📍 901 Hamilton St, Sinton, San Patricio County, 78387
Welder el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sinton, San Patricio County. The school has 574 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Elizabeth Ward. It is part of the Sinton Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–2 in a small-town setting. The school employs 37.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Welder el enrolls 574 students across grades Pre-K–2. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 37.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% Hispanic or Latino, 13% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 493 | 86% |
| White | 76 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
426 of the school's 574 students (74%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 406 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.
Welder el is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 21, state house district 43.
Welder el is one of 5 schools in SINTON ISD, based in SINTON, Texas. The district serves 1,961 students district-wide and employs 157 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 574 students, Welder el is larger than the district average of about 392 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant