Silsbee Elementary School
Public elementary school in Silsbee, Texas · Silsbee ISD · Grades 1–5
Silsbee Elementary School serves 921 students in grades 1–5 in Silsbee (Hardin County). It is one of 4 schools in Silsbee ISD. By enrollment it is the 180th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.4 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 63.89 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | 1–5 |
| District | Silsbee ISD |
| County | Hardin County |
| Area type | Town, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484023013558 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Silsbee ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 921 | 2,588 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.4 | 13.4 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 70% | 65.9% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 42% 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.
Silsbee Elementary School in context
Size
Silsbee Elementary School is the largest of Silsbee ISD's 2 elementary schools; its 921 students are 35.6% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 6.9 miles away and have a median of 309 students, so Silsbee Elementary 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 grade 4 with 201 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 170, against an average of 184 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 178 in grade 1 and 174 in grade 5.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 65.3% of enrollment, about the same share as across Silsbee ISD (65.4%). Black students are next, at 18%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
70% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 65.9% across Silsbee 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
Silsbee Elementary School has 63.89 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 921 students would have about 62.2 teachers, so Silsbee Elementary School has 1.7 more.
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, fringe, which means it is in a town no more than 10 miles from an urbanized area. The nearest other elementary school is Laura Reeves Primary School, 0.1 miles away in the same district. There is 1 elementary school within 5 miles and 7 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 65.3% |
| Black | 18% |
| Hispanic | 8.7% |
| Two or more races | 7.4% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
48.1% of students are girls and 51.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 1 | 178 |
| Grade 2 | 170 |
| Grade 3 | 198 |
| Grade 4 | 201 |
| Grade 5 | 174 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
770 S 7th St, Silsbee, TX 77656
Phone: (409)980-7856
Website: silsbeeisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Silsbee Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Reeves Primary School | Silsbee ISD | 0.1 mi | 281 | 14.3 | 71.9% |
| Lumberton Primary School | Lumberton ISD | 6.2 mi | 574 | 13.7 | 37.5% |
| Lumberton Intermediate School | Lumberton ISD | 6.2 mi | 987 | 16.4 | 43.4% |
| Evadale Elementary School | Evadale ISD | 6.4 mi | 200 | 12.6 | 44.5% |
| Lumberton Early Childhood School | Lumberton ISD | 7.3 mi | 396 | 16.5 | 49% |
| Kountze Elementary School | Kountze ISD | 7.6 mi | 336 | 16.2 | 67.3% |
| Kountze Intermediate School | Kountze ISD | 7.6 mi | 257 | 14.5 | 61.9% |
| Ignite Community School - Beaumont | Texas College Preparatory Academies | 12.4 mi | 179 | 15.9 | 84.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Silsbee ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards-Johnson Memorial Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 597 |
| Laura Reeves Primary School | Elementary | Pre-K–K | 281 |
| Silsbee High School | High | 9–12 | 789 |