Commerce Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Commerce, Texas

Commerce Elementary in Commerce, Texas enrolled 430 students in 2024-25 with 26.0 full-time teachers, 16.5 students per teacher against the Texas elementary-school median of 14.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

400 students in 2022-23, 407 students in 2023-24, 430 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.0 to 26.0.

Students enrolled at Commerce Elementary by school year2022-23: 400, 2023-24: 407, 2024-25: 43002004006002022-234002023-244072024-25430
Students enrolled at Commerce Elementary by school year2022-23: 400, 2023-24: 407, 2024-25: 43002004006002022-234002023-244072024-25430
Students enrolled at Commerce Elementary by school year2022-23: 400, 2023-24: 407, 2024-25: 43002004006002022-234002023-244072024-25430
Students enrolled at Commerce Elementary by school year2022-23: 400, 2023-24: 407, 2024-25: 43002004006002022-234002023-244072024-25430
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2340026.015.4
2023-2440727.214.9
2024-2543026.016.5

16.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 79 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.

Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Commerce Elementary 16.5; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCommerce Elementary 16.5state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Commerce Elementary 16.5; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCommerce Elementary 16.5state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Commerce Elementary 16.5; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCommerce Elementary 16.5state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Commerce Elementary 16.5; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherCommerce Elementary 16.5state median 14.8U.S. 14.6

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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Commerce Elementary enrolled 289 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent28.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

41.4% of students were White, 27.4% Hispanic, 23.7% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White41.4%
  2. Hispanic27.4%
  3. Black23.7%
  4. Two or more races7.0%
  5. Asian0.5%

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 Commerce

2 public elementary schools in Commerce report 2024-25 enrollment; Commerce Elementary is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Commerce Elementary43016.570.7%
Albert C Williams Elementary31711.966.6%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Commerce Elementary

  1. Albert C Williams ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 317 students, 11.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
  2. Campbell ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.7 miles away: 141 students, 10.1 per teacher (2024-25).6.7 mi
  3. Compare Commerce Elementary with Albert C Williams ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Commerce ISD spends per student$15,903 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,903
  5. The largest public schools in TexasCommerce Elementary is the number 3,118 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#3,118 of 4,615
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher16.5 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.16.5:1
  7. 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 Commerce Elementary

  1. How many students attend Commerce Elementary?
    430 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 400 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Commerce, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Commerce Elementary?
    16.5 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.
  3. Is Commerce Elementary a Title I school?
    Commerce Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Commerce Elementary in?
    Commerce ISD, NCES district ID 4814820. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 481482000983 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.

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