Curtis Elementary School
Public elementary school in Beaumont, Texas · Beaumont ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Curtis Elementary School serves 509 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Beaumont (Jefferson County). It is one of 25 schools in Beaumont ISD. By enrollment it is the 2433rd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.5 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 ÷ 32.94 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Beaumont ISD |
| County | Jefferson County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480967004635 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Beaumont ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 509 | 16,336 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.5 | 17.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 62.7% | 82.8% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 63% 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.
Curtis Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 14 elementary schools in Beaumont ISD, Curtis Elementary School is the 8th largest, with 3.1% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 3 miles away and have a median of 523 students, so Curtis 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 4 with 94 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 1, against an average of 73 per grade. This year grade 5 has 27% more students than kindergarten (89 against 70). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 1 child in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Black students are the largest group, at 45.6% of enrollment, a lower share than across Beaumont ISD (60.7%). White students are next, at 25.9%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
62.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 82.8% across Beaumont 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
Curtis Elementary School has 32.94 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 509 students would have about 34.4 teachers, so Curtis Elementary School has 1.5 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, midsize, which means it is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people. The nearest other elementary school is Caldwood Elementary School, 1 miles away in the same district. There are 13 elementary schools within 5 miles and 16 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 45.6% |
| White | 25.9% |
| Hispanic | 20% |
| Asian | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 3.7% |
52.3% of students are girls and 47.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 1 |
| Kindergarten | 70 |
| Grade 1 | 81 |
| Grade 2 | 87 |
| Grade 3 | 87 |
| Grade 4 | 94 |
| Grade 5 | 89 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6225 N Circuit, Beaumont, TX 77706
Phone: (409)617-6050
Website: bmtisd.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Curtis Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caldwood Elementary School | Beaumont ISD | 1.0 mi | 694 | 18.9 | 92.1% |
| Regina Howell Elementary School | Beaumont ISD | 1.0 mi | 742 | 16.8 | 60.5% |
| Amelia Elementary School | Beaumont ISD | 1.8 mi | 528 | 16.1 | 89% |
| Dr. Mae E Jones-Clark Elementary School | Beaumont ISD | 3.0 mi | 530 | – | 90.6% |
| Fehl-Price Elementary School | Beaumont ISD | 3.0 mi | 402 | – | 96.5% |
| Dishman Elementary School | Beaumont ISD | 3.4 mi | 500 | 15.8 | 90% |
| Fletcher Elementary School | Beaumont ISD | 3.7 mi | 479 | 14.5 | 97.1% |
| Martin Elementary School | Beaumont ISD | 4.0 mi | 517 | 17.3 | 97.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.