SUNSET EL

SUNSET EL operates as a close-knit elementary school in DUMAS, Texas, operated by DUMAS ISD. Current enrollment sits at 310 students spanning grades pre-K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 40% below typical.

DUMAS ISD comprises 9 schools with combined enrollment of 5,101 students; SUNSET EL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SUNSET EL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (88%); the rest consists of 8% White, 3% Black. By comparison, Moore County as a whole is about 61% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 82% of students at SUNSET EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Moore County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, SUNSET EL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 38.2%; this one delivers 52.7%, a residual of +14.4 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Moore County) logs that median household income runs about $61,762, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. In all, Moore County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,694 students), of which SUNSET EL is one.

The closest other public school is DUMAS SOUTH EL, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around SUNSET EL. On composite proficiency, SUNSET EL comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 45.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 6 years, enrollment at SUNSET EL has shrank 7%, going from 333 students in 2018 to 310 in 2024. Asian enrollment moved from 6% to 1% across the same window.

On the community side, the feed for SUNSET EL typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.