Elementary · Texas

Bob and Lola Sanford El

Bob and Lola Sanford El, a public elementary school in Van Alstyne, Texas: grades pre-k–4, 562 students, 14.4 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Van Alstyne ISD.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 562
Teachers (FTE): 38.9
Students per teacher: 14.4
Grades: Pre-K–4; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 56% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 14.8 · 4,723 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 51% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 59% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 515 · 4,738 schools compared

Larger than 76% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Texas's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Texas: 54%

59%proficient

−3.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 68% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 52% · 4,441 elementary schools compared

229 students tested, grades 3, 4 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Texas: 42%

47%proficient

+2.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 60% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 43% · 4,441 elementary schools compared

228 students tested, grades 3, 4 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–4
Type: District school · Regular
Area: Town near a city
Run by: Van Alstyne ISD

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Van Alstyne ISD.

Location

Address: 300 Williams Way, Van Alstyne, TX 75495
Phone: (903)712-1900
City or town: Van Alstyne
County: Grayson County

Quality of life in Van Alstyne Schools in Van Alstyne

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
John and Nelda Partin El	Pre-K–4	483	14.1	64%	48%	1.9 mi
Joe K Bryant El	Pre-K–5	861	18.8	46%	32%	3.8 mi
Howe Int	3–5	298	14.9	52%	34%	5.3 mi
Rosamond-Sherley El	Pre-K–5	793	18.1	37%	28%	5.5 mi
Sue Evelyn Rattan El	Pre-K–5	706	17.8	53%	46%	6.3 mi
Summit Hill El	Pre-K–2	323	15.0	—	—	6.7 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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