📍 601 Crockett St, Refugio, Refugio County, 78377
Refugio el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Refugio, Refugio County. The school has 299 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Olivia Deleon. It is part of the Refugio Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Refugio el enrolls 299 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% Hispanic or Latino, 16% White and 6.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 220 | 74% |
| White | 49 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 20 | 6.7% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 2.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
205 of the school's 299 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 202 qualify for free lunch and 3 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Refugio el 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 30.
Refugio el is one of 3 schools in REFUGIO ISD, based in REFUGIO, Texas. The district serves 656 students district-wide and employs 56 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 299 students, Refugio el is larger than the district average of about 219 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote