Central Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Stephenville, Texas
Central Elementary in Stephenville, Texas enrolled 405 students in 2024-25 with 27.3 full-time teachers, 14.8 students per teacher against the Texas elementary-school median of 14.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%
422 students in 2022-23, 442 students in 2023-24, 405 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.2 to 27.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 422 | 29.2 | 14.5 |
| 2023-24 | 442 | 28.7 | 15.4 |
| 2024-25 | 405 | 27.3 | 14.8 |
14.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 50 of every 100 Texas elementary schools
Among the 4,584 Texas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 418 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Central Elementary enrolled 418 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 418 of the 418 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent11.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
45.4% of students were White, 44.9% Hispanic, 4.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White45.4%
- Hispanic44.9%
- Two or more races4.9%
- Asian2.5%
- Black1.5%
- American Indian0.5%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Stephenville
4 public elementary schools in Stephenville report 2024-25 enrollment; Central Elementary is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chamberlin Elementary | 503 | 14.1 | 55.7% |
| Hook Elementary | 485 | 12.6 | 42.3% |
| Central Elementary | 405 | 14.8 | 61.2% |
| Morgan Mill Elementary | 127 | 10.3 | 40.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Central Elementary
- Hook ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 485 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Chamberlin ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 503 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Compare Central Elementary with Hook ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Stephenville ISD spends per student$10,723 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,723
- The largest public schools in TexasCentral Elementary is the number 3,319 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#3,319 of 4,615
- Texas schools by students per teacher14.8 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.14.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Central Elementary
How many students attend Central Elementary?
405 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 422 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Stephenville, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Central Elementary?
14.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for elementary schools is 14.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Central Elementary a Title I school?
Central Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Central Elementary in?
Stephenville ISD, NCES district ID 4841520. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 484152004744 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.