Sarita Elementary School
Public elementary school in Sarita, Texas · Kenedy County Wide CSD · Grades Pre-K–6
Sarita Elementary School serves 126 students in grades Pre-K–6 in Sarita (Kenedy County). It is the only school in Kenedy County Wide CSD. By enrollment it is the 4633rd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 11 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 ÷ 11.41 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–6 |
| District | Kenedy County Wide CSD |
| County | Kenedy County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 482541002831 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Kenedy County Wide CSD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 126 | 126 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 11 | 11 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | – | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 4% 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.
Sarita Elementary School in context
Size
Sarita Elementary School is the only school in Kenedy County Wide CSD, so its 126 students are the district's whole enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 20.6 miles away with a median enrollment of 307; Sarita 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 pre-K with 41 students, and its smallest is grade 4 with 9, against an average of 16 per grade. This year grade 6 has 15% fewer students than kindergarten (11 against 13). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 41 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 74.6% here and 53.5% across Texas public schools. White students are next, at 22.2%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
It does not take part in the National School Lunch Program.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 11.41 full-time-equivalent teachers for 126 students, Sarita Elementary School has 11 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 126 students would have about 8.5 teachers, so Sarita Elementary School has 2.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Sarita 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 Nanny Elementary School, 5.4 miles away in Riviera ISD. Within 10 miles there is 1 other elementary school, 0 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 | 74.6% |
| White | 22.2% |
| Black | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |
48.4% of students are girls and 51.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 41 |
| Kindergarten | 13 |
| Grade 1 | 14 |
| Grade 2 | 14 |
| Grade 3 | 12 |
| Grade 4 | 9 |
| Grade 5 | 12 |
| Grade 6 | 11 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
150 E La Parra St, Sarita, TX 78385
Phone: (361)294-5381
Website: saritaschool.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Sarita Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nanny Elementary School | Riviera ISD | 5.4 mi | 143 | 10.5 | 68.5% |
| Ricardo Elementary School | Ricardo ISD | 14.4 mi | 449 | 15.2 | 51% |
| Perez Elementary School | Kingsville ISD | 19.5 mi | 364 | 13.8 | 86% |
| Harvey Elementary School | Kingsville ISD | 20.5 mi | 486 | 15.4 | 88.5% |
| Harrel Elementary School | Kingsville ISD | 20.6 mi | 311 | 14.8 | 90% |
| Jubilee Kingsville | Jubilee Academies | 20.7 mi | 302 | 14.6 | 85.8% |
| La Gloria Elementary School | La Gloria ISD | 21.3 mi | 119 | 14.9 | 60.5% |
| Falfurrias Elementary School | Brooks County ISD | 21.7 mi | 251 | 15.5 | 93.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.