Dalhart Elementary School
Public elementary school in Dalhart, Texas · Dalhart ISD · Grades Pre-K–2
Dalhart Elementary School serves 523 students in grades Pre-K–2 in Dalhart (Hartley County). It is one of 4 schools in Dalhart ISD. By enrollment it is the 2309th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.4 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 ÷ 31.96 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–2 |
| District | Dalhart ISD |
| County | Hartley County |
| Area type | Town, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481620001202 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Dalhart ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 523 | 1,846 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.4 | 15 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 84.5% | 70.8% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 77% 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.
Dalhart Elementary School in context
Size
Dalhart Elementary School is the largest of Dalhart ISD's 2 elementary schools; its 523 students are 28.3% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 33.5 miles away and have a median of 343 students, so Dalhart 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 147 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 111, against an average of 131 per grade. This year grade 2 has 14% more students than kindergarten (147 against 129). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 111 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 78% of enrollment, a higher share than across Dalhart ISD (72.6%). White students are next, at 20.5%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
84.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 70.8% across Dalhart 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
Dalhart Elementary School has 31.96 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 523 students would have about 35.3 teachers, so Dalhart Elementary School has 3.3 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 town, remote, which means it is in a town more than 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other elementary school is Dalhart Intermediate School, 0.5 miles away in the same district. There is 1 elementary school 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 | 78% |
| White | 20.5% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Black | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |
48.6% of students are girls and 51.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 111 |
| Kindergarten | 129 |
| Grade 1 | 136 |
| Grade 2 | 147 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1401 Tennessee Ave, Dalhart, TX 79022
Phone: (806)244-7350
Website: dalhartisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Dalhart Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalhart Intermediate School | Dalhart ISD | 0.5 mi | 430 | 16.5 | 73.7% |
| Cactus Elementary School | Dumas ISD | 29.1 mi | 487 | 14.6 | 94% |
| Mary Allen Elementary School | Stratford ISD | 31.6 mi | 230 | 12.2 | 64.8% |
| Dumas North Elementary School | Dumas ISD | 33.1 mi | 738 | 13.4 | 68.2% |
| Dumas South Elementary School | Dumas ISD | 33.9 mi | 701 | 13.9 | 69.5% |
| Mimi Farley Elementary School | Boys Ranch ISD | 38.8 mi | 21 | 2.9 | – |
| Sunray Elementary School | Sunray Collegiate ISD | 38.8 mi | 256 | 13.1 | 54.3% |
| Vega Elementary School | Vega ISD | 55.7 mi | 119 | 10.7 | 34.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Dalhart ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalhart High School | High | 9–12 | 481 |
| Dalhart Intermediate School | Elementary | 3–5 | 430 |
| Dalhart Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 412 |