Dalton Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Uvalde, Texas
Dalton Elementary in Uvalde, Texas enrolled 815 students in 2024-25 with 42.3 full-time teachers, 19.3 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 rose 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 17%
734 students in 2022-23, 779 students in 2023-24, 815 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 50.7 to 42.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 734 | 50.7 | 14.5 |
| 2023-24 | 779 | 51.8 | 15.0 |
| 2024-25 | 815 | 42.3 | 19.3 |
19.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 95 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 595 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Dalton Elementary enrolled 595 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 595 of the 595 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent43.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
91.2% of students were Hispanic, 7.7% White, 0.4% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic91.2%
- White7.7%
- Black0.4%
- Asian0.4%
- Two or more races0.4%
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 Uvalde
4 public elementary schools in Uvalde report 2024-25 enrollment; Dalton Elementary is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalton Elementary | 815 | 19.3 | 91.8% |
| Flores Elementary | 592 | 17.0 | 89.4% |
| Uvalde Dual Language Academy | 561 | 21.1 | 80.7% |
| Uvalde Elementary | 337 | 14.9 | 86.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Dalton Elementary
- Flores ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 592 students, 17.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Uvalde Dual Language AcademyThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.2 miles away: 561 students, 21.1 per teacher (2024-25).2.2 mi
- Compare Dalton Elementary with Flores ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Uvalde CISD spends per student$13,793 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,793
- The largest public schools in TexasDalton Elementary is the number 378 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#378 of 4,615
- Texas schools by students per teacher19.3 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.19.3:1
- 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 Dalton Elementary
How many students attend Dalton Elementary?
815 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 734 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Uvalde, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Dalton Elementary?
19.3 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 Dalton Elementary a Title I school?
Dalton Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Dalton Elementary in?
Uvalde CISD, NCES district ID 4843720. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 484372004969 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.