Big Sandy Elementary School
Public elementary school in Big Sandy, Texas · Big Sandy ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Big Sandy Elementary School serves 320 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Big Sandy (Upshur County). It is one of 3 schools in Big Sandy ISD. By enrollment it is the 4014th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.3 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 ÷ 24 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Big Sandy ISD |
| County | Upshur County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481014000469 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Big Sandy ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 320 | 649 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.3 | 10.6 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 67.2% | 59.5% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 23% 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.
Big Sandy Elementary School in context
Size
Big Sandy Elementary School is the only elementary school in Big Sandy ISD. Its 320 students are 49.3% of the district's 649. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 10.8 miles away and have a median of 377 students, so Big Sandy Elementary School is close to their typical size.
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 grade 2 with 58 students, and its smallest is grade 3 with 35, against an average of 46 per grade. This year grade 5 has 34% more students than kindergarten (51 against 38). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 41 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 66.3% of enrollment, about the same share as across Big Sandy ISD (67%). Hispanic students are next, at 16.3%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
67.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 59.5% across Big Sandy ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Big Sandy Elementary School has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 320 students would have about 21.6 teachers, so Big Sandy Elementary School has 2.4 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 Hawkins Elementary School, 5.7 miles away in Hawkins ISD. There are 0 elementary schools within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 66.3% |
| Hispanic | 16.3% |
| Black | 10.3% |
| Two or more races | 7.2% |
47.8% of students are girls and 52.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 41 |
| Kindergarten | 38 |
| Grade 1 | 47 |
| Grade 2 | 58 |
| Grade 3 | 35 |
| Grade 4 | 50 |
| Grade 5 | 51 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
401 Wildcat Dr., Big Sandy, TX 75755
Phone: (903)636-5287
Website: bigsandyisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Big Sandy Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkins Elementary School | Hawkins ISD | 5.7 mi | 378 | 16.4 | 59.8% |
| Winona Elementary School | Winona ISD | 7.6 mi | 582 | 15.7 | 91.2% |
| Gladewater Primary School | Gladewater ISD | 10.4 mi | 296 | 11.3 | 83.1% |
| Weldon Elementary School | Gladewater ISD | 10.5 mi | 485 | 14.1 | 77.7% |
| Union Grove Elementary School | Union Grove ISD | 11.0 mi | 376 | 12.9 | 47.3% |
| Harmony Elementary School | Harmony ISD | 11.5 mi | 263 | 10.1 | 64.3% |
| Harmony Intermediate School | Harmony ISD | 11.6 mi | 124 | 8 | 52.4% |
| Sabine Elementary School | Sabine ISD | 14.7 mi | 618 | 15.5 | 55.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Big Sandy ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Sandy High School | High | 9–12 | 191 |
| Big Sandy Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 138 |