Enrollment
62
Elementary
STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SIVELLS BEND ISD·NCES 484038004574
Sivells Bend Elementary School
1053 CR 403, GAINESVILLE, TX 76240 · (940) 665-6411 · Cooke County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL62 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
8 FTE teachers
STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
37 students
STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 12 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 7 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 6 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 7 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 5 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 3 | 5% |
| Grade 6 | 9 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 4 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 8 | 13% |
Student demographics
43%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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
69.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +4.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -12.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 28.0% | 41.0% | 20.0% | 11.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 36.0% |
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 | 69.0% | 39.0% |
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 51.0% |
% 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
60.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% 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 Sivells Bend Elementary School
Sivells Bend Elementary School's state test result (60.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sivells Bend Elementary School this school | 62 | 59.7% | 60.2% |
| Lueders-Avoca El/J H LUEDERS | 60 | 61.7% | 34.3% |
| Early Learning Academy STINNETT | 52 | 59.6% | N/A |
| Walnut Bend Elementary School GAINESVILLE | 73 | 67.1% | 35.1% |
| Aspermont Elementary School ASPERMONT | 86 | 60.5% | 45.6% |
| Excelsior Elementary School CENTER | 86 | 52.3% | 26.6% |
Matched among Texas elementary 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 Sivells Bend Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Cooke County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 62 | #4,873 of 4,938 | #8 of 8 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
62
+13 (+27%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 48
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
was 7.0:1
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 | 62 | 7.5 | 8.3:1 | 60% (37) |
| 2023-24 | 74 | 7.5 | 9.9:1 | 42% (31) |
| 2022-23 | 70 | 6.7 | 10.5:1 | 63% (44) |
| 2020-21 | 49 | 7 | 7.0:1 | 59% (29) |
| 2017-18 | 69 | 7.4 | 9.3:1 | 84% (58) |
| 2015-16 | 73 | 7 | 10.4:1 | 66% (48) |
| 2010-11 | 68 | 7 | 9.7:1 | 46% (31) |
| 2000-01 | 56 | 5 | 11.2:1 | 41% (23) |
| 1990-91 | 48 | 16 | 3.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sivells Bend Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (69 to 62); teachers up 1% (7.4 to 7.5).
About Sivells Bend Elementary School
Sivells Bend Elementary School is one of the public schools in GAINESVILLE, Texas. It is a very small elementary school. In all, 62 students attend the school in pre-K through 8. It has 88% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Texas (about 519).
For district matters, Sivells Bend Elementary School falls under SIVELLS BEND ISD.
About 73% of the student body at Sivells Bend Elementary School is White. Enrollment also includes 21% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 43%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sivells Bend Elementary School is 8.3:1, based on 7.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Sivells Bend Elementary School counts 60% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Cooke County is 48%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Sivells Bend Elementary School is 12.0 points above its prediction. Actual: 60.2%. Predicted: 48.2%.
American Community Survey estimates for Cooke County show that the median household earns about $73,932 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Cooke County has 20 public schools with about 6,986 students, including Sivells Bend Elementary School.
Sivells Bend Elementary School is about 6.7 miles from Thackerville Middle School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within ten miles. Sivells Bend Elementary School's average proficiency of 60.2% compares with 31.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Sivells Bend Elementary School is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
In 2020-21, Sivells Bend Elementary School enrolled 49 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 62. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 7.0:1; by 2024-25 it was 8.3:1.
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Cooke County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
43,046
Census ACS
Median income
$73,932
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
6,986 students
Quick facts
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Nearby schools
- Thackerville Middle School6.7 mi · 64
- Thackerville High School6.7 mi · 77
- Thackerville Elementary School6.8 mi · 164
- Marietta High School7.2 mi · 288
- Marietta Middle School7.2 mi · 241
- Marietta Elementary School7.3 mi · 542
Frequently asked questions
About Sivells Bend Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sivells Bend Elementary School?
Sivells Bend Elementary School enrolls approximately 62 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Sivells Bend Elementary School serve?
Sivells Bend Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Sivells Bend Elementary School?
Approximately 8.3:1 students per teacher at Sivells Bend Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Sivells Bend Elementary School?
Student demographics at Sivells Bend Elementary School are roughly 73% White, 21% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Sivells Bend Elementary School?
Sivells Bend Elementary School is overseen by SIVELLS BEND ISD in Cooke County.
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