📍 717 Wightman St, Matagorda, Matagorda County, 77457
Matagorda School is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Matagorda, Matagorda County. The school has 89 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kristi Washburn. It is part of the Matagorda Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 6.8:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Matagorda School enrolls 89 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 13 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 6.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% White, 35% Hispanic or Latino and 5.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 53 | 60% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 31 | 35% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 5.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
61 of the school's 89 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 61 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Matagorda School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 18, state house district 25.
Matagorda School is one of 1 schools in MATAGORDA ISD, based in MATAGORDA, Texas. The district serves 109 students district-wide and employs 13 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 89 students, Matagorda School is smaller than the district average of about 109 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote