Other / mixed grade configuration · Gainesville, TX

Sivells Bend El

Federal NCES profile for Sivells Bend El, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 56/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 484038004574
0/100100/10056/100
👥 S:T ratio
59
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
80
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Sivells Bend El earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of Texas schools.

#1 of 5
schools in Gainesville · Resource Index
56
Resource Index · Higher
10.3:1
small classes for Texas
34.3%
free-lunch eligible

Sivells Bend El has class sizes smaller than 88% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Sivells Bend El ranks #1 of 5 schools in Gainesville, TX.

School address

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

+4 students YoY

Sivells Bend El grew from 70 students in 2022-23 to 74 in 2023-24 (+5.7%).

Teacher FTE added 6.7 → 7.5 across the same CCD years.

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

Growing CCD campus

+4 students YoY 484038004574 · Gainesville, TX Other · SMALL · TRAD

62 enr · 10.3:1 · 34.3% lunch · RII 56

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

Sivells Bend El grew from 70 students in 2022-23 to 74 in 2023-24 (+5.7%). Teacher FTE added 6.7 → 7.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Texas schools → · Find another →

How Sivells Bend El compares

Sivells Bend El is a growing 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 10.3:1 ▼ 30% 14.7:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 34.3% ▼ 45% 61.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 62 top 94% - -

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

10.3:1
Leaner classes than 87% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
62
Bigger than 7% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
34.3%
free-lunch eligible - 45% below the Texas average of 61.9%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
10.3:1
students per teacher - 30% below state mean
Top 12% in Texas - lower ratio than 88% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
8.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$16,643
per pupil, district-wide - above Texas avg of $14,348
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
5
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 8.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 8.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 72.6%
Hispanic or Latino 21.0%
Two or More 6.5%

Largest group: White at 72.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 42.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 42.5, Sivells Bend El is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.

Programs

District finance for Sivells Bend Isd reports $16,643 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 Sivells Bend El

How many students attend Sivells Bend El?

Sivells Bend El has 62 students enrolled. It is a public school in Gainesville, TX. CCD year-over-year: 70 (2022-23) → 74 (2023-24), up 4.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Sivells Bend El?

The student-teacher ratio at Sivells Bend El is 10.3:1, which is 30% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 34% 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 Sivells Bend El?

34.3% of students at Sivells Bend El are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Sivells Bend El?

The largest demographic group at Sivells Bend El is White at 72.6% of enrollment, in Gainesville, TX.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Sivells Bend El?

Sivells Bend El has a Resource Investment Index of 56/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Sivells Bend El rank among schools in Gainesville?

By Resource Investment Index, Sivells Bend El ranks #1 of 5 schools in Gainesville, TX. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in Gainesville on the city page.

What other schools are in Sivells Bend Isd?

None reported; Sivells Bend Isd operates only Sivells Bend El 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.