Edna Primary School
Public elementary school in Edna, Texas · Edna ISD · Grades Pre-K–3
Edna Primary School serves 551 students in grades Pre-K–3 in Edna (Jackson County). It is one of 5 schools in Edna ISD. By enrollment it is the 2024th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.4 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 ÷ 35.85 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–3 |
| District | Edna ISD |
| County | Jackson County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481821014281 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Edna ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 551 | 1,531 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.4 | 12.8 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 63.7% | 63.9% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 61% 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.
Edna Primary School in context
Size
Edna Primary School is the largest of Edna ISD's 2 elementary schools; its 551 students are 36% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 14.3 miles away and have a median of 282 students, so Edna Primary 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 kindergarten with 138 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 70, against an average of 110 per grade. This year grade 3 has 26% fewer students than kindergarten (102 against 138). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 70 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 47.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Edna ISD (46.1%). White students are next, at 39.7%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
63.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 63.9% across Edna 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
Edna Primary School has 35.85 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 551 students would have about 37.2 teachers, so Edna Primary School has 1.4 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, distant, which means it is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area. Edna Intermediate School (in the same district) is listed at the same location. There is 1 elementary school within 5 miles and 3 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 47.7% |
| White | 39.7% |
| Black | 8.7% |
| Two or more races | 3.1% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
50.8% of students are girls and 49.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 70 |
| Kindergarten | 138 |
| Grade 1 | 112 |
| Grade 2 | 129 |
| Grade 3 | 102 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
400 Apollo Dr., Edna, TX 77957
Phone: (361)782-2953
Website: ednaisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Edna Primary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edna Intermediate School | Edna ISD | 0.0 mi | 202 | 14.9 | 55.4% |
| Industrial El West | Industrial ISD | 9.0 mi | 290 | 16.7 | 23.1% |
| Ganado Elementary School | Ganado ISD | 9.9 mi | 321 | 12.9 | 52% |
| Industrial El East | Industrial ISD | 10.5 mi | 264 | 15.3 | 51.9% |
| Louise Elementary School | Louise ISD | 18.2 mi | 273 | 14.1 | 68.9% |
| Martin De Leon Elementary School | Victoria ISD | 20.5 mi | 531 | 15.7 | 58.6% |
| Rowland Elementary School | Victoria ISD | 21.3 mi | 452 | 16 | 85.8% |
| Placedo Elementary School | Bloomington ISD | 21.4 mi | 210 | 16.2 | 84.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Edna ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edna Alternative | High | 9–12 | 13 |
| Edna High School | High | 9–12 | 455 |
| Edna Intermediate School | Elementary | 4–5 | 202 |
| Edna Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 310 |