Excelsior Elementary School
Public elementary school in Center, Texas · Excelsior ISD · Grades Pre-K–8
Excelsior Elementary School serves 86 students in grades Pre-K–8 in Center (Shelby County). It is the only school in Excelsior ISD. By enrollment it is the 4677th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 7.9 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 ÷ 10.89 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–8 |
| District | Excelsior ISD |
| County | Shelby County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481884001762 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Excelsior ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 86 | 86 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 7.9 | 7.9 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 52.3% | 52.3% | 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.
Excelsior Elementary School in context
Size
Excelsior Elementary School is the only school in Excelsior ISD, so its 86 students are the district's whole enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 15.1 miles away and have a median of 415 students, so Excelsior 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 3 with 13 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 4, against an average of 9 per grade. This year grade 8 has 25% more students than kindergarten (5 against 4). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 11 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 77.9% of enrollment, a higher share than across Texas public schools (24.4%). Hispanic students are next, at 16.3%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
52.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 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. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Excelsior Elementary School has 10.89 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 7.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 86 students would have about 5.8 teachers, so Excelsior Elementary School has 5.1 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 Center Elementary School, 11.2 miles away in Center 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
| White | 77.9% |
| Hispanic | 16.3% |
| Black | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |
50% of students are girls and 50% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 11 |
| Kindergarten | 4 |
| Grade 1 | 11 |
| Grade 2 | 5 |
| Grade 3 | 13 |
| Grade 4 | 10 |
| Grade 5 | 10 |
| Grade 6 | 8 |
| Grade 7 | 9 |
| Grade 8 | 5 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
11270 St Hwy 7 W, Center, TX 75935
Phone: (936)598-5866
Website: excelsiorisd.weebly.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Excelsior Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Elementary School | Center ISD | 11.2 mi | 476 | 14.6 | 86.1% |
| F L Moffett Primary School | Center ISD | 11.4 mi | 630 | 16 | 82.2% |
| Garrison Elementary School | Garrison ISD | 13.2 mi | 346 | 12.5 | 66.2% |
| Chireno Elementary School | Chireno ISD | 13.3 mi | 245 | 11.7 | 73.1% |
| Woden Elementary School | Woden ISD | 17.0 mi | 471 | 12.2 | 67.1% |
| San Augustine Elementary School | San Augustine ISD | 17.6 mi | 277 | 13.9 | 88.4% |
| Mike Moses Elementary School | Nacogdoches ISD | 18.0 mi | 503 | 16 | 94% |
| Emeline Carpenter Elementary School | Nacogdoches ISD | 18.2 mi | 359 | 14.5 | 92.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.