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Enrollment
525
Combined
STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEAGRAVES ISD·NCES 483960004499
Seagraves Schools
1801 AVE K, SEAGRAVES, TX 79359 · (806) 387-2520 · Gaines County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL525 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
45 FTE teachers
STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
421 students
STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 46 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 31 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 5% |
| Grade 6 | 31 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 38 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 48 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 49 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 47 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 37 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 29 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 35% smaller than its 8th grade class (48).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
29.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
30.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 14 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 5 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 7.0% | 22.0% | 32.0% | 39.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 20.0% | 30.0% | 40.0% |
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 | 29.0% | 30.0% |
| 2024-25 | 28.0% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 31.0% | 33.0% |
| 2021-22 | 25.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 15.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
27.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 →
Schools most like Seagraves Schools
Seagraves Schools's state test result (27.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seagraves Schools this school | 525 | 80.2% | 27.3% |
| New Summerfield School NEW SUMMERFIELD | 526 | 81.4% | 46.5% |
| Royal Academy of Excellence SAN ANTONIO | 469 | 84.9% | 18.7% |
| Morton School MORTON | 368 | 75.3% | 21.1% |
| Van Horn School VAN HORN | 381 | 78.5% | 32.4% |
| Ehrhart School BEAUMONT | 559 | 87.7% | 53.5% |
Matched among Texas K-12 schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Seagraves Schools ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #186 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #167 of 218 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #211 of 218 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #24 of 134 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 525 | #36 of 280 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #70 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.4% | #121 of 144 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.2% | #31 of 226 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.5% | #50 of 60 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
525
+15 (+3%) vs 2020
+181% since 1990-91, when it was 187
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 525 | 45.3 | 11.6:1 | 80% (421) |
| 2023-24 | 512 | 45.9 | 11.2:1 | 84% (428) |
| 2022-23 | 505 | 50 | 10.1:1 | 78% (396) |
| 2020-21 | 510 | 45 | 11.3:1 | 78% (400) |
| 2017-18 | 544 | 48.2 | 11.3:1 | 70% (381) |
| 2015-16 | 615 | 51 | 12.1:1 | 72% (443) |
| 2010-11 | 154 | 20 | 7.7:1 | 65% (100) |
| 2000-01 | 174 | 18 | 9.7:1 | 56% (97) |
| 1990-91 | 187 | 16 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Seagraves Schools.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (544 to 525); teachers down 6% (48.2 to 45.3).
About Seagraves Schools
Seagraves Schools is classified as a combined-grade school. It is located in SEAGRAVES, Texas. It educates 525 students in pre-K through 12.
The school's district is SEAGRAVES ISD.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Seagraves Schools, with 86% of enrollment. Other groups include 10% White and 3% Black. By comparison, Gaines County residents are about 40% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Seagraves Schools belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 25%.
Its 45.3 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 11.6:1. Combined schools in Texas have a similar average ratio of 11.7:1. The school's lunch program data list 80% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is above the 62% average among public schools in Gaines County.
Test results at Seagraves Schools are 12.1 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (27.3% actual, 39.4% predicted).
Seagraves Schools is located in Gaines County, where median household income is about $74,132, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 12%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Seagraves Schools is one of 8 public schools in Gaines County, which together enroll about 3,764 students.
The closest public school to Seagraves Schools is Loop School, about 9.4 miles away. The school's 27.3% average proficiency ranks 7th among 7 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
The number of students climbed from 510 to 525 over 4 years.
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Gaines County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,232
Census ACS
Median income
$74,132
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
3,764 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Loop School9.4 mi · 150
- Wellman-Union School10.8 mi · 248
- Dodson Primary School14.6 mi · 334
- Kelley Elementary School14.6 mi · 309
- William G Gravitt Junior High School15.5 mi · 319
- Denver City High School15.5 mi · 512
Frequently asked questions
About Seagraves SchoolsHow large is Seagraves Schools?
Seagraves Schools enrolls approximately 525 students in grades PK-12.
Is Seagraves Schools an elementary, middle, or high school?
Seagraves Schools is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Seagraves Schools?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Seagraves Schools is approximately 11.6:1 (45 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Seagraves Schools?
At Seagraves Schools, the student body is approximately 10% White, 86% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Seagraves Schools public or private?
Seagraves Schools is a public K-12 school, overseen by SEAGRAVES ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.