Enrollment
155
Elementary
STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SWEET HOME ISD·NCES 484200004782
Sweet Home Elementary School
7508 FM 531, SWEET HOME, TX 77987 · (361) 221-3221 · Lavaca County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL155 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
12.4:1
12 FTE teachers
STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
35 students
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 | 17 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 19 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 15 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 12 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 8 | 5% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
52.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -4.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -19.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 27.0% | 29.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 26.0% | 37.0% | 21.0% |
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 | 52.0% | 42.0% |
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 61.0% |
% 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
59.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Sweet Home Elementary School
Sweet Home Elementary School's state test result (59.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Home Elementary School this school | 155 | 22.6% | 59.8% |
| Happy Elementary School HAPPY | 134 | 24.6% | 56.0% |
| Westphalia Elementary School WESTPHALIA | 159 | 19.5% | 69.1% |
| Devers Elementary School DEVERS | 135 | 28.1% | 83.1% |
| Irion Elementary School MERTZON | 200 | 29.5% | 56.0% |
| Buffalo Gap Elementary School BUFFALO GAP | 224 | 16.5% | 73.5% |
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 Sweet Home Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #776 of 4,401 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #2,667 of 4,466 ▼ 2,134 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #2,322 of 4,466 ▼ 862 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 155 | #4,736 of 4,938 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.6% | #4,380 of 4,789 |
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
155
+12 (+8%) vs 2020
+99% since 1990-91, when it was 78
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 155 | 12.5 | 12.4:1 | 23% (35) |
| 2023-24 | 148 | 12.8 | 11.5:1 | 19% (28) |
| 2022-23 | 145 | 11.7 | 12.4:1 | 20% (29) |
| 2020-21 | 143 | 12 | 11.9:1 | 20% (28) |
| 2017-18 | 156 | 11 | 14.2:1 | 22% (35) |
| 2015-16 | 150 | 12 | 12.5:1 | 11% (16) |
| 2010-11 | 129 | 9 | 14.3:1 | 26% (33) |
| 2000-01 | 79 | 6 | 13.2:1 | 25% (20) |
| 1990-91 | 78 | 6 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sweet Home Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (156 to 155); teachers up 13% (11 to 12.5).
About Sweet Home Elementary School
Sweet Home Elementary School is an elementary school in SWEET HOME, Texas, according to federal school records. The school enrolls 155 students in pre-K through 8. Elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students, which makes this school 70% below average.
Sweet Home Elementary School belongs to SWEET HOME ISD.
Of every 100 students at Sweet Home Elementary School, about 83 are White. Other students are 14% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 74% White share among all Lavaca County residents. A diversity index of 29% means there is a 29% chance two randomly chosen students at Sweet Home Elementary School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 12.4:1. The school has 12.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1. In all, 23% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Lavaca County average 35%.
On the allk12 Grade, Sweet Home Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 67% of Texas public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Sweet Home Elementary School would be expected to post about 64.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 59.8%.
In the surrounding county, Lavaca County, the median household earns about $63,240 a year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Sweet Home Elementary School, Lavaca County has 12 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Yoakum Annex, is about 6.0 miles. Around the school, 6 other public schools are within ten miles. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Sweet Home Elementary School is 3rd on average proficiency.
Sweet Home Elementary School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
From 143 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 155 by 2024-25.
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Lavaca County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,552
Census ACS
Median income
$63,240
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
2,547 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Yoakum Annex6.0 mi · 185
- Yoakum Primary School6.4 mi · 231
- Yoakum Intermediate School6.5 mi · 292
- Yoakum High School6.5 mi · 477
- Yoakum Junior High School6.6 mi · 273
- Vysehrad Elementary School7.2 mi · 74
Frequently asked questions
About Sweet Home Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sweet Home Elementary School?
Sweet Home Elementary School enrolls approximately 155 students in grades PK-08.
Is Sweet Home Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sweet Home Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Sweet Home Elementary School have?
Sweet Home Elementary School employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
How diverse is Sweet Home Elementary School?
Sweet Home Elementary School reports a student body of 83% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Sweet Home Elementary School?
Sweet Home Elementary School is overseen by SWEET HOME ISD in Lavaca County.
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