📍 1900 S Goliad, Big Spring, Howard County, 79720
Goliad el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Big Spring, Howard County. The school has 232 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Big Spring Isd school district. It serves grades 4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 17.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 23% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Goliad el enrolls 232 students across grades 4. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 17.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% Hispanic or Latino, 22% White and 4.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 160 | 69% |
| White | 52 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 4.7% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
181 of the school's 232 students (78%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 173 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Goliad el is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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 72.
Goliad el is one of 9 schools in BIG SPRING ISD, based in BIG SPRING, Texas. The district serves 3,376 students district-wide and employs 266 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 232 students, Goliad el is smaller than the district average of about 375 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote