Deport Elementary School
Public elementary school in Deport, Texas · Prairiland ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Deport Elementary School serves 154 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Deport (Lamar County). It is one of 4 schools in Prairiland ISD. By enrollment it is the 4589th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12 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 ÷ 12.86 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Prairiland ISD |
| County | Lamar County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483574004047 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Prairiland ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 154 | 1,105 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12 | 12.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 66.2% | 49% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 9% 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.
Deport Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 2 elementary schools in Prairiland ISD, Deport Elementary School is the smallest, with 13.9% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 15.4 miles away and have a median of 369 students, so Deport Elementary School is smaller 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 1 with 28 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 12, against an average of 22 per grade. This year grade 5 has 16% more students than kindergarten (22 against 19). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 12 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 83.8% of enrollment, about the same share as across Prairiland ISD (83.3%). Hispanic students are next, at 11.7%.
66.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49% across Prairiland 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
Deport Elementary School has 12.86 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 154 students would have about 10.4 teachers, so Deport Elementary School has 2.5 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, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other elementary school is Detroit Elementary School, 9.9 miles away in Detroit 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
| White | 83.8% |
| Hispanic | 11.7% |
| Two or more races | 4.5% |
51.3% of students are girls and 48.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 12 |
| Kindergarten | 19 |
| Grade 1 | 28 |
| Grade 2 | 23 |
| Grade 3 | 25 |
| Grade 4 | 25 |
| Grade 5 | 22 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
247 Church, Deport, TX 75435
Phone: (903)652-3325
Website: prairiland.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Deport Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Elementary School | Detroit ISD | 9.9 mi | 222 | 13.2 | 66.7% |
| Blossom Elementary School | Prairiland ISD | 10.1 mi | 408 | 14.8 | 49.5% |
| Rivercrest Elementary School | Rivercrest ISD | 12.1 mi | 320 | 13.9 | 76.6% |
| Aikin Elementary School | Paris ISD | 15.0 mi | 866 | 15.6 | 72.3% |
| Chisum Elementary School | Chisum ISD | 15.8 mi | 584 | 14.9 | 41.4% |
| Cheatham Elementary School | Clarksville ISD | 16.2 mi | 258 | 13.9 | 95.7% |
| W L Higgins Elementary School | North Lamar ISD | 17.3 mi | 330 | 15.8 | 64.8% |
| Justiss Elementary School | Paris ISD | 17.7 mi | 546 | 14.1 | 94% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Prairiland ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blossom Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 408 |
| Prairiland High School | High | 9–12 | 283 |
| Prairiland Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 260 |