Loop School
Public school in Loop, Texas · Loop ISD · Grades Pre-K–12
Loop School serves 150 students in grades Pre-K–12 in Loop (Gaines County). It is the only school in Loop ISD. By enrollment it is the 253rd largest of 356 public schools in Texas (median 244 students). With 8.2 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas school (11).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 356 Texas schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 18.38 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Other |
| Grades | Pre-K–12 |
| District | Loop ISD |
| County | Gaines County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482814003154 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Loop ISD | Texas schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 150 | 150 | 244 |
| Students per teacher | 8.2 | 8.2 | 11 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 48.7% | 48.7% | 61.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 22% of Texas schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Loop School in context
Size
Loop School is the only school in Loop ISD, so its 150 students are the district's whole enrollment. The 8 nearest schools are a median 30.5 miles away and have a median of 257 students, so Loop 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 7 with 17 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 1, against an average of 11 per grade. This year grade 12 has 20% more students than kindergarten (12 against 10). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 1 child in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 72% of enrollment, a higher share than across Texas public schools (24.4%). Hispanic students are next, at 25.3%.
48.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch and a median of 61.6% for Texas 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. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Loop School has 18.38 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas school ratio of 11, a school with 150 students would have about 13.6 teachers, so Loop School has 4.8 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas schools (11).
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 school is Seagraves Schools, 9.4 miles away in Seagraves ISD. There are 0 schools within 5 miles and 2 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 72% |
| Hispanic | 25.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.7% |
45.3% of students are girls and 54.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 1 |
| Kindergarten | 10 |
| Grade 1 | 11 |
| Grade 2 | 10 |
| Grade 3 | 12 |
| Grade 4 | 9 |
| Grade 5 | 12 |
| Grade 6 | 13 |
| Grade 7 | 17 |
| Grade 8 | 8 |
| Grade 9 | 11 |
| Grade 10 | 7 |
| Grade 11 | 17 |
| Grade 12 | 12 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1441 Hwy 303, Loop, TX 79342
Phone: (806)319-7930
Website: loopisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Loop School. Blue: the nearest schools.
Nearby schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seagraves Schools | Seagraves ISD | 9.4 mi | 525 | 11.6 | 80.2% |
| Wellman-Union School | Wellman-Union CISD | 9.5 mi | 248 | 11.1 | 49.2% |
| Dawson School | Dawson ISD | 16.9 mi | 140 | 10.4 | 65% |
| Lamesa Schools | Lamesa ISD | 28.9 mi | 1,484 | 13.2 | 78% |
| Meadow School | Meadow ISD | 32.1 mi | 230 | 9.6 | 63.9% |
| O'Donnell School | O'Donnell ISD | 34.4 mi | 253 | 7.9 | 64% |
| Klondike ISD | Klondike ISD | 35.6 mi | 261 | 11.5 | 21.5% |
| Ropes School | Ropes ISD | 38.0 mi | 622 | 11 | 30.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.