SANDS CISD

Located at 101 FIRST ST, in ACKERLY, Texas, SANDS CISD is a compact all-grades campus that educates 232 students (grades pre-K through 12), one of the schools within SANDS CISD. Compared to the state average of about 485 students per school, that is 52% leaner than typical.

SANDS CISD sits inside SANDS CISD, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On demographics, SANDS CISD logs that 48% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 48% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. Compared to Dawson County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.7:1 average. An estimated 59% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Dawson County (around 68%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, SANDS CISD performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.3%, the actual is 51.0%, a residual of +2.7 points.

In the broader community, census data for Dawson County shows median household earnings sit near $54,360, 13% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. In all, Dawson County runs 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,117 students), of which SANDS CISD is one.

Nearest neighbor: KLONDIKE ISD, around 14.7 miles off. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SANDS CISD ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 48.0%.

SANDS CISD operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SANDS CISD has decreased 5%, going from 245 students in 2018 to 232 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 56% to 48% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 in 2025.

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