Enrollment
231
Elementary
DISTRICT 138 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUNDOWN ISD·NCES 484185004772
Sundown Elementary School
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 32 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 27 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (27) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Based on grade levels within SUNDOWN ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
75.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +35.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
84.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +24.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 35 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 41.0% | 34.0% | 15.0% | 10.0% |
| Mathematics | 44.0% | 40.0% | 11.0% | 5.0% |
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 | 75.0% | 84.0% |
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 91.0% |
| 2023-24 | 76.0% | 93.0% |
| 2022-23 | 17.0% | 67.0% |
| 2021-22 | 83.0% | 67.0% |
| 2020-21 | 40.0% | 60.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
75.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% 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 25 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 →
Schools most like Sundown Elementary School
Sundown Elementary School's state test result (75.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sundown Elementary School this school | 231 | 53.2% | 75.8% |
| Sunray Elementary School SUNRAY | 256 | 54.3% | 36.9% |
| Pilot Point Early Childhood Center PILOT POINT | 198 | 50.0% | N/A |
| Roscoe Elementary School ROSCOE | 179 | 54.2% | 41.1% |
| Markham Elementary School MARKHAM | 255 | 51.8% | 78.5% |
| McDade Elementary School MCDADE | 208 | 59.1% | 32.5% |
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 Sundown Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.8% | #169 of 4,401 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #80 of 4,466 ▼ 68 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #502 of 4,466 ▲ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +37.5pp | #48 of 3,998 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 231 | #4,534 of 4,938 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.3:1 | #7 of 4,622 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.6% | #2,534 of 4,628 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.2% | #3,446 of 4,789 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.3% | #847 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
231
-28 (-11%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 304
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 231 | 24.8 | 9.3:1 | 53% (123) |
| 2023-24 | 242 | 23 | 10.5:1 | 48% (117) |
| 2022-23 | 260 | 22.8 | 11.4:1 | 53% (137) |
| 2020-21 | 259 | 25 | 10.4:1 | 48% (125) |
| 2017-18 | 305 | 26.7 | 11.4:1 | 41% (126) |
| 2015-16 | 351 | 26 | 13.5:1 | 40% (140) |
| 2010-11 | 361 | 27 | 13.4:1 | 40% (146) |
| 2000-01 | 270 | 23 | 11.7:1 | 53% (143) |
| 1990-91 | 304 | 25 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sundown Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (305 to 231); teachers down 7% (26.7 to 24.8).
About Sundown Elementary School
Sundown Elementary School is an elementary school located in SUNDOWN, Texas, in Hockley County. Its enrollment is 231 students, spread over pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
A total of 4 schools make up SUNDOWN ISD, with 552 students enrolled.
About 64% of the student body at Sundown Elementary School is Hispanic. Other students are 33% White. By comparison, Hockley County residents are about 50% Hispanic. A diversity index of 49% means there is a 49% chance two randomly chosen students at Sundown Elementary School are from different groups.
A staff of 24.8 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 9.3:1. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is 15.1:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 53%.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Sundown Elementary School does better than predicted by 24.8 points. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 75.8%; the prediction is 51.0%.
The school is in Hockley County, where the median household earns about $63,140 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Sundown Elementary School shares Hockley County with 15 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Sundown Elementary School is closest to Race (roughneck Alternative Center for Education), less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Sundown Elementary School ranks 1st of 6 nearby schools, at 75.8% versus a 54.4% average.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 11%, from 259 to 231. Students per teacher dropped from 10.4 in 2020-21 to 9.3 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Sundown Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 High SchoolHigh · 184 students
- Sundown Junior High SchoolMiddle · 134 students
- Race (roughneck Alternative Center for Education)High · 3 students
Other schools in SUNDOWN
- Sundown High SchoolHigh · 184 students
- Sundown Junior High SchoolMiddle · 134 students
- Race (roughneck Alternative Center for Education)High · 3 students
Other Sundown Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Sundown Elementary. Sundown Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Sundown Elementary SchoolKATY, TX · 720 students
- Sundown ElementaryLancaster, CA · 941 students
Nearby schools
- Race (roughneck Alternative Center for Education)0.0 mi · 3
- Sundown High School0.0 mi · 184
- Sundown Junior High School0.0 mi · 134
- South Elementary School10.4 mi · 238
- Mosaic Academy10.6 mi · 29
- Mullin Mosaic11.1 mi · 20
Frequently asked questions
About Sundown Elementary SchoolHow large is Sundown Elementary School?
Sundown Elementary School enrolls approximately 231 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Sundown Elementary School serve?
Sundown Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Sundown Elementary School have?
Sundown Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Sundown Elementary School?
Student demographics at Sundown Elementary School are roughly 33% White, 64% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Sundown Elementary School in?
Sundown Elementary School is part of SUNDOWN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.