Falls City Elementary School
Public elementary school in Falls City, Texas · Falls City ISD · Grades Pre-K–6
Falls City Elementary School serves 258 students in grades Pre-K–6 in Falls City (Karnes County). It is one of 2 schools in Falls City ISD. By enrollment it is the 4318th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.6 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 17.62 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–6 |
| District | Falls City ISD |
| County | Karnes County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 481902001773 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Falls City ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 258 | 442 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.6 | 13.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 19.4% | 21.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 46% 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.
Falls City Elementary School in context
Size
Falls City Elementary School is the only elementary school in Falls City ISD. Its 258 students are 58.4% of the district's 442. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 14.3 miles away and have a median of 405 students, so Falls City 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 4 with 40 students, and its smallest is grade 1 with 23, against an average of 32 per grade. This year grade 6 has 21% fewer students than kindergarten (31 against 39). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 25 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 81% of enrollment, about the same share as across Falls City ISD (79.4%). Hispanic students are next, at 17.4%.
19.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 21.3% across Falls City 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
Falls City Elementary School has 17.62 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 258 students would have about 17.4 teachers, so Falls City Elementary School has about as many as that.
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 Poth Elementary School, 7.1 miles away in Poth ISD. There are 0 elementary schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 81% |
| Hispanic | 17.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |
46.1% of students are girls and 53.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 25 |
| Kindergarten | 39 |
| Grade 1 | 23 |
| Grade 2 | 31 |
| Grade 3 | 32 |
| Grade 4 | 40 |
| Grade 5 | 37 |
| Grade 6 | 31 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
700 N Nelson St, Falls City, TX 78113
Phone: (830)254-3551
Website: fcisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Falls City Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poth Elementary School | Poth ISD | 7.1 mi | 455 | 13.5 | 33% |
| Karnes City Primary School | Karnes City ISD | 10.1 mi | 206 | 15.5 | 70.9% |
| Karnes City Elementary School | Karnes City ISD | 10.1 mi | 296 | 13.2 | 66.2% |
| Floresville South Elementary School | Floresville ISD | 13.7 mi | 938 | 17.9 | 65.1% |
| Kenedy Elementary School | Kenedy ISD | 15.0 mi | 384 | 16 | 85.7% |
| Stockdale Elementary School | Stockdale ISD | 17.5 mi | 425 | 14.2 | 47.1% |
| Runge Elementary School | Runge ISD | 20.1 mi | 102 | 9.5 | 81.4% |
| Floresville North Elementary School | Floresville ISD | 21.5 mi | 790 | 17.7 | 50.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Falls City ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falls City High School | High | 7–12 | 184 |