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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the SEMINOLE EL administration to hear?
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Enrollment
485
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEMINOLE ISD·NCES 483975004514
SEMINOLE EL
401 S W AVE B, SEMINOLE, TX 79360 · (432) 758-3615 · Gaines County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL485 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
314 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Students here typically continue to
SEMINOLE EL→SEMINOLE J H
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SEMINOLE ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
43.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +18.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
56.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +0.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 18 points since 2020, while math scores have held steady.
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
47.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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
485
+55 (+13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.2:1
% White
39%
was 47%
% Hispanic
59%
was 50%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About SEMINOLE EL
SEMINOLE EL, a mid-tier elementary-level community in SEMINOLE, Texas, run under SEMINOLE ISD, enrolls 485 students, covering grades 4 through 5.
Within SEMINOLE ISD, which oversees 6 schools and 3,089 students, SEMINOLE EL is one campus in the system.
Demographically, SEMINOLE EL reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 59% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 39% White. By comparison, Gaines County as a whole is about 40% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, SEMINOLE EL has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, SEMINOLE EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.6%; this one delivers 47.0%.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Gaines County put 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 SEMINOLE EL is one.
Nearest neighbor: SEMINOLE PRI, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around SEMINOLE EL. On composite proficiency, SEMINOLE EL comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 48.6%.
The school occupies a town-based site.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 13%: 430 students in 2018 compared to 485 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 50% to 59% across the same window.
On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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
Other schools in SEMINOLE ISD
- SEMINOLE H SHigh · 835 students
- SEMINOLE J HMiddle · 676 students
- YOUNG ELElementary · 581 students
- SEMINOLE PRIElementary · 478 students
- SEMINOLE SUCCESS CTRHigh · 34 students
Other schools in SEMINOLE
- SEMINOLE H SHigh · 835 students
- SEMINOLE J HMiddle · 676 students
- YOUNG ELElementary · 581 students
- SEMINOLE PRIElementary · 478 students
- SEMINOLE SUCCESS CTRHigh · 34 students
Nearby schools
- SEMINOLE PRI0.0 mi · 478
- SEMINOLE SUCCESS CTR0.1 mi · 34
- SEMINOLE J H1.0 mi · 676
- YOUNG EL1.2 mi · 581
- SEMINOLE H S1.2 mi · 835
- SEAGRAVES SCHOOLS16.7 mi · 525
Frequently asked questions
About SEMINOLE ELWhat is the total enrollment at SEMINOLE EL?
SEMINOLE EL enrolls approximately 485 students in grades 04-05.
What age range does SEMINOLE EL serve?
SEMINOLE EL serves students from grade 04 through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SEMINOLE EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SEMINOLE EL is approximately 14.8:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at SEMINOLE EL?
Student demographics at SEMINOLE EL are roughly 39% White, 59% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees SEMINOLE EL?
SEMINOLE EL is overseen by SEMINOLE ISD in Gaines County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.