Nueces Canyon Elementary School
Public elementary school in Camp Wood, Texas · Nueces Canyon CISD · Grades Pre-K–6
Nueces Canyon Elementary School serves 126 students in grades Pre-K–6 in Camp Wood (Real County). It is one of 2 schools in Nueces Canyon CISD. By enrollment it is the 4632nd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 10.4 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 ÷ 12.08 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–6 |
| District | Nueces Canyon CISD |
| County | Real County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Provision 1, 2 or 3) |
| NCES school ID | 483324003738 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Nueces Canyon CISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 126 | 240 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 10.4 | 9 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 88.9% | 77.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 2% 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.
Nueces Canyon Elementary School in context
Size
Nueces Canyon Elementary School is the only elementary school in Nueces Canyon CISD. Its 126 students are 52.5% of the district's 240. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 36.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 241; Nueces Canyon 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 6 with 20 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 10, against an average of 16 per grade. This year grade 6 has 18% more students than kindergarten (20 against 17). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 10 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 51.6% here and 52.1% across Nueces Canyon CISD. Hispanic students are next, at 45.2%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
88.9% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 77.1% across Nueces Canyon CISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under Provision 2 or 3 of the National School Lunch Program, every student eats at no charge; meal applications are only collected in a base year.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 12.08 full-time-equivalent teachers for 126 students, Nueces Canyon Elementary School has 10.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 126 students would have about 8.5 teachers, so Nueces Canyon Elementary School has 3.6 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Nueces Canyon 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 Uvalde El at Flores Campus, 33.6 miles away in Uvalde CISD. 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
| White | 51.6% |
| Hispanic | 45.2% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% |
| Black | 0.8% |
49.2% of students are girls and 50.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 10 |
| Kindergarten | 17 |
| Grade 1 | 16 |
| Grade 2 | 13 |
| Grade 3 | 14 |
| Grade 4 | 18 |
| Grade 5 | 18 |
| Grade 6 | 20 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
200 E 3rd St, Camp Wood, TX 78833
Phone: (830)597-3218
Website: nccisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Nueces Canyon Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uvalde El at Flores Campus | Uvalde CISD | 33.6 mi | 592 | 17 | 89.4% |
| Dalton Elementary School | Uvalde CISD | 34.1 mi | 815 | 19.3 | 91.8% |
| Jones Elementary/Intermediate School | Brackett ISD | 34.4 mi | 244 | 12.5 | 61.5% |
| Uvalde Dual Language Academy | Uvalde CISD | 34.4 mi | 561 | 21.1 | 80.7% |
| Divide Elementary School | Divide ISD | 38.9 mi | 35 | 12.7 | – |
| Sabinal Elementary School | Sabinal ISD | 40.1 mi | 238 | 13.2 | 90.3% |
| Hunt School | Hunt ISD | 48.9 mi | 196 | 10.1 | 40.3% |
| La Pryor Elementary School | La Pryor ISD | 51.1 mi | 195 | 12.8 | 82.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Nueces Canyon CISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nueces Canyon JH/HS | High | 7–12 | 114 |