Enrollment
86
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Center, TX
Excelsior El
Federal NCES profile for Excelsior El, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 33/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 481884001762
👥 S:T ratio 66
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 4
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Excelsior El earns 33/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of Texas schools.
- #6 of 6
- public schools in Center · Resource Index
- 33
- Resource Index · Typical
- 8.6:1
- small classes for Texas
- 71.6%
- free-lunch eligible
Excelsior El has class sizes smaller than 94% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Excelsior El ranks #6 of 6 public schools in Center, TX.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
10.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.6:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-41% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
71.6%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
+16% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Excelsior El compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Excelsior El
Excelsior El is a higher-need, small combined-grade school in Center, Texas, enrolling 86 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8.6:1, Excelsior El is leaner than roughly 94% of Texas schools and 41% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 71.6% lands close to the Texas typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 93% of Texas schools, with 86 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 8,960 scored Texas schools.
Among 168 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Texas schools statewide, it ranks #145, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by White (78%) and Hispanic or Latino (16%) (diversity index 36/100).
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 38.4% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Excelsior Isd spends $19,779 per pupil, 45% above the Texas average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 22.2% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Excelsior Isd operates only this one school, so Excelsior El has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 86 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Texas's single-school districts.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Excelsior El compares
Excelsior El on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Texas | Texas avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 8.6:1 | ▼ 41% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 71.6% | ▲ 16% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 86 | top 93% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8.6:1
Leaner classes than 94% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
86
Bigger than 9% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
71.6%
free-lunch eligible
- 16% above the Texas average of 61.9%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
8.6:1
students per teacher
- 41% below state mean
Top 6% in Texas - lower ratio than 94% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
38.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$19,779
per pupil, district-wide
- above Texas avg of $13,644
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 77.9%
Hispanic or Latino 16.3%
African American 4.7%
Two or More 1.2%
Largest group: White at 77.9% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 36.4/100
Simpson diversity index - at 36.4, Excelsior El is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Excelsior Isd, which includes Excelsior El.
$19,779
Per student
+45%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
+19%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 22.2%
State 55.6%
Federal 22.2%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Texas, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~86 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~8.6:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Excelsior El
How many students attend Excelsior El?
Excelsior El has 86 students enrolled. It is a public school in Center, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Excelsior El?
The student-teacher ratio at Excelsior El is 8.6:1, which is 41% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 45% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Excelsior El?
71.6% of students at Excelsior El are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Excelsior El?
The largest demographic group at Excelsior El is White at 77.9% of enrollment, in Center, TX.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Excelsior El?
Excelsior El has a Resource Investment Index of 33/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
How does Excelsior El rank among public schools in Center?
By Resource Investment Index, Excelsior El ranks #6 of 6 public schools in Center, TX. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Center on the city page.
Is Excelsior El a good school?
Excelsior El earns 33/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of Texas schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Excelsior Isd?
None reported; Excelsior Isd operates only Excelsior El as a public school district in NCES's records.
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