Enrollment
106
Combined
STATE 485
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SIDNEY ISD·NCES 484017004556
Sidney School
4100 HWY 1689, SIDNEY, TX 76474 · (254) 842-5500 · Comanche County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL106 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
7.5:1
14 FTE teachers
STATE 11.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
64 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 4 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 9 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 10 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 8 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 8 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 8 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 15 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 8 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 5 | 5% |
| Grade 9 | 8 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 10 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 7 | 7% |
| Grade 12 | 6 | 6% |
Student demographics
42%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
49.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -7.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
45.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 13.0% | 36.0% | 28.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 34.0% | 26.0% | 29.0% |
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 | 49.0% | 45.0% |
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 41.0% |
% 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
46.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Sidney School
Sidney School's state test result (46.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney School this school | 106 | 60.4% | 46.8% |
| Lohn School LOHN | 123 | 61.0% | 33.4% |
| Cranfills Gap School CRANFILLS GAP | 116 | 61.2% | 53.7% |
| Gold Burg School BOWIE | 148 | 57.4% | 25.6% |
| Cherokee School CHEROKEE | 123 | 66.7% | 56.9% |
| Blanket School BLANKET | 166 | 62.7% | 25.0% |
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 Sidney School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #83 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #91 of 218 ▲ 56 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #139 of 218 ▼ 43 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 106 | #228 of 280 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.4% | #110 of 226 |
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
106
-36 (-25%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 138
Student : Teacher
7.5:1
was 10.1:1
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 | 106 | 14.2 | 7.5:1 | 60% (64) |
| 2023-24 | 152 | 14.9 | 10.2:1 | 100% (152) |
| 2022-23 | 124 | 13.9 | 8.9:1 | 63% (78) |
| 2020-21 | 142 | 14 | 10.1:1 | 68% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 128 | 16.6 | 7.7:1 | 64% (82) |
| 2015-16 | 140 | 15 | 9.3:1 | 65% (91) |
| 2010-11 | 112 | 15 | 7.5:1 | 74% (83) |
| 2000-01 | 114 | 14 | 8.1:1 | 61% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 138 | 22 | 6.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sidney School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (128 to 106); teachers down 14% (16.6 to 14.2).
About Sidney School
Sidney School sits in SIDNEY, Texas, and is classified as a school serving multiple grade levels. Students in pre-K through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 106 students. Combined schools in Texas have about 485 students on average; enrollment here is 78% lower.
Sidney School is administered by SIDNEY ISD.
The student body at Sidney School is 72% White. The rest of enrollment is 25% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Among Comanche County residents, the White share is about 70%. A diversity index of 42% means there is a 42% chance two randomly chosen students at Sidney School are from different groups.
Sidney School reported 14.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 7.5:1. By comparison, the average for combined schools in Texas is 11.7:1. There are 64 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 60% of enrollment.
Sidney School is 1.1 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (46.8% versus 47.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
Comanche County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $59,635 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. Public schools in Comanche County number 9, with about 2,274 students.
Comanche Early Childhood Center is about 8.5 miles from Sidney School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within ten miles. On state test proficiency, Sidney School ranks 4th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Sidney School is Rural: Remote.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Sidney School had a net loss of 36 students, or 25%. The ratio was 10.1:1 in 2020-21 and 7.5:1 in 2024-25.
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Comanche County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,950
Census ACS
Median income
$59,635
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,274 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Comanche Early Childhood Center8.5 mi · 50
- Comanche High School8.8 mi · 375
- Jefferies Junior High School9.0 mi · 295
- Comanche Elementary School9.2 mi · 658
- Blanket School9.2 mi · 166
- May Elementary School11.1 mi · 129
Frequently asked questions
About Sidney SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sidney School?
Sidney School enrolls approximately 106 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Sidney School serve?
Sidney School serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sidney School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sidney School is approximately 7.5:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sidney School?
At Sidney School, the student body is approximately 72% White, 25% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
What district is Sidney School in?
Sidney School is part of SIDNEY ISD.
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