Onalaska Elementary School
Public elementary school in Onalaska, Texas · Onalaska ISD · Grades Pre-K–6
Onalaska Elementary School serves 704 students in grades Pre-K–6 in Onalaska (Polk County). It is one of 2 schools in Onalaska ISD. By enrollment it is the 892nd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.2 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 ÷ 49.5 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–6 |
| District | Onalaska ISD |
| County | Polk County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483369003761 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Onalaska ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 704 | 1,196 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.2 | 13.5 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 68.5% | 64.6% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 38% 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.
Onalaska Elementary School in context
Size
Onalaska Elementary School is the only elementary school in Onalaska ISD. Its 704 students are 58.9% of the district's 1,196. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 14.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 432; Onalaska 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 101 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 66, against an average of 88 per grade. This year grade 6 has 16% more students than kindergarten (96 against 83). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 66 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 76.1% here and 75.8% across Onalaska ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 13.8%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
68.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 64.6% across Onalaska 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 49.5 full-time-equivalent teachers for 704 students, Onalaska Elementary School has 14.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 704 students would have about 47.6 teachers, so Onalaska Elementary School has 1.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Onalaska 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 Pine Ridge Primary School, 12.3 miles away in Livingston 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
| White | 76.1% |
| Hispanic | 13.8% |
| Two or more races | 6.5% |
| Black | 2.4% |
| Asian | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
48.7% of students are girls and 51.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 66 |
| Kindergarten | 83 |
| Grade 1 | 79 |
| Grade 2 | 97 |
| Grade 3 | 93 |
| Grade 4 | 89 |
| Grade 5 | 101 |
| Grade 6 | 96 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
391 Old Trinity, Onalaska, TX 77360
Phone: (936)646-1010
Website: onalaskaisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Onalaska Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Ridge Primary School | Livingston ISD | 12.3 mi | 439 | 15.5 | 79.3% |
| Timber Creek Elementary School | Livingston ISD | 12.3 mi | 499 | 17.2 | 73.1% |
| Cedar Grove Elementary School | Livingston ISD | 12.5 mi | 513 | 17 | 67.6% |
| Creekside Elementary School | Livingston ISD | 13.8 mi | 504 | 17.9 | 80% |
| Leggett Elementary School | Leggett ISD | 14.8 mi | 131 | 15.4 | 74% |
| Coldspring Intermediate School | Coldspring-Oakhurst CISD | 16.2 mi | 346 | 14.9 | 70.2% |
| Street Elementary School | Coldspring-Oakhurst CISD | 16.3 mi | 424 | 13.6 | 72.2% |
| Goodrich Elementary School | Goodrich ISD | 17.3 mi | 147 | 16.2 | 92.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Onalaska ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onalaska Junior/Senior High School | High | 7–12 | 492 |