Crain Elementary School
Public elementary school in Victoria, Texas · Victoria ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Crain Elementary School serves 561 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Victoria (Victoria County). It is one of 25 schools in Victoria ISD. By enrollment it is the 1936th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 17.1 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 32.79 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Victoria ISD |
| County | Victoria County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484415005008 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Victoria ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 561 | 12,919 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 17.1 | 14.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 85.4% | 69.9% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 85% 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.
Crain Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 15 elementary schools in Victoria ISD, Crain Elementary School is the largest, with 4.3% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.8 miles away and have a median of 440 students, so Crain 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 5 with 86 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 61, against an average of 80 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 82 in kindergarten and 86 in grade 5. It also enrolls 61 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 92% of enrollment, a higher share than across Victoria ISD (68.8%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
85.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 69.9% across Victoria 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
Crain Elementary School has 32.79 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 561 students would have about 37.9 teachers, so Crain Elementary School has 5.1 fewer.
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 city, small, which means it is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people. The nearest other elementary school is Shields Elementary School, 0.7 miles away in the same district. There are 12 elementary schools within 5 miles and 14 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 92% |
| White | 4.6% |
| Black | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |
51% of students are girls and 49% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 61 |
| Kindergarten | 82 |
| Grade 1 | 85 |
| Grade 2 | 81 |
| Grade 3 | 85 |
| Grade 4 | 81 |
| Grade 5 | 86 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2706 N Azalea, Victoria, TX 77901
Phone: (361)573-7453
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Crain Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shields Elementary School | Victoria ISD | 0.7 mi | 409 | 14.8 | 88% |
| Smith STEM Academy | Victoria ISD | 1.1 mi | 447 | 15.2 | 79.2% |
| Primary DAEP | Victoria ISD | 1.7 mi | 10 | 5 | 80% |
| Rowland Elementary School | Victoria ISD | 1.7 mi | 452 | 16 | 85.8% |
| O'Connor Elementary School | Victoria ISD | 1.9 mi | 440 | 16.1 | 86.6% |
| Hopkins Elementary School | Victoria ISD | 1.9 mi | 439 | 15.1 | 92.7% |
| Rodolfo Torres Elementary School | Victoria ISD | 2.1 mi | 381 | 14 | 83.5% |
| Martin De Leon Elementary School | Victoria ISD | 2.2 mi | 531 | 15.7 | 58.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.