughly 87% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
What district is Saint Jo Elementary School in?
Saint Jo Elementary School is part of SAINT JO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.