SUNDOWN EL

Located at 605 S SCHOOL ST, in SUNDOWN, Texas, SUNDOWN EL is a cozy K-5 school that caters to 231 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under SUNDOWN ISD. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 55% smaller than typical.

SUNDOWN EL is one of 4 schools operated by SUNDOWN ISD, a district that enrolls 552 students overall.

Looking at the student body, SUNDOWN EL reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 64%. Other groups include 33% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 50%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, SUNDOWN EL shows 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting SUNDOWN EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 53% of students at SUNDOWN EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), SUNDOWN EL sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 50.6%; actual is 74.8%, +24.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Hockley County put the typical household earns roughly $63,140 per year, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hockley County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,633 students), SUNDOWN EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is RACE (ROUGHNECK ALTERNATIVE CENTER FOR EDUCATION), roughly 0.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SUNDOWN EL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 54.3%.

SUNDOWN EL operates from a rural location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 24%: 305 students in 2018 compared to 231 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 9.3:1 today.

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