Sabinal Elementary School
Public elementary school in Sabinal, Texas · Sabinal ISD · Grades Pre-K–6
Sabinal Elementary School serves 238 students in grades Pre-K–6 in Sabinal (Uvalde County). It is one of 2 schools in Sabinal ISD. By enrollment it is the 4395th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.2 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 ÷ 18.08 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–6 |
| District | Sabinal ISD |
| County | Uvalde County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483843006780 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Sabinal ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 238 | 462 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.2 | 11.9 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 90.3% | 77.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 22% 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.
Sabinal Elementary School in context
Size
Sabinal Elementary School is the only elementary school in Sabinal ISD. Its 238 students are 51.5% of the district's 462. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 21.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 496; Sabinal 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 2 with 37 students, and its smallest is grade 4 with 23, against an average of 30 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 34 in kindergarten and 31 in grade 6. It also enrolls 27 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 89.5% here and 85.7% across Sabinal ISD.
90.3% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 77.3% across Sabinal 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 18.08 full-time-equivalent teachers for 238 students, Sabinal Elementary School has 13.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 238 students would have about 16.1 teachers, so Sabinal Elementary School has 2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Sabinal Elementary School is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town, which NCES calls rural, remote. The nearest other elementary school is Dalton Elementary School, 19.6 miles away in Uvalde CISD. 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 | 89.5% |
| White | 9.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.3% |
49.6% of students are girls and 50.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 27 |
| Kindergarten | 34 |
| Grade 1 | 28 |
| Grade 2 | 37 |
| Grade 3 | 29 |
| Grade 4 | 23 |
| Grade 5 | 29 |
| Grade 6 | 31 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
900 N Pickford, Sabinal, TX 78881
Phone: (830)988-2436
Website: sabinalisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Sabinal Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton Elementary School | Uvalde CISD | 19.6 mi | 815 | 19.3 | 91.8% |
| Meyer Elementary School | Hondo ISD | 19.7 mi | 431 | 17.1 | 65.9% |
| Newell E Woolls Intermediate School | Hondo ISD | 19.7 mi | 375 | 16.1 | 78.1% |
| Uvalde El at Flores Campus | Uvalde CISD | 20.5 mi | 592 | 17 | 89.4% |
| Uvalde Dual Language Academy | Uvalde CISD | 21.7 mi | 561 | 21.1 | 80.7% |
| Batesville School | Uvalde CISD | 26.9 mi | 92 | 10.3 | 95.7% |
| La Pryor Elementary School | La Pryor ISD | 34.4 mi | 195 | 12.8 | 82.6% |
| Castroville Elementary School | Medina Valley ISD | 35.6 mi | 600 | 16.7 | 52.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Sabinal ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabinal Secondary | High | 7–12 | 224 |