📍 316 Sw 5th St, Andrews, Andrews County, 79714
Underwood el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Andrews, Andrews County. The school has 648 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Susan Netopski. It is part of the Andrews Isd school district. It serves grades 4–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 40.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 41% of students are proficient in reading. 41% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Underwood el enrolls 648 students across grades 4–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 40.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Hispanic or Latino, 27% White and 1.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 455 | 70% |
| White | 174 | 27% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
341 of the school's 648 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 305 qualify for free lunch and 36 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Underwood el is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 81.
Underwood el is one of 6 schools in ANDREWS ISD, based in ANDREWS, Texas. The district serves 4,209 students district-wide and employs 286 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 648 students, Underwood el is close to the district average of about 702 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant