Enrollment
231
Elementary
DISTRICT 138 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUNDOWN ISD·NCES 484185004772
SUNDOWN EL
605 S SCHOOL ST, SUNDOWN, TX 79372 · (806) 602-8823 · Hockley County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL231 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
123 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Based on grade levels within SUNDOWN ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
76.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +36.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
93.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +33.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 93 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 36 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 33 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
74.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 51% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 24 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
231
-74 (-24%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 11.4:1
% White
33%
was 33%
% Hispanic
64%
was 64%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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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Hockley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,363
Census ACS
Median income
$63,140
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
4,633 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SUNDOWN ISD
- SUNDOWN H SHigh · 184 students
- SUNDOWN J HMiddle · 134 students
- RACE (ROUGHNECK ALTERNATIVE CENTER FOR EDUCATION)High · 3 students
Other schools in SUNDOWN
- SUNDOWN H SHigh · 184 students
- SUNDOWN J HMiddle · 134 students
- RACE (ROUGHNECK ALTERNATIVE CENTER FOR EDUCATION)High · 3 students
Nearby schools
- RACE (ROUGHNECK ALTERNATIVE CENTER FOR EDUCATION)0.0 mi · 3
- SUNDOWN H S0.0 mi · 184
- SUNDOWN J H0.0 mi · 134
- SOUTH EL10.4 mi · 238
- MOSAIC ACADEMY10.6 mi · 29
- MULLIN MOSAIC11.1 mi · 20
Frequently asked questions
About SUNDOWN ELHow large is SUNDOWN EL?
SUNDOWN EL enrolls approximately 231 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does SUNDOWN EL serve?
SUNDOWN EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does SUNDOWN EL have?
SUNDOWN EL employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.3:1.
What is the student diversity at SUNDOWN EL?
Student demographics at SUNDOWN EL are roughly 33% White, 64% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is SUNDOWN EL in?
SUNDOWN EL is part of SUNDOWN ISD.
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