SCURRY-ROSSER EL

As a compact K-5 school in SCURRY, Texas, SCURRY-ROSSER EL instructs 304 students from grades pre-K through 3, operated by SCURRY-ROSSER ISD. That puts it 41% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

SCURRY-ROSSER EL is one of 3 schools operated by SCURRY-ROSSER ISD, a district that serves 1,032 students overall.

Looking at the student body, SCURRY-ROSSER EL shows that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 36% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 59% of students at SCURRY-ROSSER EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SCURRY-ROSSER EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.0%; this one delivers 52.0%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Kaufman County indicate the typical household earns roughly $89,485 per year, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Kaufman County's 65 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,319 students), SCURRY-ROSSER EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: SCURRY-ROSSER H S, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SCURRY-ROSSER EL at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 48.0%.

SCURRY-ROSSER EL operates from an outlying location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 6%: 324 students in 2018 compared to 304 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 81% to 58%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for SCURRY-ROSSER EL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.