Encinal Elementary School
Public elementary school in Encinal, Texas · Cotulla ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Encinal Elementary School serves 74 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Encinal (La Salle County). It is one of 4 schools in Cotulla ISD. By enrollment it is the 4688th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 7.6 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 ÷ 9.73 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Cotulla ISD |
| County | La Salle County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481540001115 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Cotulla ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 74 | 1,157 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 7.6 | 10.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 85.1% | 85.9% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 0% 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.
Encinal Elementary School in context
Size
Encinal Elementary School is the smallest of Cotulla ISD's 2 elementary schools; its 74 students are 6.4% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 30.8 miles away and have a median of 592 students, so Encinal 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 kindergarten with 15 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 6, against an average of 11 per grade. This year grade 5 has 13% fewer students than kindergarten (13 against 15). 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 98.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across Cotulla ISD (94.1%).
85.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 85.9% across Cotulla 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
Encinal Elementary School has 9.73 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 7.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 74 students would have about 5 teachers, so Encinal Elementary School has 4.7 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 Ramirez-Burks Elementary School, 28.6 miles away in the same district. 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 | 98.6% |
| White | 1.4% |
44.6% of students are girls and 55.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 12 |
| Kindergarten | 15 |
| Grade 1 | 8 |
| Grade 2 | 6 |
| Grade 3 | 11 |
| Grade 4 | 9 |
| Grade 5 | 13 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
503 Encinal Blvd, Encinal, TX 78019
Phone: (956)948-5324
Website: cotullaisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Encinal Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramirez-Burks Elementary School | Cotulla ISD | 28.6 mi | 468 | 11.6 | 86.1% |
| San Isidro Elementary School | United ISD | 29.7 mi | 794 | 16.4 | 35.9% |
| Julia Bird Jones Muller Elementary School | United ISD | 30.7 mi | 768 | 15.1 | 81.8% |
| Roberto J Santos Elementary School | United ISD | 30.8 mi | 584 | 15 | 62.8% |
| Charles Borchers Elementary School | United ISD | 30.8 mi | 456 | 15.2 | 54.6% |
| Dr. Malakoff Elementary School | United ISD | 30.9 mi | 599 | 16.2 | 56.3% |
| Col Santos Benavides Elementary School | United ISD | 31.4 mi | 790 | 16.1 | 36.6% |
| Matias De Llano Elementary School | United ISD | 31.7 mi | 453 | 14.7 | 64.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Cotulla ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotulla High School | High | 9–12 | 356 |
| Frank Newman Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 259 |
| Ramirez-Burks Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 468 |