Alba-Golden Elementary School
Public elementary school in Alba, Texas · Alba-Golden ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Alba-Golden Elementary School serves 383 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Alba (Wood County). It is one of 2 schools in Alba-Golden ISD. By enrollment it is the 3591st largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12.6 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Alba-Golden ISD |
| County | Wood County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480765000052 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Alba-Golden ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 383 | 818 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12.6 | 12 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 62.7% | 59.6% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 14% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Alba-Golden Elementary School in context
Size
Alba-Golden Elementary School is the only elementary school in Alba-Golden ISD. Its 383 students are 46.8% of the district's 818. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 9 miles away and have a median of 276 students, so Alba-Golden Elementary School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is kindergarten with 69 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 32, against an average of 55 per grade. This year grade 5 has 25% fewer students than kindergarten (52 against 69). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 32 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 83.8% of enrollment, about the same share as across Alba-Golden ISD (84.8%). Hispanic students are next, at 14.1%.
62.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 59.6% across Alba-Golden ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Alba-Golden Elementary School has 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 383 students would have about 25.9 teachers, so Alba-Golden Elementary School has 4.4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other elementary school is Mineola Intermediate School, 7.5 miles away in Mineola ISD. There are 0 elementary schools within 5 miles and 5 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 83.8% |
| Hispanic | 14.1% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |
41.8% of students are girls and 58.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 32 |
| Kindergarten | 69 |
| Grade 1 | 48 |
| Grade 2 | 60 |
| Grade 3 | 63 |
| Grade 4 | 59 |
| Grade 5 | 52 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1373 Cr 2377, Alba, TX 75410
Phone: (903)768-2472
Website: agisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Alba-Golden Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mineola Intermediate School | Mineola ISD | 7.5 mi | 252 | 13.4 | 56.3% |
| Mineola Primary School | Mineola ISD | 8.1 mi | 621 | 13.9 | 61.2% |
| Grand Saline Intermediate School | Grand Saline ISD | 8.8 mi | 244 | 14 | 52.9% |
| Grand Saline Elementary School | Grand Saline ISD | 9.0 mi | 299 | 15 | 62.9% |
| Quitman Elementary School | Quitman ISD | 9.0 mi | 580 | 13.5 | 60.2% |
| Yantis Elementary School | Yantis ISD | 11.8 mi | 155 | 11.4 | 71.6% |
| Hallie Randall Elementary School | Fruitvale ISD | 13.6 mi | 209 | 10.6 | 67.5% |
| Rains Intermediate School | Rains ISD | 14.9 mi | 360 | 15 | 64.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Alba-Golden ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alba-Golden High School | High | 6–12 | 433 |