Sweet Home Elementary School
Public elementary school in Sweet Home, Texas · Sweet Home ISD · Grades Pre-K–8
Sweet Home Elementary School serves 155 students in grades Pre-K–8 in Sweet Home (Lavaca County). It is the only school in Sweet Home ISD. By enrollment it is the 4587th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12.4 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 ÷ 12.46 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–8 |
| District | Sweet Home ISD |
| County | Lavaca County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 484200004782 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Sweet Home ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 155 | 155 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12.4 | 12.4 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 22.6% | 22.6% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 13% 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.
Sweet Home Elementary School in context
Size
Sweet Home Elementary School is the only school in Sweet Home ISD, so its 155 students are the district's whole enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 8.7 miles away and have a median of 262 students, so Sweet Home 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 19 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 8, against an average of 16 per grade. This year grade 8 has 58% fewer students than kindergarten (8 against 19). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 17 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 83.2% of enrollment, a higher share than across Texas public schools (24.4%). Hispanic students are next, at 13.5%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
22.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 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. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Sweet Home Elementary School has 12.46 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 155 students would have about 10.5 teachers, so Sweet Home Elementary School has 2 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 Yoakum Annex, 6 miles away in Yoakum ISD. There are 0 elementary schools within 5 miles and 4 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 83.2% |
| Hispanic | 13.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.6% |
| Black | 0.6% |
52.9% of students are girls and 47.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 17 |
| Kindergarten | 19 |
| Grade 1 | 19 |
| Grade 2 | 15 |
| Grade 3 | 15 |
| Grade 4 | 12 |
| Grade 5 | 17 |
| Grade 6 | 16 |
| Grade 7 | 17 |
| Grade 8 | 8 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
7508 Fm 531, Sweet Home, TX 77987
Phone: (361)221-3221
Website: sweethomeisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Sweet Home Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoakum Annex | Yoakum ISD | 6.0 mi | 185 | 10.2 | 81.1% |
| Yoakum Primary School | Yoakum ISD | 6.4 mi | 231 | 11.5 | 70.1% |
| Yoakum Intermediate School | Yoakum ISD | 6.5 mi | 292 | 9.7 | 68.2% |
| Vysehrad Elementary School | Vysehrad ISD | 7.2 mi | 74 | 10.6 | 44.6% |
| Shiner Elementary School | Shiner ISD | 10.3 mi | 410 | 14.6 | 28.5% |
| Hallettsville Elementary School | Hallettsville ISD | 10.9 mi | 465 | 14.4 | 37.4% |
| Moulton Elementary School | Moulton ISD | 17.1 mi | 170 | 11 | 53.5% |
| Hunt Elementary School | Cuero ISD | 20.9 mi | 483 | 12 | 60.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.