Menard Elementary/Jh
Public elementary school in Menard, Texas · Menard ISD · Grades Pre-K–8
Menard Elementary/Jh serves 182 students in grades Pre-K–8 in Menard (Menard County). It is one of 2 schools in Menard ISD. By enrollment it is the 4547th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.5 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 12.59 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–8 |
| District | Menard ISD |
| County | Menard County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483021017043 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Menard ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 182 | 264 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.5 | 10.6 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 61.5% | 57.9% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 44% 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.
Menard Elementary/Jh in context
Size
Menard Elementary/Jh is the only elementary school in Menard ISD. Its 182 students are 68.9% of the district's 264. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 44.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 284; Menard Elementary/Jh 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 25 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 13, against an average of 18 per grade. This year grade 8 has 48% fewer students than kindergarten (13 against 25). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 18 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 57.1% here and 51.5% across Menard ISD. White students are next, at 41.2%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
61.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 57.9% across Menard 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
With 12.59 full-time-equivalent teachers for 182 students, Menard Elementary/Jh has 14.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 182 students would have about 12.3 teachers, so Menard Elementary/Jh has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Menard Elementary/Jh is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other elementary school is Junction Elementary School, 29.5 miles away in Junction ISD. 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 | 57.1% |
| White | 41.2% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
| Black | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |
46.2% of students are girls and 53.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 18 |
| Kindergarten | 25 |
| Grade 1 | 20 |
| Grade 2 | 15 |
| Grade 3 | 19 |
| Grade 4 | 17 |
| Grade 5 | 15 |
| Grade 6 | 17 |
| Grade 7 | 23 |
| Grade 8 | 13 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
301 Gay St, Menard, TX 76859
Phone: (325)396-2348
Website: menardisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Menard Elementary/Jh. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junction Elementary School | Junction ISD | 29.5 mi | 294 | 14.7 | 63.6% |
| Brady Elementary School | Brady ISD | 29.6 mi | 458 | 13.4 | 71.6% |
| Mason Elementary School | Mason ISD | 34.4 mi | 298 | 12.6 | 53% |
| Wall Elementary School | Wall ISD | 44.0 mi | 505 | 12.2 | 16.2% |
| Wall Special Programs | Sterling City ISD | 44.3 mi | 12 | – | 25% |
| Christoval Elementary School | Christoval ISD | 46.3 mi | 273 | 13 | 12.8% |
| Veribest Elementary School | Veribest ISD | 47.9 mi | 120 | 13.7 | 45.8% |
| Eldorado Elementary School | Schleicher ISD | 48.5 mi | 144 | 8.5 | 65.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Menard ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Menard High School | High | 9–12 | 82 |