Goliad Elementary School
Public elementary school in Goliad, Texas · Goliad ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Goliad Elementary School serves 550 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Goliad (Goliad County). It is one of 3 schools in Goliad ISD. By enrollment it is the 2031st largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.1 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 ÷ 36.49 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Goliad ISD |
| County | Goliad County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482103011823 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Goliad ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 550 | 1,244 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.1 | 14.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 50.7% | 44.4% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 55% 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.
Goliad Elementary School in context
Size
Goliad Elementary School is the only elementary school in Goliad ISD. Its 550 students are 44.2% of the district's 1,244. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 23.4 miles away and have a median of 208 students, so Goliad Elementary School is larger 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 107 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 50, against an average of 79 per grade. This year grade 5 has 39% more students than kindergarten (85 against 61). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 50 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 49.5% of enrollment, a higher share than across Goliad ISD (45.7%). White students are next, at 44.7%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
50.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 44.4% across Goliad 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
Goliad Elementary School has 36.49 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 550 students would have about 37.2 teachers, so Goliad 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, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other elementary school is Meyersville Elementary School, 18.5 miles away in Meyersville 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
| Hispanic | 49.5% |
| White | 44.7% |
| Two or more races | 3.3% |
| Black | 2% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
46.9% of students are girls and 53.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 50 |
| Kindergarten | 61 |
| Grade 1 | 69 |
| Grade 2 | 88 |
| Grade 3 | 90 |
| Grade 4 | 107 |
| Grade 5 | 85 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
101 W High St, Goliad, TX 77963
Phone: (361)645-3206
Website: goliadisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Goliad Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meyersville Elementary School | Meyersville ISD | 18.5 mi | 176 | 14.8 | 34.7% |
| Mission Valley Elementary School | Victoria ISD | 20.0 mi | 239 | 13.5 | 40.2% |
| Aloe Elementary School | Victoria ISD | 20.5 mi | 378 | 14 | 63.5% |
| Yorktown Elementary School | Yorktown ISD | 22.4 mi | 278 | 12.4 | 56.8% |
| Runge Elementary School | Runge ISD | 24.5 mi | 102 | 9.5 | 81.4% |
| Pettus Elementary School | Pettus ISD | 24.8 mi | 171 | 12.5 | 69.6% |
| Nursery Elementary School | Nursery ISD | 25.1 mi | 156 | 13 | 37.2% |
| Hopkins Elementary School | Victoria ISD | 25.5 mi | 439 | 15.1 | 92.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Goliad ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goliad High School | High | 9–12 | 415 |
| Goliad Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 279 |