Zavalla Elementary School
Public elementary school in Zavalla, Texas · Zavalla ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Zavalla Elementary School serves 162 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Zavalla (Angelina County). It is one of 2 schools in Zavalla ISD. By enrollment it is the 4578th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 9.8 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 ÷ 16.55 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Zavalla ISD |
| County | Angelina County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 484674005353 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Zavalla ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 162 | 303 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 9.8 | 10.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 75.3% | 72.6% | 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.
Zavalla Elementary School in context
Size
Zavalla Elementary School is the only elementary school in Zavalla ISD. Its 162 students are 53.5% of the district's 303. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 19.2 miles away and have a median of 327 students, so Zavalla 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 1 with 34 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 13, against an average of 23 per grade. This year grade 5 has 23% more students than kindergarten (16 against 13). 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
White students are the largest group, at 95.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Zavalla ISD (94.7%).
75.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 72.6% across Zavalla 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
Zavalla Elementary School has 16.55 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 9.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 162 students would have about 10.9 teachers, so Zavalla Elementary School has 5.7 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 Huntington Intermediate School, 11.6 miles away in Huntington 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 | 95.7% |
| Two or more races | 3.1% |
| Hispanic | 1.2% |
47.5% of students are girls and 52.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 25 |
| Kindergarten | 13 |
| Grade 1 | 34 |
| Grade 2 | 28 |
| Grade 3 | 24 |
| Grade 4 | 22 |
| Grade 5 | 16 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
431 E Main St, Zavalla, TX 75980
Phone: (936)410-4033
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Zavalla Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington Intermediate School | Huntington ISD | 11.6 mi | 237 | 13.2 | 39.7% |
| Huntington Elementary School | Huntington ISD | 12.2 mi | 491 | 13.3 | 57.6% |
| Colmesneil Elementary School | Colmesneil ISD | 17.2 mi | 220 | 14.3 | 70.5% |
| Chester Elementary School | Chester ISD | 19.0 mi | 72 | 8.1 | 45.8% |
| Slack Elementary School | Lufkin ISD | 19.3 mi | 408 | 13.2 | 87% |
| Burley Primary School | Lufkin ISD | 19.4 mi | 426 | 16.2 | 82.6% |
| Anderson Elementary School | Lufkin ISD | 20.1 mi | 246 | 16.8 | 89% |
| H G Temple Elementary School | Diboll ISD | 20.4 mi | 428 | 13.7 | 75.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Zavalla ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zavalla High School | High | 6–12 | 141 |