Enrollment
272
Elementary
DISTRICT 226 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUDAN ISD·NCES 484176004760
Sudan Elementary School
107 W HWY 303, SUDAN, TX 79371 · (806) 227-2173 · Lamb County
GRADES PK–07ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL272 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
132 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 20 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 34 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 18% smaller than its 7th grade class (34).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Sudan Elementary School→Sudan High School
Based on grade levels within SUDAN ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2024-25 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
56.0%
TX avg 53.3% . +4.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
54.0%
TX avg 43.3% . -10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are up about 4 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 33.0% | 25.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 23.0% | 31.0% | 27.0% | 19.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 60.0% | 60.0% |
| 2021-22 | 54.0% | 54.0% |
| 2020-21 | 52.0% | 64.0% |
% 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
49.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Sudan Elementary School
Sudan Elementary School's state test result (49.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sudan Elementary School this school | 272 | 48.5% | 49.2% |
| Memorial Elementary School NEW BRAUNFELS | 261 | 51.0% | 44.1% |
| Chisholm Trail Elementary School SANGER | 292 | 46.9% | N/A |
| Flatonia Elementary School FLATONIA | 349 | 46.7% | 68.8% |
| Mason Elementary School MASON | 298 | 53.0% | 60.7% |
| Dyer Elementary School KRUM | 361 | 51.0% | 43.3% |
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 Sudan Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #1,505 of 4,401 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,439 of 4,466 ▼ 116 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,867 of 4,466 ▼ 224 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.0pp | #2,731 of 3,998 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 272 | #4,349 of 4,938 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #258 of 4,622 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.2% | #2,116 of 4,628 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.5% | #3,642 of 4,789 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.4% | #1,743 of 2,838 |
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
272
-53 (-16%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 258
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 272 | 23.3 | 11.7:1 | 49% (132) |
| 2023-24 | 291 | 22.9 | 12.7:1 | 58% (169) |
| 2022-23 | 294 | 22.7 | 13.0:1 | 59% (174) |
| 2020-21 | 325 | 23 | 14.1:1 | 56% (183) |
| 2017-18 | 314 | 23.3 | 13.5:1 | 55% (173) |
| 2015-16 | 299 | 21 | 14.2:1 | 59% (176) |
| 2010-11 | 262 | 19 | 13.8:1 | 73% (190) |
| 2000-01 | 179 | 20 | 8.9:1 | 62% (111) |
| 1990-91 | 258 | 21 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sudan Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (314 to 272); teachers unchanged (23.3 to 23.3).
About Sudan Elementary School
In SUDAN, Texas, Sudan Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 272 students in pre-K through 7. Against the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas, enrollment here is 48% lower.
SUDAN ISD has 452 students spread across 2 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at Sudan Elementary School, at 50%. Other groups make up 47% White. County-wide, 58% of Lamb County residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 53% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.7:1. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 11.7:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Sudan Elementary School is 49%. That is 20 points below the 69% average for public schools in Lamb County.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Sudan Elementary School is 3.8 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 49.2% actual, 53.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Sudan Elementary School is located in Lamb County, where the median household income is $60,760, about 14% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Besides Sudan Elementary School, Lamb County has 12 other public schools.
Sudan High School is the public school closest to Sudan Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 2. Ranked by average proficiency, Sudan Elementary School places 4th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Under the NCES locale system, Sudan Elementary School is Rural: Remote.
Enrollment has fallen by 53 students since 2020-21, to 272. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 11.7:1, from 14.1:1.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Lamb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,828
Census ACS
Median income
$60,760
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
14%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,773 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Sudan High School0.0 mi · 180
- Amherst School7.6 mi · 102
- Littlefield Elementary School14.4 mi · 241
- Littlefield Junior High School14.5 mi · 281
- Littlefield Primary School14.5 mi · 329
- Littlefield High School14.7 mi · 382
Frequently asked questions
About Sudan Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sudan Elementary School?
Sudan Elementary School enrolls approximately 272 students in grades PK-07.
What grades does Sudan Elementary School serve?
Sudan Elementary School serves grades PK-07.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sudan Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sudan Elementary School is approximately 11.7:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sudan Elementary School?
At Sudan Elementary School, the student body is approximately 47% White, 50% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Sudan Elementary School in?
Sudan Elementary School is part of SUDAN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.