Devers Elementary School
Public elementary school in Devers, Texas · Devers ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Devers Elementary School serves 135 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Devers (Liberty County). It is one of 2 schools in Devers ISD. By enrollment it is the 4619th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.5 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 ÷ 8.17 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Devers ISD |
| County | Liberty County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481692001467 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Devers ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 135 | 191 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.5 | 15.2 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 28.1% | 29.8% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 78% 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.
Devers Elementary School in context
Size
Devers Elementary School is the only elementary school in Devers ISD. Its 135 students are 70.7% of the district's 191. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 13.2 miles away and have a median of 582 students, so Devers 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 pre-K with 22 students, and its smallest is grade 1 with 15, against an average of 19 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 20 in kindergarten and 20 in grade 5. It also enrolls 22 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 72.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across Devers ISD (69.6%). Hispanic students are next, at 19.3%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
28.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 29.8% across Devers 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
Devers Elementary School has 8.17 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 135 students would have about 9.1 teachers, so Devers 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 Hull-Daisetta Elementary School, 8.8 miles away in Hull-Daisetta 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 | 72.6% |
| Hispanic | 19.3% |
| Black | 3.7% |
| Two or more races | 3.7% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
48.9% of students are girls and 51.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 22 |
| Kindergarten | 20 |
| Grade 1 | 15 |
| Grade 2 | 21 |
| Grade 3 | 19 |
| Grade 4 | 18 |
| Grade 5 | 20 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
201 S Chism, Devers, TX 77538
Phone: (936)549-7591
Website: deversisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Devers Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hull-Daisetta Elementary School | Hull-Daisetta ISD | 8.8 mi | 266 | 16.1 | 68.8% |
| San Jacinto Elementary School | Liberty ISD | 12.8 mi | 451 | 17.8 | 63.9% |
| Liberty Elementary School | Liberty ISD | 12.9 mi | 685 | 17.9 | 57.1% |
| Hardin Elementary School | Hardin ISD | 13.1 mi | 564 | 16.4 | 70.7% |
| Sour Lake Elementary School | Hardin-Jefferson ISD | 13.4 mi | 720 | 13.8 | 36.5% |
| China Elementary School | Hardin-Jefferson ISD | 15.0 mi | 600 | 14.2 | 51% |
| West Hardin Elementary School | West Hardin County CISD | 16.1 mi | 280 | 15.7 | 73.6% |
| Kimmie M Brown Elementary School | Dayton ISD | 17.3 mi | 804 | 15 | 75.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Devers ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devers Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 56 |