Post Elementary School
Public elementary school in Post, Texas · Post ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Post Elementary School serves 311 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Post (Garza County). It is one of 3 schools in Post ISD. By enrollment it is the 4064th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12.4 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 ÷ 25 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Post ISD |
| County | Garza County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483549004025 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Post ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 311 | 686 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12.4 | 11.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 79.1% | 71% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 13% 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.
Post Elementary School in context
Size
Post Elementary School is the only elementary school in Post ISD. Its 311 students are 45.3% of the district's 686. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 31.9 miles away and have a median of 400 students, so Post 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 3 with 51 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 38, against an average of 44 per grade. This year grade 5 has 29% more students than kindergarten (49 against 38). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 43 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 62.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Post ISD (62.7%). White students are next, at 27%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
79.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 71% across Post 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
Post Elementary School has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 311 students would have about 21 teachers, so Post Elementary School has 4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other elementary school is Stephen F Austin Primary School, 22.6 miles away in Slaton 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
| Hispanic | 62.7% |
| White | 27% |
| Two or more races | 6.1% |
| Black | 3.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1% |
46.9% of students are girls and 53.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 43 |
| Kindergarten | 38 |
| Grade 1 | 38 |
| Grade 2 | 50 |
| Grade 3 | 51 |
| Grade 4 | 42 |
| Grade 5 | 49 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
211 W 8th St, Post, TX 79356
Phone: (806)495-3414
Website: postisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Post Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen F Austin Primary School | Slaton ISD | 22.6 mi | 218 | 19 | 79.8% |
| Cathelene Thomas Elementary School | Slaton ISD | 23.0 mi | 435 | 13.7 | 69.9% |
| Tahoka Elementary School | Tahoka ISD | 24.6 mi | 295 | 12.2 | 63.7% |
| New Home Elementary School | New Home ISD | 31.9 mi | 365 | 14 | 13.7% |
| Lubbock-Cooper South Elementary School | Lubbock-Cooper ISD | 32.0 mi | 708 | 13.2 | 37.7% |
| Roosevelt Elementary School | Roosevelt ISD | 32.1 mi | 519 | 12.7 | 75.3% |
| Ralls Elementary School | Ralls ISD | 34.4 mi | 165 | 12.9 | 86.7% |
| Lubbock-Cooper East Elementary School | Lubbock-Cooper ISD | 34.6 mi | 857 | 15.2 | 40.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Post ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post High School | High | 9–12 | 233 |
| Post Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 142 |