Enrollment
114
Combined
STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TERRELL COUNTY ISD·NCES 484242004837
SANDERSON SCHOOLS
302 N SECOND ST, SANDERSON, TX 79848 · (432) 345-2515 · Terrell County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL114 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.0:1
14 FTE teachers
STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
59 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
59.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +59.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
51.0%
TX avg 42.0%
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 59 points since 2021.
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
59.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
114
-30 (-21%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.0:1
was 9.1:1
% White
41%
was 34%
% Hispanic
54%
was 64%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SANDERSON SCHOOLS
SANDERSON SCHOOLS operates as a minimally staffed K-12 campus in SANDERSON, Texas, run under TERRELL COUNTY ISD. Current enrollment sits at 114 students spanning grades K through 12. That puts it 76% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 485 students.
SANDERSON SCHOOLS sits inside TERRELL COUNTY ISD, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.
On the student-mix side, SANDERSON SCHOOLS logs that 54% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest reads as 41% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 40% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, The school lists 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.7:1 average. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
With demographic context factored in, SANDERSON SCHOOLS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 59.2%.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Terrell County indicate median household earnings sit near $44,886, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
The school occupies a countryside site.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SANDERSON SCHOOLS has shrank 21%, going from 144 students in 2018 to 114 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged down from 64% to 54%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 9.1:1 in 2018 to 8.0:1 today.
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Terrell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
835
Census ACS
Median income
$44,886
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1
114 students
Quick facts
Frequently asked questions
About SANDERSON SCHOOLSHow many students attend SANDERSON SCHOOLS?
SANDERSON SCHOOLS enrolls approximately 114 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does SANDERSON SCHOOLS serve?
SANDERSON SCHOOLS serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many teachers does SANDERSON SCHOOLS have?
SANDERSON SCHOOLS employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at SANDERSON SCHOOLS?
At SANDERSON SCHOOLS, the student body is approximately 41% White, 54% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Is SANDERSON SCHOOLS public or private?
SANDERSON SCHOOLS is a public K-12 school, overseen by TERRELL COUNTY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.