Tool Elementary School
Public elementary school in Tool, Texas · Malakoff ISD · Grades Pre-K–4
Tool Elementary School serves 197 students in grades Pre-K–4 in Tool (Henderson County). It is one of 5 schools in Malakoff ISD. By enrollment it is the 4517th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 9.3 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 ÷ 21.29 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–4 |
| District | Malakoff ISD |
| County | Henderson County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482878011405 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Malakoff ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 197 | 1,511 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 9.3 | 12.5 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 76.1% | 68.5% | 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.
Tool Elementary School in context
Size
Tool Elementary School is the smallest of Malakoff ISD's 2 elementary schools; its 197 students are 13% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 9.7 miles away and have a median of 430 students, so Tool 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 grade 4 with 41 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 16, against an average of 33 per grade. This year grade 4 has 14% more students than kindergarten (41 against 36). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 16 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 67% of enrollment, a higher share than across Malakoff ISD (60.5%). Hispanic students are next, at 27.4%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
76.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 68.5% across Malakoff 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
Tool Elementary School has 21.29 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 197 students would have about 13.3 teachers, so Tool Elementary School has 8 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, fringe, which means it is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town. The nearest other elementary school is Lakeview Elementary School, 4.9 miles away in Mabank ISD. There is 1 elementary school within 5 miles and 5 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 67% |
| Hispanic | 27.4% |
| Two or more races | 3.6% |
| Asian | 2% |
45.2% of students are girls and 54.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 16 |
| Kindergarten | 36 |
| Grade 1 | 27 |
| Grade 2 | 39 |
| Grade 3 | 38 |
| Grade 4 | 41 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1201 S Tool Dr., Tool, TX 75143
Phone: (903)432-2637
Website: malakoffisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Tool Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeview Elementary School | Mabank ISD | 4.9 mi | 501 | 14.6 | 76.8% |
| Southside Elementary School | Mabank ISD | 6.0 mi | 459 | 15 | 81% |
| Central Elementary School | Mabank ISD | 8.4 mi | 723 | 16.9 | 71.1% |
| Eustace Primary School | Eustace ISD | 9.6 mi | 431 | 15.9 | 73.5% |
| Eustace Intermediate School | Eustace ISD | 9.7 mi | 399 | 14.9 | 62.9% |
| Malakoff Elementary School | Malakoff ISD | 11.4 mi | 429 | 14.3 | 69.5% |
| Kemp Intermediate School | Kemp ISD | 12.0 mi | 307 | 11.5 | 71.7% |
| Kemp Intermediate West | Kemp ISD | 12.0 mi | 296 | 11 | 79.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Malakoff ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malakoff Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 429 |
| Malakoff High School | High | 9–12 | 426 |
| Malakoff Intermediate School | Middle | 5–6 | 222 |
| Malakoff Junior High School | Middle | 7–8 | 237 |