📍 2781 Fm1021, Eagle Pass, Maverick County, 78853
Sam Houston el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Eagle Pass, Maverick County. The school has 423 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amalia Riojas. It is part of the Eagle Pass Isd school district. It serves grades 1–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 19% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sam Houston el enrolls 423 students across grades 1–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 26 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 99% Hispanic or Latino, 1.2% American Indian or Alaska Native and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 417 | 99% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
402 of the school's 423 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 397 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sam Houston el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 19, state house district 74.
Sam Houston el is one of 24 schools in EAGLE PASS ISD, based in EAGLE PASS, Texas. The district serves 13,820 students district-wide and employs 799 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 423 students, Sam Houston el is smaller than the district average of about 576 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe