Popham Elementary School
Public elementary school in Del Valle, Texas · Del Valle ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Popham Elementary School serves 698 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Del Valle (Travis County). It is one of 14 schools in Del Valle ISD. By enrollment it is the 930th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.7 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 41.85 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Del Valle ISD |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481662001426 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Del Valle ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 698 | 11,715 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.7 | 14.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 90.8% | 89.1% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 81% 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.
Popham Elementary School in context
Size
Popham Elementary School is the 3rd largest of Del Valle ISD's 9 elementary schools; its 698 students are 6% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 5.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 563; Popham Elementary School is close to their typical size.
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 117 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 87, against an average of 100 per grade. This year grade 5 has 31% more students than kindergarten (117 against 89). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 87 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 82.4% here and 82.6% across Del Valle ISD. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
90.8% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 89.1% across Del Valle 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 41.85 full-time-equivalent teachers for 698 students, Popham Elementary School has 16.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 698 students would have about 47.2 teachers, so Popham Elementary School has 5.4 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Popham Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Del Valle Elementary School, 1.8 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 52 other elementary schools, 3 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 82.4% |
| Black | 8% |
| White | 4.9% |
| Asian | 3% |
| Two or more races | 1.7% |
47.3% of students are girls and 52.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 87 |
| Kindergarten | 89 |
| Grade 1 | 103 |
| Grade 2 | 103 |
| Grade 3 | 93 |
| Grade 4 | 106 |
| Grade 5 | 117 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
7014 Elroy Rd, Del Valle, TX 78617
Phone: (512)386-3750
Website: sites.dvisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Popham Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Del Valle Elementary School | Del Valle ISD | 1.8 mi | 726 | 15.4 | 89.5% |
| Newton Collins Elementary School | Del Valle ISD | 4.2 mi | 600 | 13.3 | 67.3% |
| Smith Elementary School | Del Valle ISD | 4.9 mi | 566 | 13.8 | 88.9% |
| KIPP Paseo Primary School | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 5.0 mi | 560 | 18.3 | 90.9% |
| Hillcrest Elementary School | Del Valle ISD | 5.1 mi | 376 | 11.1 | 88.8% |
| IDEA Montopolis Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 5.8 mi | 694 | 24.1 | 88.8% |
| Langford Elementary School | Austin ISD | 6.0 mi | 391 | 10.4 | 94.9% |
| Palm Elementary School | Austin ISD | 6.0 mi | 329 | 11.5 | 85.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Del Valle ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baty Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 558 |
| Creedmoor Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 525 |
| Dailey Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 767 |
| Del Valle Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 726 |
| Del Valle High School | High | 9–12 | 3,641 |
| Del Valle Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 895 |
| Del Valle Opportunity Center | High | 9–12 | 228 |
| Hillcrest Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 376 |
| Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 711 |
| John P Ojeda Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 759 |
| Joseph Gilbert Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 664 |
| Newton Collins Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 600 |
| Smith Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 566 |