Muenster Elementary School
Public elementary school in Muenster, Texas · Muenster ISD · Grades Pre-K–6
Muenster Elementary School serves 311 students in grades Pre-K–6 in Muenster (Cooke County). It is one of 2 schools in Muenster ISD. By enrollment it is the 4063rd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15 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 ÷ 20.77 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–6 |
| District | Muenster ISD |
| County | Cooke County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483186003544 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Muenster ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 311 | 570 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15 | 12.6 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 23.2% | 19.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 53% 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.
Muenster Elementary School in context
Size
Muenster Elementary School is the only elementary school in Muenster ISD. Its 311 students are 54.6% of the district's 570. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 16.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 225; Muenster Elementary School is larger 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 5 with 44 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 25, against an average of 39 per grade. This year grade 6 has 13% more students than kindergarten (43 against 38). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 25 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 90.4% here and 89.8% across Muenster ISD. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
23.2% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 19.7% across Muenster 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 20.77 full-time-equivalent teachers for 311 students, Muenster Elementary School has 15 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 311 students would have about 21 teachers, so Muenster Elementary School 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
Muenster Elementary School 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 Lindsay Elementary School, 8.5 miles away in Lindsay ISD. Within 10 miles there are 2 other elementary schools, 0 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 | 90.4% |
| Hispanic | 6.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
47.6% of students are girls and 52.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 25 |
| Kindergarten | 38 |
| Grade 1 | 41 |
| Grade 2 | 43 |
| Grade 3 | 42 |
| Grade 4 | 35 |
| Grade 5 | 44 |
| Grade 6 | 43 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
912 N Walnut St, Muenster, TX 76252
Phone: (940)759-2281
Website: muensterisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Muenster Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsay Elementary School | Lindsay ISD | 8.5 mi | 268 | 12.5 | 7.1% |
| Saint Jo Elementary School | Saint Jo ISD | 8.8 mi | 181 | 14 | 40.3% |
| Edison Elementary School | Gainesville ISD | 14.6 mi | 630 | 18.2 | 78.6% |
| W E Chalmers Elementary School | Gainesville ISD | 15.7 mi | 703 | 18.2 | 73.5% |
| Sivells Bend Elementary School | Sivells Bend ISD | 16.8 mi | 62 | 8.3 | 59.7% |
| Valley View Elementary School | Valley View ISD | 17.1 mi | 360 | 12.2 | 44.2% |
| Walnut Bend Elementary School | Walnut Bend ISD | 19.6 mi | 73 | 11.1 | 67.1% |
| Montague Elementary School | Montague ISD | 20.0 mi | 163 | 13.3 | 53.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Muenster ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muenster High School | High | 7–12 | 259 |