Enrollment
273
Elementary
DISTRICT 342 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHULENBURG ISD·NCES 483954004493
Schulenburg Elementary School
300 BUCEK ST, SCHULENBURG, TX 78956 · (979) 743-4221 · Fayette County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL273 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
212 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 | 47 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 15% |
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Schulenburg Elementary School→Schulenburg Secondary
Based on grade levels within SCHULENBURG ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
37.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +12.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
29.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -21.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 12 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 21 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 13.0% | 24.0% | 23.0% | 40.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 19.0% | 24.0% | 47.0% |
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 | 37.0% | 29.0% |
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 37.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 40.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
32.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 →
Where Schulenburg Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #3,467 of 4,401 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #4,027 of 4,466 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #3,944 of 4,466 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #1,106 of 3,998 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 273 | #4,345 of 4,938 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #2,995 of 4,622 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.5% | #1,019 of 4,628 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.7% | #2,114 of 4,789 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.0% | #779 of 2,838 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
273
-25 (-8%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 294
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 273 | 17.5 | 15.6:1 | 78% (212) |
| 2023-24 | 270 | 22.8 | 11.8:1 | 69% (185) |
| 2022-23 | 276 | 28.1 | 9.8:1 | 74% (204) |
| 2020-21 | 298 | 29 | 10.3:1 | 70% (208) |
| 2017-18 | 364 | 27.7 | 13.1:1 | 69% (250) |
| 2015-16 | 339 | 25 | 13.6:1 | 68% (231) |
| 2010-11 | 416 | 29 | 14.3:1 | 68% (283) |
| 2000-01 | 373 | 28 | 13.3:1 | 52% (193) |
| 1990-91 | 294 | 32 | 9.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Schulenburg Elementary School.
About Schulenburg Elementary School
Schulenburg Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in SCHULENBURG, Texas. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 273 students. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students, so this school is 47% smaller than average.
District-wide, SCHULENBURG ISD has 2 schools and 684 students.
Hispanic students form the largest group at Schulenburg Elementary School, 46% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 35% White, 15% Black, and 4% multiracial. In Fayette County overall, about 22% of residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Schulenburg Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 65%.
The school reports 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 15.6 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Texas average about 15.1:1, a similar figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 78%. Among public schools in Fayette County, the average eligibility rate is 53%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Schulenburg Elementary School is 8.4 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 32.1% actual, 40.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Fayette County show that median household income is about $75,854, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 11 public schools in Fayette County, with a combined enrollment of about 3,755.
Schulenburg Secondary is the closest public school, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line. There are 4 more public schools inside ten miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Schulenburg Elementary School is 9th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.
Schulenburg Elementary School saw enrollment fall 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 15.6 students per teacher, compared with 10.3 in 2020-21.
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Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,042
Census ACS
Median income
$75,854
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,755 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Schulenburg Secondary0.1 mi · 411
- Weimar Elementary School6.9 mi · 290
- Weimar High School7.0 mi · 214
- Weimar Junior High School7.1 mi · 228
- Flatonia Secondary12.0 mi · 327
- Flatonia Elementary School12.0 mi · 349
Frequently asked questions
About Schulenburg Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Schulenburg Elementary School?
Schulenburg Elementary School enrolls approximately 273 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Schulenburg Elementary School serve?
Schulenburg Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Schulenburg Elementary School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Schulenburg Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Schulenburg Elementary School?
At Schulenburg Elementary School, the student body is approximately 35% White, 46% Hispanic, 15% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Schulenburg Elementary School in?
Schulenburg Elementary School is part of SCHULENBURG ISD.
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