Sam Houston Elementary School
Public elementary school in Eagle Pass, Texas · Eagle Pass ISD · Grades 2–6
Sam Houston Elementary School serves 428 students in grades 2–6 in Eagle Pass (Maverick County). It is one of 24 schools in Eagle Pass ISD. By enrollment it is the 3229th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 18.5 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 ÷ 23.15 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | 2–6 |
| District | Eagle Pass ISD |
| County | Maverick County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481773007987 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Eagle Pass ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 428 | 13,820 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 18.5 | 17.9 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 93% | 78.3% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 93% 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.
Sam Houston Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 19 elementary schools in Eagle Pass ISD, Sam Houston Elementary School is the 9th largest, with 3.1% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 392; Sam Houston 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 3 with 98 students, and its smallest is grade 4 with 81, against an average of 86 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 85 in grade 2 and 82 in grade 6.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 97.9% here and 97.1% across Eagle Pass ISD. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
93% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 78.3% across Eagle Pass 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 23.15 full-time-equivalent teachers for 428 students, Sam Houston Elementary School has 18.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 428 students would have about 28.9 teachers, so Sam Houston Elementary School has 5.7 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Sam Houston Elementary School is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town, which NCES calls rural, fringe. The nearest other elementary school is Perfecto Mancha Elementary School, 1.9 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 17 other elementary schools, 12 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 97.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.4% |
| White | 0.5% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
47.2% of students are girls and 52.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 2 | 85 |
| Grade 3 | 98 |
| Grade 4 | 81 |
| Grade 5 | 82 |
| Grade 6 | 82 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2781 Fm1021, Eagle Pass, TX 78853
Phone: (830)758-7069
Website: sites.google.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Sam Houston Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perfecto Mancha Elementary School | Eagle Pass ISD | 1.9 mi | 501 | 19.7 | 77% |
| Rosita Valley Elementary School | Eagle Pass ISD | 2.0 mi | 473 | 19.1 | 83.7% |
| Rosita Valley Literacy Academy | Eagle Pass ISD | 2.0 mi | 363 | 18.2 | 89.8% |
| Ray H Darr Elementary School | Eagle Pass ISD | 2.5 mi | 383 | 17.4 | 98.2% |
| Henry B Gonzalez Elementary School | Eagle Pass ISD | 3.0 mi | 401 | 18.3 | 90.5% |
| Language Development Center | Eagle Pass ISD | 3.2 mi | 440 | 20.1 | 86.4% |
| San Luis Elementary School | Eagle Pass ISD | 4.0 mi | 314 | 17.4 | 88.5% |
| Benavides Heights Elementary School | Eagle Pass ISD | 4.1 mi | 308 | 16.2 | 87.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.