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Enrollment
694
Elementary
DISTRICT 722 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEALY ISD·NCES 483963013753
SEALY EL
723 FM 2187, SEALY, TX 77474 · (979) 885-3852 · Austin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL694 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
460 students
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary 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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within SEALY ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
54.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
59.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +33.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 33 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
54.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 →
About SEALY EL
SEALY EL is an average-sized elementary campus in SEALY, Texas, part of SEALY ISD. The school instructs 694 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so SEALY EL sits 34% larger than that benchmark.
SEALY ISD runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 3,109 students. SEALY EL is one of those campuses.
Demographically, SEALY EL logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 55% of enrollment; the rest comes out to 33% White, 7% Black, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.
On the resource side, SEALY EL records 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.6:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 66% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Austin County runs at roughly 56%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, SEALY EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.9%, the actual is 54.0%, a residual of +9.1 points.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Austin County) records that the typical household earns roughly $75,789 per year, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. SEALY EL is one of 12 public schools in Austin County (combined enrollment of about 5,944 students).
SEALY J H is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, SEALY EL comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 42.6%.
The campus sits in a town-based setting.
On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Austin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,170
Census ACS
Median income
$75,789
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
5,944 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SEALY ISD
Other schools in SEALY
Nearby schools
- SEALY J H1.7 mi · 664
- SELMAN EL2.0 mi · 749
- SEALY H S2.3 mi · 1,002
- BELLVILLE H S10.2 mi · 786
- BELLVILLE J H10.5 mi · 557
- O'BRYANT PRI11.4 mi · 563
Frequently asked questions
About SEALY ELWhat is the total enrollment at SEALY EL?
SEALY EL enrolls approximately 694 students in grades PK-05.
Is SEALY EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
SEALY EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does SEALY EL have?
SEALY EL employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
How diverse is SEALY EL?
SEALY EL reports a student body of 33% White, 55% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees SEALY EL?
SEALY EL is overseen by SEALY ISD in Austin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.