Ropes School
Public school in Ropesville, Texas · Ropes ISD · Grades Pre-K–12
Ropes School serves 622 students in grades Pre-K–12 in Ropesville (Hockley County). It is the only school in Ropes ISD. By enrollment it is the 81st largest of 356 public schools in Texas (median 244 students). With 11 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas school (11).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 356 Texas schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 56.39 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Other |
| Grades | Pre-K–12 |
| District | Ropes ISD |
| County | Hockley County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483783004235 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Ropes ISD | Texas schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 622 | 622 | 244 |
| Students per teacher | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 30.9% | 30.9% | 61.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 49% of Texas schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Ropes School in context
Size
Ropes School is the only school in Ropes ISD, so its 622 students are the district's whole enrollment. The 8 nearest schools are a median 20.3 miles away and have a median of 202 students, so Ropes 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 pre-K with 56 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 34, against an average of 44 per grade. This year grade 12 has 35% fewer students than kindergarten (34 against 52). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 56 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 71.4% of enrollment, a higher share than across Texas public schools (24.4%). Hispanic students are next, at 27.3%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
30.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch and a median of 61.6% for Texas 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. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Ropes School has 56.39 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11 students per teacher. At the median Texas school ratio of 11, a school with 622 students would have about 56.5 teachers, so Ropes School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas schools (11).
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 school is Meadow School, 6 miles away in Meadow ISD. There are 0 schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 71.4% |
| Hispanic | 27.3% |
| Black | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |
48.7% of students are girls and 51.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 56 |
| Kindergarten | 52 |
| Grade 1 | 39 |
| Grade 2 | 49 |
| Grade 3 | 45 |
| Grade 4 | 45 |
| Grade 5 | 52 |
| Grade 6 | 40 |
| Grade 7 | 46 |
| Grade 8 | 43 |
| Grade 9 | 35 |
| Grade 10 | 40 |
| Grade 11 | 46 |
| Grade 12 | 34 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
304 Ranch, Ropesville, TX 79358
Phone: (806)562-4031
Website: ropesisd.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ropes School. Blue: the nearest schools.
Nearby schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow School | Meadow ISD | 6.0 mi | 230 | 9.6 | 63.9% |
| Smyer Schools | Smyer ISD | 12.3 mi | 431 | 10.5 | 45.9% |
| Mosaic Academy | Paint Rock ISD | 18.1 mi | 29 | 5.7 | – |
| Texas Technical University K-12 | Texas Technical University K-12 | 19.9 mi | 729 | 18.7 | – |
| Homebound | Lubbock ISD | 20.7 mi | 53 | 5.9 | – |
| Whitharral School | Whitharral ISD | 24.6 mi | 229 | 11.5 | 41% |
| Wilson School | Wilson ISD | 25.3 mi | 133 | 10.1 | 72.2% |
| Anton School | Anton ISD | 27.8 mi | 175 | 9.5 | 65.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.