Enrollment
88
Texas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Rising Star, TX
Rising Star El
Federal NCES profile for Rising Star El, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 59/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 483723004188
👥 S:T ratio 56
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 65
📋 Attendance 43
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Rising Star El earns 59/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 85% of Texas schools.
- 59
- Resource Index · Higher
- 11:1
- small classes for Texas
- 64.9%
- free-lunch eligible
- 88
- students enrolled
Rising Star El has class sizes smaller than 85% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Rising Star Isd · Texas
NCES ID 483723004188 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
8.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
11:1
vs 14.7:1 Texas avg
-25% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
64.9%
vs 61.9% Texas avg
+5% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Rising Star El compares with Texas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Rising Star El
Rising Star El is a higher-need, small combined-grade school in Rising Star, Texas, enrolling 88 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 11:1, Rising Star El is leaner than roughly 85% of Texas schools and 25% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 64.9% 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 88 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 90% of the 8,960 Texas schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Against 156 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #61.
Its student body is led by White (76%) and Hispanic or Latino (21%) (diversity index 38/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 176 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 22.7% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
Its district draws 15.8% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Its district, Rising Star Isd, also runs Rising Star H S (93 students).
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 Rising Star El compares
Rising Star 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 | 11:1 | ▼ 25% | 14.7:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 64.9% | ▲ 5% | 61.9% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 88 | top 93% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
11:1
Leaner classes than 83% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
88
Bigger than 9% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
64.9%
free-lunch eligible
- 5% 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
11:1
students per teacher
- 25% below state mean
Top 15% in Texas - lower ratio than 85% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
22.7%
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
$14,366
per pupil, district-wide
- above Texas avg of $13,644
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
7
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 8.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 8.0 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 76.1%
Hispanic or Latino 20.5%
Two or More 3.4%
Largest group: White at 76.1% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 37.8/100
Simpson diversity index - at 37.8, Rising Star El is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Rising Star Isd, which includes Rising Star El.
$14,366
Per student
+5%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-13%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 19.4%
State 64.8%
Federal 15.8%
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.
How Rising Star El Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rising Star H S | Similar size | Similar economic need | Lower S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Rising Star El's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 93
- Students per teacher
- 8.5:1
- Resource Index
- 47/100
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 (~88 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~11:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Rising Star El
How many students attend Rising Star El?
Rising Star El has 88 students enrolled. It is a public school in Rising Star, TX.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rising Star El?
The student-teacher ratio at Rising Star El is 11:1, which is 25% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 30% 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 Rising Star El?
64.9% of students at Rising Star El are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Rising Star El?
The largest demographic group at Rising Star El is White at 76.1% of enrollment, in Rising Star, TX.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Rising Star El?
Rising Star El has a Resource Investment Index of 59/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Rising Star El a good school?
Rising Star El earns 59/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 85% 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 Rising Star Isd?
Besides Rising Star El, Rising Star Isd also operates Rising Star H S (93 students). See the Rising Star Isd district page for the complete list.
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