Fabens Elementary School
Public elementary school in Fabens, Texas · Fabens ISD · Grades Pre-K–2
Fabens Elementary School serves 421 students in grades Pre-K–2 in Fabens (El Paso County). It is one of 4 schools in Fabens ISD. By enrollment it is the 3295th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12 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 ÷ 35 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–2 |
| District | Fabens ISD |
| County | El Paso County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481890012036 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Fabens ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 421 | 1,865 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12 | 12.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 90.5% | 90.5% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 9% 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.
Fabens Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 2 elementary schools in Fabens ISD, Fabens Elementary School is the smallest, with 22.6% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 8.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 500; Fabens 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 134 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 47, against an average of 105 per grade. This year grade 2 has 25% more students than kindergarten (134 against 107). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 47 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
All of its students are reported as Hispanic.
90.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 90.5% across Fabens 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
With 35 full-time-equivalent teachers for 421 students, Fabens Elementary School has 12 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 421 students would have about 28.4 teachers, so Fabens Elementary School has 6.6 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Fabens Elementary School is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town, which NCES calls rural, fringe. The nearest other elementary school is Johanna Odonnell Intermediate School, 0.8 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 6 other elementary schools, 2 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 99.5% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |
| White | 0.2% |
52% of students are girls and 48% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 47 |
| Kindergarten | 107 |
| Grade 1 | 133 |
| Grade 2 | 134 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1200 Mike Maros, Fabens, TX 79838
Phone: (915)765-2650
Website: fabensisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Fabens Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johanna Odonnell Intermediate School | Fabens ISD | 0.8 mi | 434 | 14.5 | 91% |
| Tornillo Intermediate School | Tornillo ISD | 4.2 mi | 335 | 13.6 | 91.9% |
| Josefa L Sambrano Elementary School | San Elizario ISD | 7.6 mi | 554 | 21.6 | 87.2% |
| Wm David Surratt Elementary School | Clint ISD | 8.4 mi | 939 | 17.1 | 85.5% |
| Alfonso Borrego Sr. Elementary School | San Elizario ISD | 8.9 mi | 510 | 18.4 | 88.4% |
| L G Alarcon Elementary School | San Elizario ISD | 9.7 mi | 297 | 16.6 | 87.2% |
| Ernesto Serna Fine Arts Academy | Socorro ISD | 11.2 mi | 831 | 15.2 | 83.8% |
| Robert R Rojas Elementary School | Socorro ISD | 11.3 mi | 490 | 16.8 | 84.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Fabens ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fabens High School | High | 9–12 | 616 |
| Fabens Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 394 |
| Johanna Odonnell Intermediate School | Elementary | 3–5 | 434 |