Nursery Elementary School
Public elementary school in Victoria, Texas · Nursery ISD · Grades Pre-K–6
Nursery Elementary School serves 156 students in grades Pre-K–6 in Victoria (Victoria County). It is the only school in Nursery ISD. By enrollment it is the 4584th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13 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 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–6 |
| District | Nursery ISD |
| County | Victoria County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483327003740 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Nursery ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 156 | 156 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13 | 13 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 37.2% | 37.2% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 19% 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.
Nursery Elementary School in context
Size
Nursery Elementary School is the only school in Nursery ISD, so its 156 students are the district's whole enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 8.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 458; Nursery 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 pre-K with 23 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 13, against an average of 20 per grade. This year grade 6 has 41% fewer students than kindergarten (13 against 22). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 23 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 59% here and 24.4% across Texas public schools. Hispanic students are next, at 38.5%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
37.2% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch 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. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 12 full-time-equivalent teachers for 156 students, Nursery Elementary School has 13 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 156 students would have about 10.5 teachers, so Nursery Elementary School has 1.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Nursery 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 Ella Schorlemmer Elementary School, 5.3 miles away in Victoria ISD. Within 10 miles there are 9 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 | 59% |
| Hispanic | 38.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |
| Black | 0.6% |
50.6% of students are girls and 49.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 23 |
| Kindergarten | 22 |
| Grade 1 | 23 |
| Grade 2 | 19 |
| Grade 3 | 23 |
| Grade 4 | 20 |
| Grade 5 | 13 |
| Grade 6 | 13 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
13254 Nursery Dr., Victoria, TX 77904
Phone: (361)575-6882
Website: nurseryisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Nursery Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ella Schorlemmer Elementary School | Victoria ISD | 5.3 mi | 459 | 15.9 | 46% |
| Mission Valley Elementary School | Victoria ISD | 6.1 mi | 239 | 13.5 | 40.2% |
| Vickers Elementary School | Victoria ISD | 6.2 mi | 510 | 15.5 | 46.3% |
| C O Chandler Elementary School | Victoria ISD | 7.8 mi | 456 | 13.9 | 75.9% |
| Rowland Elementary School | Victoria ISD | 8.8 mi | 452 | 16 | 85.8% |
| Shields Elementary School | Victoria ISD | 8.9 mi | 409 | 14.8 | 88% |
| Martin De Leon Elementary School | Victoria ISD | 9.4 mi | 531 | 15.7 | 58.6% |
| Crain Elementary School | Victoria ISD | 9.6 mi | 561 | 17.1 | 85.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.