Sour Lake Elementary School
Public elementary school in Sour Lake, Texas · Hardin-Jefferson ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Sour Lake Elementary School serves 720 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Sour Lake (Hardin County). It is one of 4 schools in Hardin-Jefferson ISD. By enrollment it is the 791st largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.8 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 ÷ 52.17 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Hardin-Jefferson ISD |
| County | Hardin County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482241002250 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Hardin-Jefferson ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 720 | 2,762 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.8 | 14.5 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 36.5% | 39.4% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 31% 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.
Sour Lake Elementary School in context
Size
Sour Lake Elementary School is the largest of Hardin-Jefferson ISD's 2 elementary schools; its 720 students are 26.1% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 13.3 miles away and have a median of 512 students, so Sour Lake 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 1 with 127 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 44, against an average of 103 per grade. This year grade 5 has 13% more students than kindergarten (116 against 103). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 44 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 80.6% of enrollment, a higher share than across Hardin-Jefferson ISD (67.3%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
36.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 39.4% across Hardin-Jefferson ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Sour Lake Elementary School has 52.17 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 720 students would have about 48.6 teachers, so Sour Lake Elementary School has 3.6 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, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other elementary school is China Elementary School, 7.1 miles away in the same district. There are 0 elementary schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 80.6% |
| Hispanic | 9.2% |
| Black | 5% |
| Two or more races | 5% |
| Asian | 0.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
49.2% of students are girls and 50.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 44 |
| Kindergarten | 103 |
| Grade 1 | 127 |
| Grade 2 | 97 |
| Grade 3 | 120 |
| Grade 4 | 113 |
| Grade 5 | 116 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1055 Hwy 326 S, Sour Lake, TX 77659
Phone: (409)981-6440
Website: hjisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Sour Lake Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China Elementary School | Hardin-Jefferson ISD | 7.1 mi | 600 | 14.2 | 51% |
| West Hardin Elementary School | West Hardin County CISD | 12.9 mi | 280 | 15.7 | 73.6% |
| Guess Elementary School | Beaumont ISD | 13.2 mi | 722 | 17.3 | 80.5% |
| Ignite Community School - Beaumont | Texas College Preparatory Academies | 13.3 mi | 179 | 15.9 | 84.4% |
| Devers Elementary School | Devers ISD | 13.4 mi | 135 | 16.5 | 28.1% |
| Amelia Elementary School | Beaumont ISD | 13.4 mi | 528 | 16.1 | 89% |
| Bob Hope School Beaumont | Bob Hope School | 13.8 mi | 536 | 16.5 | 86.6% |
| Homer Dr. Elementary School | Beaumont ISD | 14.1 mi | 495 | 16.2 | 95.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Hardin-Jefferson ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| China Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 600 |
| Hardin-Jefferson High School | High | 9–12 | 782 |
| Hardin-Jefferson Junior High School | Middle | 6–8 | 656 |