Quitman Elementary School
Public elementary school in Quitman, Texas · Quitman ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Quitman Elementary School serves 580 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Quitman (Wood County). It is one of 3 schools in Quitman ISD. By enrollment it is the 1765th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.5 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 ÷ 43 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Quitman ISD |
| County | Wood County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483630004077 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Quitman ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 580 | 1,208 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.5 | 11.5 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 60.2% | 52.4% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 26% 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.
Quitman Elementary School in context
Size
Quitman Elementary School is the only elementary school in Quitman ISD. Its 580 students are 48% of the district's 1,208. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 12.9 miles away and have a median of 297 students, so Quitman 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 97 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 47, against an average of 83 per grade. This year grade 5 has 15% more students than kindergarten (97 against 84). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 47 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 77.1% of enrollment, about the same share as across Quitman ISD (75.5%). Hispanic students are next, at 15.7%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
60.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 52.4% across Quitman 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
Quitman Elementary School has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 580 students would have about 39.2 teachers, so Quitman Elementary School has 3.8 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, 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 Mineola Primary School, 7.7 miles away in Mineola ISD. There are 0 elementary schools within 5 miles and 3 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 77.1% |
| Hispanic | 15.7% |
| Two or more races | 4.7% |
| Black | 2.2% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
44.5% of students are girls and 55.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 47 |
| Kindergarten | 84 |
| Grade 1 | 83 |
| Grade 2 | 85 |
| Grade 3 | 92 |
| Grade 4 | 92 |
| Grade 5 | 97 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
902 E Goode St, Quitman, TX 75783
Phone: (903)763-5000
Website: quitmanisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Quitman Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mineola Primary School | Mineola ISD | 7.7 mi | 621 | 13.9 | 61.2% |
| Mineola Intermediate School | Mineola ISD | 9.0 mi | 252 | 13.4 | 56.3% |
| Alba-Golden Elementary School | Alba-Golden ISD | 9.0 mi | 383 | 12.6 | 62.7% |
| Yantis Elementary School | Yantis ISD | 12.3 mi | 155 | 11.4 | 71.6% |
| Winnsboro Elementary School | Winnsboro ISD | 13.4 mi | 348 | 15.1 | 71.3% |
| Winnsboro Memorial Intermediate School | Winnsboro ISD | 13.9 mi | 295 | 12.6 | 65.8% |
| Grand Saline Intermediate School | Grand Saline ISD | 17.6 mi | 244 | 14 | 52.9% |
| Grand Saline Elementary School | Grand Saline ISD | 17.7 mi | 299 | 15 | 62.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Quitman ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quitman High School | High | 9–12 | 346 |
| Quitman Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 282 |