Itasca Elementary School
Public elementary school in Itasca, Texas · Itasca ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Itasca Elementary School serves 276 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Itasca (Hill County). It is one of 3 schools in Itasca ISD. By enrollment it is the 4240th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 11.8 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 ÷ 23.34 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Itasca ISD |
| County | Hill County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482448002742 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Itasca ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 276 | 638 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 11.8 | 10.5 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 74.3% | 69.6% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 8% 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.
Itasca Elementary School in context
Size
Itasca Elementary School is the only elementary school in Itasca ISD. Its 276 students are 43.3% of the district's 638. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 13.3 miles away and have a median of 447 students, so Itasca 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 44 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 26, against an average of 39 per grade. This year grade 5 has 16% fewer students than kindergarten (37 against 44). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 26 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 58.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Itasca ISD (56.1%). White students are next, at 30.1%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
74.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 69.6% across Itasca 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
Itasca Elementary School has 23.34 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 276 students would have about 18.6 teachers, so Itasca 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, 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 Grandview Elementary School, 6.7 miles away in Grandview 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
| Hispanic | 58.7% |
| White | 30.1% |
| Black | 6.2% |
| Two or more races | 4.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
47.5% of students are girls and 52.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 26 |
| Kindergarten | 44 |
| Grade 1 | 43 |
| Grade 2 | 44 |
| Grade 3 | 39 |
| Grade 4 | 43 |
| Grade 5 | 37 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
300 N Files, Itasca, TX 76055
Phone: (254)687-2922
Website: itascaisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Itasca Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grandview Elementary School | Grandview ISD | 6.7 mi | 643 | 13.7 | 38.6% |
| Hillsboro Elementary School | Hillsboro ISD | 12.5 mi | 649 | 16.6 | 75.3% |
| Lorene Smith Kirkpatrick Elementary School | Maypearl ISD | 12.6 mi | 342 | 18 | 32.5% |
| Maypearl Primary School | Maypearl ISD | 12.6 mi | 229 | 16.9 | 34.1% |
| Rio Vista Elementary School | Rio Vista ISD | 13.9 mi | 507 | 17.2 | 50.3% |
| Stafford Elementary School | Italy ISD | 15.1 mi | 314 | 12.9 | 54.5% |
| Alvarado Intermediate School | Alvarado ISD | 16.5 mi | 792 | 15.7 | 65.8% |
| Alvarado El-South | Alvarado ISD | 16.8 mi | 386 | 16.1 | 70.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Itasca ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Itasca High School | High | 9–12 | 210 |
| Itasca Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 151 |