STANTON EL

STANTON EL, a moderately sized elementary-level community in STANTON, Texas, overseen by STANTON ISD, serves 483 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

STANTON EL is one of 3 schools operated by STANTON ISD, a district that caters to 1,062 students overall.

In terms of who attends, STANTON EL records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 74%. Other groups include 24% White. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, STANTON EL reports 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting STANTON EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Martin County (around 44%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, STANTON EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.9%, the actual is 43.6%, a residual of -5.3 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Martin County put the typical household earns roughly $93,734 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. STANTON EL is one of 4 public schools in Martin County (combined enrollment of about 1,303 students).

Nearest neighbor: STANTON MIDDLE, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around STANTON EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts STANTON EL at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 52.0%.

STANTON EL operates from a countryside location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at STANTON EL has contracted 6%, going from 513 students in 2018 to 483 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 29% to 24% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the STANTON EL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.