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Enrollment
638
Elementary
DISTRICT 669 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANDREWS ISD·NCES 480828000199
Underwood Elementary School
316 SW 5TH ST, ANDREWS, TX 79714 · (432) 523-3640 · Andrews County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL638 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% of Texas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
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
15.8:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
362 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 341 | 53% |
| Grade 5 | 297 | 47% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
Underwood Elementary School→Andrews Middle School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ANDREWS ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
46.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +6.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +13.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 6 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 27.0% | 29.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 23.0% | 29.0% | 37.0% |
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 | 46.0% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.0% | 35.0% |
| 2022-23 | 34.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 48.0% | 23.0% |
| 2020-21 | 40.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
33.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 49% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Underwood Elementary School
Underwood Elementary School's state test result (33.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Underwood Elementary School this school | 638 | 56.7% | 33.9% |
| Heritage Elementary School DEER PARK | 667 | 54.3% | 50.2% |
| Devonian Elementary School ANDREWS | 649 | 54.1% | 44.5% |
| Clearfork Elementary School ANDREWS | 721 | 58.9% | N/A |
| Andrews Elementary School PORTLAND | 530 | 55.5% | 46.4% |
| Tom Green Elementary School BUDA | 612 | 59.6% | 34.6% |
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 Underwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #3,265 of 4,401 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #3,513 of 4,466 ▲ 114 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #2,974 of 4,466 ▼ 84 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.5pp | #1,634 of 3,998 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 638 | #1,335 of 4,938 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #3,093 of 4,622 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.9% | #3,116 of 4,628 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.7% | #3,281 of 4,789 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.5% | #2,747 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
638
+62 (+11%) vs 2020
+56% since 1990-91, when it was 408
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 638 | 40.5 | 15.8:1 | 57% (362) |
| 2023-24 | 649 | 40.7 | 15.9:1 | 54% (348) |
| 2022-23 | 648 | 40.2 | 16.1:1 | 53% (341) |
| 2020-21 | 576 | 40 | 14.4:1 | 51% (291) |
| 2017-18 | 648 | 38.4 | 16.9:1 | 42% (272) |
| 2015-16 | 601 | 44 | 13.7:1 | 42% (255) |
| 2010-11 | 475 | 36 | 13.2:1 | 27% (127) |
| 2000-01 | 252 | 23 | 11.0:1 | 43% (108) |
| 1990-91 | 408 | 25 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Underwood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (648 to 638); teachers up 5% (38.4 to 40.5).
About Underwood Elementary School
In ANDREWS, Texas, Underwood Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 638 students in grades 4 through 5. That compares with an average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
Underwood Elementary School is one of 6 schools in ANDREWS ISD, which enrolls 4,209 students in total.
About 75% of the student body at Underwood Elementary School is Hispanic. The remaining students are 23% White. Among people living in Andrews County, the Hispanic share is about 58%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 39, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 15.8:1. The ratio is within a point of the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Of all students at Underwood Elementary School, 57% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Underwood Elementary School outscored 16%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Underwood Elementary School scores 15.5 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 33.9% actual versus 49.5% predicted. That puts it in the bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
For the population of Andrews County, the median household earns about $72,242 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 14%. Underwood Elementary School shares Andrews County with 5 other public schools.
Andrews Education Center is the nearest public school to Underwood Elementary School, about 0.5 miles away. Underwood Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 41.9%, higher than Underwood Elementary School's 33.9%.
Its location is classified as Town: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 11%, from 576 to 638. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 14.4:1 to 15.8:1.
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Andrews County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,610
Census ACS
Median income
$72,242
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
4,209 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ANDREWS ISD
- Andrews High SchoolHigh · 1,193 students
- Andrews Middle SchoolMiddle · 970 students
- Clearfork Elementary SchoolElementary · 721 students
- Devonian Elementary SchoolElementary · 649 students
- Andrews Education CenterHigh · 38 students
Other schools in ANDREWS
- Andrews High SchoolHigh · 1,193 students
- Andrews Middle SchoolMiddle · 970 students
- Clearfork Elementary SchoolElementary · 721 students
- Devonian Elementary SchoolElementary · 649 students
- Andrews Education CenterHigh · 38 students
Other Underwood Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Underwood Elementary. Underwood Elementary School is the largest of the 8.
- UNDERWOOD ELEM.LEE'S SUMMIT, MO · 511 students
- Underwood Elementary SchoolUnderwood, IA · 424 students
- Underwood ElementaryRaleigh, NC · 405 students
- Underwood Elementary SchoolFlorence, AL · 343 students
- Underwood ElementaryWauwatosa, WI · 315 students
Nearby schools
- Andrews Education Center0.5 mi · 38
- Andrews Middle School0.7 mi · 970
- Andrews High School1.2 mi · 1,193
- Devonian Elementary School1.3 mi · 649
- Clearfork Elementary School1.3 mi · 721
- Barbara Jordan Elementary School26.9 mi · 807
Frequently asked questions
About Underwood Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Underwood Elementary School?
Underwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 638 students in grades 04-05.
What grades does Underwood Elementary School serve?
Underwood Elementary School serves grades 04-05.
How many teachers does Underwood Elementary School have?
Underwood Elementary School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Underwood Elementary School?
At Underwood Elementary School, the student body is approximately 23% White, 75% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Underwood Elementary School public or private?
Underwood Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by ANDREWS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.