Sivells Bend Elementary School
Public elementary school in Gainesville, Texas · Sivells Bend ISD · Grades Pre-K–8
Sivells Bend Elementary School serves 62 students in grades Pre-K–8 in Gainesville (Cooke County). It is the only school in Sivells Bend ISD. By enrollment it is the 4698th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 8.3 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 ÷ 7.5 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–8 |
| District | Sivells Bend ISD |
| County | Cooke County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484038004574 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Sivells Bend ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 62 | 62 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 8.3 | 8.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 59.7% | 59.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 1% 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.
Sivells Bend Elementary School in context
Size
Sivells Bend Elementary School is the only school in Sivells Bend ISD, so its 62 students are the district's whole enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 18.1 miles away and have a median of 380 students, so Sivells Bend 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 kindergarten with 12 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 1, against an average of 6 per grade. This year grade 8 has 33% fewer students than kindergarten (8 against 12). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 1 child in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 72.6% of enrollment, a higher share than across Texas public schools (24.4%). Hispanic students are next, at 21%.
59.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 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. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Sivells Bend Elementary School has 7.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 8.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 62 students would have about 4.2 teachers, so Sivells Bend Elementary School has 3.3 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 rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other elementary school is Walnut Bend Elementary School, 10.9 miles away in Walnut Bend ISD. 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
| White | 72.6% |
| Hispanic | 21% |
| Two or more races | 6.5% |
51.6% of students are girls and 48.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 1 |
| Kindergarten | 12 |
| Grade 1 | 7 |
| Grade 2 | 6 |
| Grade 3 | 7 |
| Grade 4 | 5 |
| Grade 5 | 3 |
| Grade 6 | 9 |
| Grade 7 | 4 |
| Grade 8 | 8 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1053 Cr 403, Gainesville, TX 76240
Phone: (940)665-6411
Website: sivellsbendisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Sivells Bend Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Bend Elementary School | Walnut Bend ISD | 10.9 mi | 73 | 11.1 | 67.1% |
| Lindsay Elementary School | Lindsay ISD | 15.9 mi | 268 | 12.5 | 7.1% |
| Muenster Elementary School | Muenster ISD | 16.8 mi | 311 | 15 | 23.2% |
| Edison Elementary School | Gainesville ISD | 17.8 mi | 630 | 18.2 | 78.6% |
| W E Chalmers Elementary School | Gainesville ISD | 18.3 mi | 703 | 18.2 | 73.5% |
| Saint Jo Elementary School | Saint Jo ISD | 21.0 mi | 181 | 14 | 40.3% |
| Callisburg Elementary School | Callisburg ISD | 21.7 mi | 531 | 14.4 | 46.7% |
| Hayes Primary School | Whitesboro ISD | 22.8 mi | 449 | 17.9 | 67.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.