Maude Mae Kirchner Elementary School
Public elementary school in Quemado, Texas · Eagle Pass ISD · Grades Pre-K–6
Maude Mae Kirchner Elementary School serves 108 students in grades Pre-K–6 in Quemado (Maverick County). It is one of 24 schools in Eagle Pass ISD. By enrollment it is the 4657th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12.1 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 ÷ 8.96 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–6 |
| District | Eagle Pass ISD |
| County | Maverick County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481773001543 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Eagle Pass ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 108 | 13,820 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12.1 | 17.9 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 77.8% | 78.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 10% 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.
Maude Mae Kirchner Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 19 elementary schools in Eagle Pass ISD, Maude Mae Kirchner Elementary School is the smallest, with 0.8% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 17.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 450; Maude Mae Kirchner 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 4 with 18 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 7, against an average of 14 per grade. This year grade 6 has 50% more students than kindergarten (15 against 10). 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
The largest group is Hispanic students: 88% here and 97.1% across Eagle Pass ISD. White students are next, at 10.2%.
77.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 78.3% across Eagle Pass 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 8.96 full-time-equivalent teachers for 108 students, Maude Mae Kirchner Elementary School has 12.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 108 students would have about 7.3 teachers, so Maude Mae Kirchner Elementary School has 1.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Maude Mae Kirchner 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 Pete Gallego Elementary School, 14.5 miles away in the same district. 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 | 88% |
| White | 10.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.9% |
46.3% of students are girls and 53.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 7 |
| Kindergarten | 10 |
| Grade 1 | 15 |
| Grade 2 | 14 |
| Grade 3 | 15 |
| Grade 4 | 18 |
| Grade 5 | 14 |
| Grade 6 | 15 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
581 1st St, Quemado, TX 78877
Phone: (830)758-7045
Website: sites.google.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Maude Mae Kirchner Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Gallego Elementary School | Eagle Pass ISD | 14.5 mi | 327 | 17.6 | 81% |
| Seco Mines Elementary School | Eagle Pass ISD | 16.1 mi | 304 | 15.2 | 89.5% |
| Liberty Elementary School | Eagle Pass ISD | 17.2 mi | 539 | 17.4 | 53.6% |
| Nellie Mae Glass Elementary School | Eagle Pass ISD | 17.5 mi | 438 | 18.3 | 75.3% |
| Kennedy Elementary School | Eagle Pass ISD | 17.5 mi | 424 | 18.5 | 78.1% |
| Armando Cerna Elementary School | Eagle Pass ISD | 18.0 mi | 588 | 17.3 | 58.7% |
| Dena Kelso Graves Elementary School | Eagle Pass ISD | 18.2 mi | 516 | 17.8 | 79.7% |
| Early Childhood Center | Eagle Pass ISD | 18.3 mi | 461 | 20 | 76.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.