Eldorado Elementary School
Public elementary school in Eldorado, Texas · Schleicher ISD · Grades Pre-K–4
Eldorado Elementary School serves 144 students in grades Pre-K–4 in Eldorado (Schleicher County). It is one of 3 schools in Schleicher ISD. By enrollment it is the 4606th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 8.5 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 ÷ 16.95 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–4 |
| District | Schleicher ISD |
| County | Schleicher County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483951004491 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Schleicher ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 144 | 415 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 8.5 | 9 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 65.3% | 61.9% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 1% 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.
Eldorado Elementary School in context
Size
Eldorado Elementary School is the only elementary school in Schleicher ISD. Its 144 students are 34.7% of the district's 415. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 37.7 miles away and have a median of 319 students, so Eldorado 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 2 with 32 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 19, against an average of 24 per grade. This year grade 4 has 15% more students than kindergarten (23 against 20). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 19 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 69.4% of enrollment, about the same share as across Schleicher ISD (70.4%). White students are next, at 29.9%.
65.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.9% across Schleicher 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
Eldorado Elementary School has 16.95 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 144 students would have about 9.7 teachers, so Eldorado Elementary School has 7.3 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 Sonora Elementary School, 20.7 miles away in Sonora ISD. No other elementary school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 69.4% |
| White | 29.9% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |
46.5% of students are girls and 53.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 19 |
| Kindergarten | 20 |
| Grade 1 | 20 |
| Grade 2 | 32 |
| Grade 3 | 30 |
| Grade 4 | 23 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
277 N Divide St, Eldorado, TX 76936
Phone: (325)853-2514
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Eldorado Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonora Elementary School | Sonora ISD | 20.7 mi | 365 | 13.7 | 51.8% |
| Christoval Elementary School | Christoval ISD | 23.5 mi | 273 | 13 | 12.8% |
| Irion Elementary School | Irion County ISD | 30.5 mi | 200 | 10.4 | 29.5% |
| Ozona Elementary School | Crockett County Consolidated CSD | 37.5 mi | 264 | 10.7 | 69.7% |
| Lamar Elementary School | San Angelo ISD | 37.8 mi | 579 | 15.1 | 44.6% |
| Bonham Elementary School | San Angelo ISD | 38.9 mi | 571 | 19.5 | 42.4% |
| Wall Elementary School | Wall ISD | 39.3 mi | 505 | 12.2 | 16.2% |
| Wall Special Programs | Sterling City ISD | 39.3 mi | 12 | – | 25% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Schleicher ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eldorado High School | High | 9–12 | 146 |
| Eldorado Middle School | Middle | 5–8 | 124 |