Sonora Elementary School
Public elementary school in Sonora, Texas · Sonora ISD · Grades Pre-K–6
Sonora Elementary School serves 365 students in grades Pre-K–6 in Sonora (Sutton County). It is one of 2 schools in Sonora ISD. By enrollment it is the 3728th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.7 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 ÷ 26.64 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–6 |
| District | Sonora ISD |
| County | Sutton County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484080012547 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Sonora ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 365 | 643 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.7 | 10.9 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 51.8% | 47.6% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 29% 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.
Sonora Elementary School in context
Size
Sonora Elementary School is the only elementary school in Sonora ISD. Its 365 students are 56.8% of the district's 643. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 50.5 miles away and have a median of 269 students, so Sonora 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 57 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 25, against an average of 46 per grade. This year grade 6 has 56% more students than kindergarten (56 against 36). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 25 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 78.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across Sonora ISD (78.7%). White students are next, at 21.1%.
51.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 47.6% across Sonora 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
Sonora Elementary School has 26.64 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 365 students would have about 24.7 teachers, so Sonora Elementary School has 1.9 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
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 Eldorado Elementary School, 20.7 miles away in Schleicher 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
| Hispanic | 78.6% |
| White | 21.1% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
48.8% of students are girls and 51.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 25 |
| Kindergarten | 36 |
| Grade 1 | 49 |
| Grade 2 | 46 |
| Grade 3 | 44 |
| Grade 4 | 57 |
| Grade 5 | 52 |
| Grade 6 | 56 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
907 S Concho Ave, Sonora, TX 76950
Phone: (325)387-6940
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Sonora Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eldorado Elementary School | Schleicher ISD | 20.7 mi | 144 | 8.5 | 65.3% |
| Ozona Elementary School | Crockett County Consolidated CSD | 34.8 mi | 264 | 10.7 | 69.7% |
| Christoval Elementary School | Christoval ISD | 44.1 mi | 273 | 13 | 12.8% |
| Irion Elementary School | Irion County ISD | 49.3 mi | 200 | 10.4 | 29.5% |
| Junction Elementary School | Junction ISD | 51.6 mi | 294 | 14.7 | 63.6% |
| Menard Elementary/Jh | Menard ISD | 56.3 mi | 182 | 14.5 | 61.5% |
| Lamar Elementary School | San Angelo ISD | 58.6 mi | 579 | 15.1 | 44.6% |
| Wall Elementary School | Wall ISD | 59.2 mi | 505 | 12.2 | 16.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Sonora ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonora Secondary School | High | 7–12 | 278 |