Slocum Pk - 8

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Elkhart, Texas

Slocum Pk - 8 in Elkhart, Texas enrolled 237 students in 2024-25 with 20.6 full-time teachers, 11.5 students per teacher against the Texas elementary-school median of 14.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 53-68% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 7% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 19%

256 students in 2022-23, 250 students in 2023-24, 237 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.4 to 20.6.

Students enrolled at Slocum Pk - 8 by school year2022-23: 256, 2023-24: 250, 2024-25: 23701002003002022-232562023-242502024-25237
Students enrolled at Slocum Pk - 8 by school year2022-23: 256, 2023-24: 250, 2024-25: 23701002003002022-232562023-242502024-25237
Students enrolled at Slocum Pk - 8 by school year2022-23: 256, 2023-24: 250, 2024-25: 23701002003002022-232562023-242502024-25237
Students enrolled at Slocum Pk - 8 by school year2022-23: 256, 2023-24: 250, 2024-25: 23701002003002022-232562023-242502024-25237
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2325625.410.1
2023-2425022.211.3
2024-2523720.611.5

11.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 93 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; Slocum Pk - 8 11.5; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSlocum Pk - 8 11.5state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Slocum Pk - 8 11.5; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSlocum Pk - 8 11.5state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Slocum Pk - 8 11.5; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSlocum Pk - 8 11.5state median 14.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.8 to 81.2; Slocum Pk - 8 11.5; state median 14.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSlocum Pk - 8 11.5state 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 229 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Slocum Pk - 8 enrolled 229 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 229 of the 229 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent6.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

85.7% of students were White, 10.5% Hispanic, 3.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White85.7%
  2. Hispanic10.5%
  3. Two or more races3.0%
  4. Asian0.8%

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.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Slocum Pk - 8 scored proficient or above: 53-68% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtTexas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2253‑68%53‑68%52%
Math, 2022-2345‑49%33‑47% (2021-22)43.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Elkhart

3 public elementary schools in Elkhart report 2024-25 enrollment; Slocum Pk - 8 is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Elkhart Elementary35318.158.9%
Elkhart Intermediate24615.346.7%
Slocum Pk - 823711.544.7%

All public schools in Elkhart →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Slocum Pk - 8

  1. Elkhart ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 6.9 miles away: 353 students, 18.1 per teacher (2024-25).6.9 mi
  2. Elkhart IntermediateThe next nearest public elementary school, 6.9 miles away: 246 students, 15.3 per teacher (2024-25).6.9 mi
  3. Compare Slocum Pk - 8 with Elkhart ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Slocum ISD spends per student$14,536 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,536
  5. The largest public schools in TexasSlocum Pk - 8 is the number 4,291 by size of 4,615 Texas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#4,291 of 4,615
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher11.5 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.8 for elementary schools.11.5:1
  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 Slocum Pk - 8

  1. How many students attend Slocum Pk - 8?
    237 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 256 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Elkhart, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Slocum Pk - 8?
    11.5 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 Slocum Pk - 8 a Title I school?
    Slocum Pk - 8 ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Slocum Pk - 8 do on state tests?
    The students tested at Slocum Pk - 8 scored proficient or above: 53-68% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Slocum Pk - 8 in?
    Slocum ISD, NCES district ID 4840500. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 484050005640 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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