📍 101 First St, Ackerly, Dawson County, 79713
Sands Cisd is a State/Public serving other age pupils, located in Ackerly, Dawson County. The school has 240 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lenny Morrow. It is part of the Sands Cisd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sands Cisd enrolls 240 students across grades Pre-K–12. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 44% Hispanic or Latino and 1.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 127 | 53% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 105 | 44% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
142 of the school's 240 students (59%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 133 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sands Cisd 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 28, state house district 82.
Sands Cisd is one of 1 schools in SANDS CISD, based in ACKERLY, Texas. The district serves 232 students district-wide and employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 240 students, Sands Cisd is close to the district average of about 232 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote