Elementary · Texas

Sour Lake El

Sour Lake El, a public elementary school in Sour Lake, Texas: grades pre-k–5, 720 students, 13.8 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Hardin-Jefferson 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: 720
Teachers (FTE): 52.2
Students per teacher: 13.8
Grades: Pre-K–5; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 68% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 14.8 · 4,723 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 59% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 83% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 515 · 4,738 schools compared

Larger than 90% 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%

58%proficient

+9.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 64% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 52% · 4,441 elementary schools compared

339 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Texas: 42%

51%proficient

+8.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 69% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 43% · 4,441 elementary schools compared

342 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · 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–5
Type: District school · Regular
Area: Distant rural area
Run by: Hardin-Jefferson ISD

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

Location

Address: 1055 Hwy 326 S, Sour Lake, TX 77659
Phone: (409)981-6440
City or town: Sour Lake
County: Hardin County

Website Quality of life in Sour Lake Schools in Sour Lake

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
China El	Pre-K–5	600	14.2	52%	45%	7.1 mi
West Hardin El	Pre-K–6	280	15.7	44%	27%	12.9 mi
Guess ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	722	17.3	40%	26%	13.2 mi
Ignite Community School - BeaumontCharterFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	179	15.9	44%	47%	13.3 mi
Devers El	Pre-K–5	135	16.5	96%	84%	13.4 mi
Amelia ElFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	528	16.1	30%	26%	13.4 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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