Cactus Elementary School
Public elementary school in Cactus, Texas · Dumas ISD · Grades Pre-K–4
Cactus Elementary School serves 487 students in grades Pre-K–4 in Cactus (Moore County). It is one of 7 schools in Dumas ISD. By enrollment it is the 2642nd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.6 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 33.38 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–4 |
| District | Dumas ISD |
| County | Moore County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481761001514 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Dumas ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 487 | 4,381 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.6 | 13.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 94% | 71% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 46% 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.
Cactus Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 3 elementary schools in Dumas ISD, Cactus Elementary School is the smallest, with 11.1% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 25.8 miles away and have a median of 387 students, so Cactus 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 grade 2 with 98 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 51, against an average of 81 per grade. This year grade 4 has 15% fewer students than kindergarten (72 against 85). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 51 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 86% of enrollment, a higher share than across Dumas ISD (80.4%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
94% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 71% across Dumas 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
Cactus Elementary School has 33.38 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 487 students would have about 32.9 teachers, so Cactus Elementary School has about as many as that.
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 Sunray Elementary School, 9.7 miles away in Sunray Collegiate ISD. There are 0 elementary schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 86% |
| Black | 8% |
| Asian | 3.7% |
| White | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |
51.7% of students are girls and 48.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 51 |
| Kindergarten | 85 |
| Grade 1 | 96 |
| Grade 2 | 98 |
| Grade 3 | 85 |
| Grade 4 | 72 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
801 Roadrunner Ln, Cactus, TX 79013
Phone: (806)966-5102
Website: dumasisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Cactus Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunray Elementary School | Sunray Collegiate ISD | 9.7 mi | 256 | 13.1 | 54.3% |
| Dumas North Elementary School | Dumas ISD | 10.4 mi | 738 | 13.4 | 68.2% |
| Dumas South Elementary School | Dumas ISD | 12.4 mi | 701 | 13.9 | 69.5% |
| Mary Allen Elementary School | Stratford ISD | 22.5 mi | 230 | 12.2 | 64.8% |
| Dalhart Elementary School | Dalhart ISD | 29.1 mi | 523 | 16.4 | 84.5% |
| Dalhart Intermediate School | Dalhart ISD | 29.4 mi | 430 | 16.5 | 73.7% |
| West Texas Elementary School | Plemons-Stinnett-Phillips CISD | 33.4 mi | 209 | 11.1 | 32.5% |
| Sanford-Fritch Elementary School | Sanford-Fritch ISD | 34.4 mi | 344 | 12.3 | 59.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Dumas ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dumas High School | High | 9–12 | 1,192 |
| Dumas Intermediate School | Middle | 5–6 | 619 |
| Dumas Junior High School | Middle | 7–8 | 609 |
| Dumas North Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 738 |
| Dumas South Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 701 |
| North Plains Opportunity Center | High | 10–12 | 35 |