📍 304 W 3rd, Groom, Carson County, 79039
Groom School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Groom, Carson County. The school has 150 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kayla Sparks. It is part of the Groom Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.8:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. The school offers 1 AP courses. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Groom School enrolls 150 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 19.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 7.3% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 138 | 92% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 7.3% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
52 of the school's 150 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 32 qualify for free lunch and 20 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Groom School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 87.
Groom School is one of 1 schools in GROOM ISD, based in GROOM, Texas. The district serves 130 students district-wide and employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 150 students, Groom School is larger than the district average of about 130 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote