Ella Schorlemmer Elementary School
Public elementary school in Victoria, Texas · Victoria ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Ella Schorlemmer Elementary School serves 459 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Victoria (Victoria County). It is one of 25 schools in Victoria ISD. By enrollment it is the 2901st largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.9 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 ÷ 28.85 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Victoria ISD |
| County | Victoria County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484415012262 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Victoria ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 459 | 12,919 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.9 | 14.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 46% | 69.9% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 70% 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.
Ella Schorlemmer Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 15 elementary schools in Victoria ISD, Ella Schorlemmer Elementary School is the 4th largest, with 3.6% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 4.1 miles away and have a median of 454 students, so Ella Schorlemmer Elementary School is close to their typical size.
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 81 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 54, against an average of 66 per grade. This year grade 5 has 15% more students than kindergarten (71 against 62). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 54 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 56% of enrollment, a lower share than across Victoria ISD (68.8%). White students are next, at 37.3%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
46% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 69.9% across Victoria 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
Ella Schorlemmer Elementary School has 28.85 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 459 students would have about 31 teachers, so Ella Schorlemmer Elementary School has 2.1 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 city, small, which means it is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people. The nearest other elementary school is Vickers Elementary School, 1.1 miles away in the same district. There are 7 elementary schools within 5 miles and 14 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 56% |
| White | 37.3% |
| Black | 3.7% |
| Asian | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |
47.1% of students are girls and 52.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 54 |
| Kindergarten | 62 |
| Grade 1 | 65 |
| Grade 2 | 81 |
| Grade 3 | 61 |
| Grade 4 | 65 |
| Grade 5 | 71 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2564 Mallette Dr., Victoria, TX 77904
Phone: (361)788-2860
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ella Schorlemmer Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vickers Elementary School | Victoria ISD | 1.1 mi | 510 | 15.5 | 46.3% |
| C O Chandler Elementary School | Victoria ISD | 2.6 mi | 456 | 13.9 | 75.9% |
| Rowland Elementary School | Victoria ISD | 3.6 mi | 452 | 16 | 85.8% |
| Shields Elementary School | Victoria ISD | 4.0 mi | 409 | 14.8 | 88% |
| Martin De Leon Elementary School | Victoria ISD | 4.1 mi | 531 | 15.7 | 58.6% |
| Smith STEM Academy | Victoria ISD | 4.5 mi | 447 | 15.2 | 79.2% |
| Crain Elementary School | Victoria ISD | 4.7 mi | 561 | 17.1 | 85.4% |
| Nursery Elementary School | Nursery ISD | 5.3 mi | 156 | 13 | 37.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.