Kountze Elementary School
Public elementary school in Kountze, Texas · Kountze ISD · Grades Pre-K–2
Kountze Elementary School serves 336 students in grades Pre-K–2 in Kountze (Hardin County). It is one of 4 schools in Kountze ISD. By enrollment it is the 3919th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.2 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 20.79 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–2 |
| District | Kountze ISD |
| County | Hardin County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482592002918 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Kountze ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 336 | 1,151 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.2 | 12.5 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 67.3% | 59.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 74% 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.
Kountze Elementary School in context
Size
Kountze Elementary School is the largest of Kountze ISD's 2 elementary schools; its 336 students are 29.2% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 10.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 339; Kountze 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 109 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 61, against an average of 84 per grade. This year grade 2 has 15% more students than kindergarten (109 against 95). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 61 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 64% here and 68.5% across Kountze ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 14.3%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
67.3% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 59.7% across Kountze 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 20.79 full-time-equivalent teachers for 336 students, Kountze Elementary School has 16.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 336 students would have about 22.7 teachers, so Kountze Elementary School has 1.9 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Kountze Elementary School is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, distant. The nearest other elementary school is Kountze Intermediate School, 0.2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 3 other elementary schools, 1 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 64% |
| Hispanic | 14.3% |
| Black | 12.2% |
| Two or more races | 9.5% |
47.6% of students are girls and 52.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 61 |
| Kindergarten | 95 |
| Grade 1 | 71 |
| Grade 2 | 109 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
565 Park Dr., Kountze, TX 77625
Phone: (409)246-3877
Website: kountzeisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Kountze Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kountze Intermediate School | Kountze ISD | 0.2 mi | 257 | 14.5 | 61.9% |
| Laura Reeves Primary School | Silsbee ISD | 7.5 mi | 281 | 14.3 | 71.9% |
| Silsbee Elementary School | Silsbee ISD | 7.6 mi | 921 | 14.4 | 70% |
| Lumberton Intermediate School | Lumberton ISD | 10.2 mi | 987 | 16.4 | 43.4% |
| Lumberton Primary School | Lumberton ISD | 10.3 mi | 574 | 13.7 | 37.5% |
| Lumberton Early Childhood School | Lumberton ISD | 11.1 mi | 396 | 16.5 | 49% |
| Evadale Elementary School | Evadale ISD | 13.9 mi | 200 | 12.6 | 44.5% |
| Ignite Community School - Beaumont | Texas College Preparatory Academies | 15.7 mi | 179 | 15.9 | 84.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Kountze ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kountze High School | High | 9–12 | 328 |
| Kountze Intermediate School | Elementary | 3–5 | 257 |
| Kountze Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 230 |