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Which teacher or staff member at SEAGRAVES SCHOOLS deserves more recognition?
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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
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
30.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
27.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -8.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 15 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 8 points.
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
28.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
525
-19 (-3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 11.3:1
% White
10%
was 11%
% Hispanic
86%
was 81%
% Black
3%
was 7%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SEAGRAVES SCHOOLS
SEAGRAVES SCHOOLS is a medium-sized multi-level school in SEAGRAVES, Texas, overseen by SEAGRAVES ISD. The school hosts 525 students in grades pre-K through 12.
SEAGRAVES SCHOOLS is a school of SEAGRAVES ISD, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.
On demographics, SEAGRAVES SCHOOLS reports that nearly all students (86%) are Hispanic; the rest consists of 10% White, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 40% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the resource side, SEAGRAVES SCHOOLS logs 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 80% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Gaines County (around 62%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, SEAGRAVES SCHOOLS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.9%, the actual is 28.2%, a residual of -10.7 points.
In the area at large, Gaines County reports that median household income runs about $74,132, roughly 12% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Gaines County runs 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,764 students), of which SEAGRAVES SCHOOLS is one.
LOOP SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 9.4 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SEAGRAVES SCHOOLS at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 43.8%.
SEAGRAVES SCHOOLS operates from a low-density location.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 3%: 544 students in 2018 compared to 525 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 81% to 86% over that span.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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 PRI14.6 mi · 334
- KELLEY EL14.6 mi · 309
- WILLIAM G GRAVITT J H15.5 mi · 319
- DENVER CITY H S15.5 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.