📍 401 Wildcat Dr, Big Sandy, Upshur County, 75755
Big Sandy el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Big Sandy, Upshur County. The school has 337 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kelly Mcqueen. It is part of the Big Sandy Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Big Sandy el enrolls 337 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 15% Hispanic or Latino and 8.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 232 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 52 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 30 | 8.9% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 6.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
261 of the school's 337 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 230 qualify for free lunch and 31 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.
Big Sandy el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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-10, state senate district 1, state house district 7.
Big Sandy el is one of 3 schools in BIG SANDY ISD, based in BIG SANDY, Texas. The district serves 649 students district-wide and employs 61 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 337 students, Big Sandy el is larger than the district average of about 216 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant