Saenz Elementary School
Public elementary school in Alice, Texas · Alice ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Saenz Elementary School serves 471 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Alice (Jim Wells County). It is one of 6 schools in Alice ISD. By enrollment it is the 2803rd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 20.8 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 ÷ 22.61 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Alice ISD |
| County | Jim Wells County |
| Area type | Town, distant |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480780000099 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Alice ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 471 | 4,297 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 20.8 | 19.9 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 94.5% | 88.6% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 97% 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.
Saenz Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 4 elementary schools in Alice ISD, Saenz Elementary School is the smallest, with 11% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 8.2 miles away and have a median of 446 students, so Saenz 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 5 with 82 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 46, against an average of 67 per grade. This year grade 5 has 49% more students than kindergarten (82 against 55). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 46 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 93% of enrollment, about the same share as across Alice ISD (91.3%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
94.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 88.6% across Alice 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
Saenz Elementary School has 22.61 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 20.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 471 students would have about 31.8 teachers, so Saenz Elementary School has 9.2 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 town, distant, which means it is in a town 10 to 35 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other elementary school is Noonan Elementary School, 0.8 miles away in the same district. There are 3 elementary schools 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 | 93% |
| White | 5.9% |
| Black | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 0.2% |
50.7% of students are girls and 49.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 46 |
| Kindergarten | 55 |
| Grade 1 | 74 |
| Grade 2 | 63 |
| Grade 3 | 75 |
| Grade 4 | 76 |
| Grade 5 | 82 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
800 S Johnson St, Alice, TX 78332
Phone: (361)664-4981
Website: saenz.aliceisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Saenz Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noonan Elementary School | Alice ISD | 0.8 mi | 523 | 19.1 | 92.9% |
| Dubose Elementary School | Alice ISD | 1.4 mi | 483 | 19.6 | 95% |
| Schallert Elementary School | Alice ISD | 1.6 mi | 592 | 24.1 | 83.8% |
| Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco Elementary School | Ben Bolt-Palito Blanco ISD | 6.5 mi | 238 | 12.2 | 90.3% |
| Collins-Parr Elementary School | San Diego ISD | 9.8 mi | 688 | 14.9 | 89.7% |
| Agua Dulce Elementary School | Agua Dulce ISD | 10.7 mi | 178 | 15.9 | 77.5% |
| Orange Grove Elementary School | Orange Grove ISD | 16.9 mi | 386 | 14.8 | 58.8% |
| Orange Grove Primary School | Orange Grove ISD | 16.9 mi | 409 | 17.1 | 68.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Alice ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 933 |
| Alice High School | High | 9–12 | 1,295 |
| Dubose Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 483 |
| Noonan Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 523 |
| Schallert Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 592 |