Other / mixed grade configuration · Loop, TX

Loop School

Federal NCES profile for Loop School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 57/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 482814003154
0/100100/10057/100
👥 S:T ratio
60
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
40
📋 Attendance
57
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Loop School earns 57/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 90% of Texas schools.

57
Resource Index · Higher
10:1
small classes for Texas
57.3%
free-lunch eligible
150
students enrolled

Loop School has class sizes smaller than 90% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-14 students YoY

Loop School shrank from 157 students in 2022-23 to 143 in 2023-24 (-8.9%).

Teacher FTE added 15.8 → 18.2 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-14 students YoY 482814003154 · Loop, TX Other · SMALL · TRAD

150 enr · 10:1 · 57.3% lunch · RII 57

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

Loop School shrank from 157 students in 2022-23 to 143 in 2023-24 (-8.9%). Teacher FTE added 15.8 → 18.2 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Texas schools → · Find another →

How Loop School compares

Loop School is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Texas and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Texas Texas avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10:1 ▼ 32% 14.7:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 57.3% ▼ 7% 61.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 150 top 88% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

10:1
Leaner classes than 89% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
150
Bigger than 15% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
57.3%
free-lunch eligible - 7% below the Texas average of 61.9%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
10:1
students per teacher - 32% below state mean
Top 10% in Texas - lower ratio than 90% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
17.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$18,350
per pupil, district-wide - above Texas avg of $14,348
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
10
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 6.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 8.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 72.0%
Hispanic or Latino 25.3%
Two or More 2.7%

Largest group: White at 72.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 41.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 41.7, Loop School is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Loop Isd reports $18,350 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Loop School

How many students attend Loop School?

Loop School has 150 students enrolled. It is a public school in Loop, TX. CCD year-over-year: 157 (2022-23) → 143 (2023-24), down 14.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Loop School?

The student-teacher ratio at Loop School is 10:1, which is 32% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 36% 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 Loop School?

57.3% of students at Loop School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Loop School?

The largest demographic group at Loop School is White at 72.0% of enrollment, in Loop, TX.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Loop School?

Loop School has a Resource Investment Index of 57/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Loop Isd?

None reported; Loop Isd operates only Loop School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.