Poteet Elementary School
Public elementary school in Poteet, Texas · Poteet ISD · Grades Pre-K–2
Poteet Elementary School serves 579 students in grades Pre-K–2 in Poteet (Atascosa County). It is one of 4 schools in Poteet ISD. By enrollment it is the 1770th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 17.8 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 ÷ 32.55 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–2 |
| District | Poteet ISD |
| County | Atascosa County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483552004028 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Poteet ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 579 | 1,837 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 17.8 | 14.7 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 84.3% | 75.9% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 90% 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.
Poteet Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 2 elementary schools in Poteet ISD, Poteet Elementary School is the largest, with 31.5% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 9.4 miles away and have a median of 537 students, so Poteet 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 2 with 169 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 133, against an average of 145 per grade. This year grade 2 has 22% more students than kindergarten (169 against 139). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 133 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 89.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across Poteet ISD (88.4%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
84.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 75.9% across Poteet 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
Poteet Elementary School has 32.55 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 579 students would have about 39.1 teachers, so Poteet Elementary School has 6.6 fewer.
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, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other elementary school is Poteet Intermediate School, 0.1 miles away in the same district. There is 1 elementary school within 5 miles and 5 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 89.5% |
| White | 9.3% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
| Black | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
50.1% of students are girls and 49.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 133 |
| Kindergarten | 139 |
| Grade 1 | 138 |
| Grade 2 | 169 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
903 Horton Ln, Poteet, TX 78065
Phone: (830)742-3503
Website: poteetisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Poteet Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poteet Intermediate School | Poteet ISD | 0.1 mi | 382 | 15 | 76.2% |
| Pleasanton Primary School | Pleasanton ISD | 6.5 mi | 927 | 17.5 | 71.8% |
| Pleasanton Elementary School | Pleasanton ISD | 6.6 mi | 733 | 13.9 | 67% |
| Jourdanton Elementary School | Jourdanton ISD | 9.4 mi | 434 | 16.5 | 56.2% |
| Jourdanton ECC | Jourdanton ISD | 9.5 mi | 259 | 16.8 | 63.7% |
| S/Sgt Michael P Barrera Veterans Elementary School | Somerset ISD | 11.5 mi | 639 | 15.6 | 81.8% |
| Somerset Early Childhood Elementary School | Somerset ISD | 13.6 mi | 373 | 19.7 | 85.5% |
| Somerset Elementary School | Somerset ISD | 13.7 mi | 716 | 16 | 82.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Poteet ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poteet High School | High | 9–12 | 481 |
| Poteet Intermediate School | Elementary | 3–5 | 382 |
| Poteet Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 393 |