Rhodes Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 1 · Van, Texas

Rhodes Elementary in Van, Texas enrolled 402 students in 2024-25 with 24.1 full-time teachers, 16.7 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).

Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%

392 students in 2022-23, 369 students in 2023-24, 402 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 24.9 to 24.1.

Students enrolled at Rhodes Elementary by school year2022-23: 392, 2023-24: 369, 2024-25: 40202004006002022-233922023-243692024-25402
Students enrolled at Rhodes Elementary by school year2022-23: 392, 2023-24: 369, 2024-25: 40202004006002022-233922023-243692024-25402
Students enrolled at Rhodes Elementary by school year2022-23: 392, 2023-24: 369, 2024-25: 40202004006002022-233922023-243692024-25402
Students enrolled at Rhodes Elementary by school year2022-23: 392, 2023-24: 369, 2024-25: 40202004006002022-233922023-243692024-25402
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2339224.915.7
2023-2436924.015.4
2024-2540224.116.7

16.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 81 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; Rhodes Elementary 16.7; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRhodes Elementary 16.7state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Rhodes Elementary 16.7; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRhodes Elementary 16.7state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Rhodes Elementary 16.7; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRhodes Elementary 16.7state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Rhodes Elementary 16.7; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherRhodes Elementary 16.7state 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).

One counselor per 321 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Rhodes Elementary enrolled 321 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 321 of the 321 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent23.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

65.9% of students were White, 27.6% Hispanic, 2.7% Black in 2024-25.

  1. White65.9%
  2. Hispanic27.6%
  3. Black2.7%
  4. Two or more races2.7%
  5. American Indian1.0%

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 Van

3 public elementary schools in Van report 2024-25 enrollment; Rhodes Elementary is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Van Middle82814.360.7%
Rhodes Elementary40216.761.4%
Van Intermediate32114.260.1%

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Rhodes Elementary

  1. Van MiddleThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 828 students, 14.3 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  2. Martins Mill ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 12 miles away: 234 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
  3. Compare Rhodes Elementary with Van MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Van ISD spends per student$11,235 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,235
  5. The largest public schools in TexasRhodes Elementary is the number 3,337 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#3,337 of 4,615
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher16.7 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.16.7:1
  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 Rhodes Elementary

  1. How many students attend Rhodes Elementary?
    402 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 392 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Van, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Rhodes Elementary?
    16.7 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 Rhodes Elementary a Title I school?
    Rhodes Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Rhodes Elementary in?
    Van ISD, NCES district ID 4843920. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 484392004984 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