SAN SABA EL

Located at 808 W WALLACE, in SAN SABA, Texas, SAN SABA EL is a low-enrollment elementary-level community that teaches 305 students (grades pre-K through 4), run under SAN SABA ISD. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 41% below typical.

Within SAN SABA ISD, which oversees 3 schools and 738 students, SAN SABA EL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, SAN SABA EL reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 59%. Other groups include 41% White. By comparison, San Saba County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, SAN SABA EL shows 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SAN SABA EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.0%; this one delivers 30.8%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (San Saba County) records that median household earnings sit near $55,819, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across San Saba County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 981 students), SAN SABA EL is one campus in the mix.

SAN SABA H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SAN SABA EL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 52.5%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. SAN SABA EL's enrollment has decreased 9% since 2018, when it stood at 337 (now 305).

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.