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What's the state of after-school transportation at SULPHUR SPRINGS EL?
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Enrollment
598
Elementary
DISTRICT 331 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SULPHUR SPRINGS ISD·NCES 484182012791
Sulphur Springs Elementary School
829 BELL ST, SULPHUR SPRINGS, TX 75482 · (903) 885-8466 · Hopkins County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL598 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Texas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
397 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 294 | 49% |
| Grade 5 | 304 | 51% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within SULPHUR SPRINGS ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
48.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
49.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 26.0% | 23.0% | 29.0% |
| Mathematics | 26.0% | 23.0% | 21.0% | 30.0% |
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 | 48.0% | 49.0% |
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 49.0% |
| 2022-23 | 36.0% | 48.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 32.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
44.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Sulphur Springs Elementary School
Sulphur Springs Elementary School's state test result (44.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sulphur Springs Elementary School this school | 598 | 66.4% | 44.1% |
| Finley-Oates Elementary School BONHAM | 559 | 69.9% | 34.3% |
| Parmley Elementary School WILLIS | 631 | 72.1% | 43.5% |
| Cedar Grove Elementary School LIVINGSTON | 513 | 67.6% | 51.2% |
| Caldwell Elementary School CALDWELL | 641 | 66.0% | 52.5% |
| Dyess Elementary School ABILENE | 621 | 66.0% | 45.8% |
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 Sulphur Springs Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hopkins County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.1% | #2,069 of 4,401 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,900 of 4,466 ▼ 238 | #3 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #2,808 of 4,466 ▼ 510 | #5 of 6 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #1,960 of 3,998 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 598 | #1,636 of 4,938 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #2,110 of 4,622 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.9% | #1,331 of 4,628 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.4% | #2,756 of 4,789 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.8% | #2,143 of 2,838 | N/A |
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
598
-20 (-3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 598 | 40.9 | 14.6:1 | 66% (397) |
| 2023-24 | 639 | 46.2 | 13.8:1 | 64% (406) |
| 2022-23 | 639 | 50.2 | 12.7:1 | 69% (444) |
| 2020-21 | 618 | 50 | 12.4:1 | 64% (396) |
| 2017-18 | 656 | 48.5 | 13.5:1 | 67% (441) |
| 2015-16 | 616 | 42 | 14.7:1 | 64% (394) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sulphur Springs Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (656 to 598); teachers down 16% (48.5 to 40.9).
About Sulphur Springs Elementary School
Sulphur Springs Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school based in SULPHUR SPRINGS, Texas. The school serves grades 4 through 5. Enrollment is 598 students.
In SULPHUR SPRINGS ISD, 9 schools enroll a combined 4,236 students.
At Sulphur Springs Elementary School, 53% of students are White. It is also 32% Hispanic, 10% Black, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Hopkins County is roughly 80% White. The diversity index for Sulphur Springs Elementary School is 61%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at Sulphur Springs Elementary School, there are about 14.6 students; the school has 40.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is close to this figure. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 66%.
Sulphur Springs Elementary School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 50% of Texas public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Sulphur Springs Elementary School would be expected to post about 45.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 44.1%.
For the population of Hopkins County, median household income comes to about $70,888, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hopkins County's 18 public schools enroll about 6,733 students and include Sulphur Springs Elementary School.
Austin Academic Center is about 0.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Sulphur Springs Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: Sulphur Springs Elementary School ranks 7th of 7 nearby schools, at 44.1% versus a 49.3% average.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Remote. That means it sits in a town far from an urbanized area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 3%, from 618 to 598. The number of students per teacher increased from 12.4 to 14.6 over 4 years.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Hopkins County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,784
Census ACS
Median income
$70,888
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
6,733 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SULPHUR SPRINGS ISD
- Sulphur Springs High SchoolHigh · 1,270 students
- Sulphur Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 961 students
- Barbara Bush Primary SchoolElementary · 310 students
- Rowena Johnson Primary SchoolElementary · 306 students
- Bowie Primary SchoolElementary · 295 students
- Travis Primary SchoolElementary · 253 students
Other schools in SULPHUR SPRINGS
- Sulphur Springs High SchoolHigh · 1,270 students
- Sulphur Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 961 students
- Barbara Bush Primary SchoolElementary · 310 students
- Rowena Johnson Primary SchoolElementary · 306 students
- Bowie Primary SchoolElementary · 295 students
- North Hopkins Elementary SchoolElementary · 264 students
Other Sulphur Springs Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Sulphur Springs Elementary. Sulphur Springs Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Sulphur Springs ElementaryJonesborough, TN · 364 students
Nearby schools
- Austin Academic Center0.7 mi · 20
- Travis Primary School1.1 mi · 253
- Bowie Primary School1.2 mi · 295
- Sulphur Springs High School1.3 mi · 1,270
- Sulphur Springs Middle School1.4 mi · 961
- Barbara Bush Primary School1.5 mi · 310
Frequently asked questions
About Sulphur Springs Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Sulphur Springs Elementary School?
Sulphur Springs Elementary School enrolls approximately 598 students in grades 04-05.
Is Sulphur Springs Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sulphur Springs Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 04-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sulphur Springs Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sulphur Springs Elementary School is approximately 14.6:1 (41 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Sulphur Springs Elementary School?
Sulphur Springs Elementary School reports a student body of 53% White, 32% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Sulphur Springs Elementary School in?
Sulphur Springs Elementary School is part of SULPHUR SPRINGS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.