Lindsay Elementary School
Public elementary school in Lindsay, Texas · Lindsay ISD · Grades Pre-K–6
Lindsay Elementary School serves 268 students in grades Pre-K–6 in Lindsay (Cooke County). It is one of 2 schools in Lindsay ISD. By enrollment it is the 4277th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12.5 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 ÷ 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–6 |
| District | Lindsay ISD |
| County | Cooke County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482757003099 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Lindsay ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 268 | 507 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12.5 | 12.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 7.1% | 8.5% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 13% 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.
Lindsay Elementary School in context
Size
Lindsay Elementary School is the only elementary school in Lindsay ISD. Its 268 students are 52.9% of the district's 507. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 12 miles away and have a median of 336 students, so Lindsay 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 2 with 42 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 7, against an average of 34 per grade. This year grade 6 has 20% more students than kindergarten (42 against 35). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 7 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 91.4% of enrollment, about the same share as across Lindsay ISD (92.5%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
7.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 8.5% across Lindsay 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
Lindsay Elementary School has 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 268 students would have about 18.1 teachers, so Lindsay Elementary School has 3.4 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 Edison Elementary School, 6.1 miles away in Gainesville ISD. There are 0 elementary schools within 5 miles and 3 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 91.4% |
| Two or more races | 3.4% |
| Hispanic | 2.6% |
| Black | 1.5% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
50% of students are girls and 50% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 7 |
| Kindergarten | 35 |
| Grade 1 | 35 |
| Grade 2 | 42 |
| Grade 3 | 32 |
| Grade 4 | 38 |
| Grade 5 | 37 |
| Grade 6 | 42 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
625 Knight Dr., Lindsay, TX 76250
Phone: (940)668-8923
Website: lindsayisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Lindsay Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edison Elementary School | Gainesville ISD | 6.1 mi | 630 | 18.2 | 78.6% |
| W E Chalmers Elementary School | Gainesville ISD | 7.1 mi | 703 | 18.2 | 73.5% |
| Muenster Elementary School | Muenster ISD | 8.5 mi | 311 | 15 | 23.2% |
| Valley View Elementary School | Valley View ISD | 11.3 mi | 360 | 12.2 | 44.2% |
| Callisburg Elementary School | Callisburg ISD | 12.8 mi | 531 | 14.4 | 46.7% |
| Walnut Bend Elementary School | Walnut Bend ISD | 13.6 mi | 73 | 11.1 | 67.1% |
| Sivells Bend Elementary School | Sivells Bend ISD | 15.9 mi | 62 | 8.3 | 59.7% |
| Saint Jo Elementary School | Saint Jo ISD | 17.4 mi | 181 | 14 | 40.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Lindsay ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsay High School | High | 7–12 | 239 |