📍 700 8th St, Somerville, Burleson County, 77879
Somerville el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Somerville, Burleson County. The school has 225 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amber Idlebird. It is part of the Somerville Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Somerville el enrolls 225 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 43% White, 37% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 96 | 43% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 83 | 37% |
| Black or African American | 27 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 8% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
173 of the school's 225 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 159 qualify for free lunch and 14 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Somerville el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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 18, state house district 13.
Somerville el is one of 3 schools in SOMERVILLE ISD, based in SOMERVILLE, Texas. The district serves 567 students district-wide and employs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 225 students, Somerville el is larger than the district average of about 189 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant