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Big Sandy Elementary School vs. Big Sandy J High School

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School Overview

School
Big Sandy Elementary School
401 Wildcat Dr
Big Sandy, TX 75755
: 
7/
10
Top 50%
Big Sandy J High School
401 Wildcat Dr
Big Sandy, TX 75755
: 
8/
10
Top 30%
Top Rankings
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Big Sandy J High School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Texas for:

Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 20%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 20%)
Overview
Serving 337 students in grades Prekindergarten-5, Big Sandy Elementary School ranks in the top 50% of all schools in Texas for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 50%, and reading proficiency is top 50%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 40-44% (which is approximately equal to the Texas state average of 41%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 55-59% (which is higher than the Texas state average of 51%).
The student:teacher ratio of 13:1 is lower than the Texas state level of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 31% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the Texas state average of 74% (majority Hispanic).
Serving 145 students in grades 6-8, Big Sandy J High School ranks in the top 30% of all schools in Texas for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 30%, and reading proficiency is top 30%).
The percentage of students achieving proficiency in math is 50-54% (which is higher than the Texas state average of 41%). The percentage of students achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 55-59% (which is higher than the Texas state average of 51%).
The student:teacher ratio of 11:1 is lower than the Texas state level of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 35% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is lower than the Texas state average of 74% (majority Hispanic).
Grades Offered
PK-5
6-8
Total Students
337 students
145 students
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This chart displays total students of Big Sandy J High School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Male | % Female
54% | 46%
46% | 54%
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Total Classroom Teachers
26 teachers
13 teachers
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This chart displays the total teachers of Big Sandy J High School by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
11:1
This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Big Sandy Elementary School and the public school average student teacher ratio of Texas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the student teacher ratio of Big Sandy J High School and the public school average student teacher ratio of Texas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.

Test Scores

#2786 out of 8188 schools in TX
(Top 50%)
#2014 out of 8188 schools in TX
(Top 30%)
This chart displays the overall school rank of Big Sandy Elementary School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the overall school rank of Big Sandy J High School, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
40-44%
(Top 50% in TX)
50-54%
(Top 30% in TX)
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Big Sandy Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in Texas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of Big Sandy J High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of public schools in Texas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
55-59%
(Top 30% in TX)
55-59%
(Top 30% in TX)
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Big Sandy Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Texas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Big Sandy J High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of Texas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
30-39%
(Bottom 50% in TX)
20-29%
(Bottom 50% in TX)
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Big Sandy Elementary School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of public schools in Texas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of Big Sandy J High School and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of public schools in Texas by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Grade

Students by Grade
This chart displays the students of Big Sandy Elementary School by grade.
This chart displays the students of Big Sandy J High School by grade.
Pre-K Students
38
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Kindergarten Students
56
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Grade 1 Students
50
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Grade 2 Students
47
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Grade 3 Students
50
-
Grade 4 Students
44
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Grade 5 Students
52
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Grade 6 Students
-
48
Grade 7 Students
-
50
Grade 8 Students
-
47

Students by Ethnicity

% American Indian
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% Asian
n/a
1%
This chart displays the percentage of Asian students in Big Sandy Elementary School and the percentage of Asian public school students in Texas by year, with the latest 2013-14 school year data.
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% Hispanic
15%
12%
This chart displays the percentage of Hispanic students in Big Sandy Elementary School and the percentage of Hispanic public school students in Texas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of Hispanic students in Big Sandy J High School and the percentage of Hispanic public school students in Texas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Black
9%
11%
This chart displays the percentage of Black students in Big Sandy Elementary School and the percentage of Black public school students in Texas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of Black students in Big Sandy J High School and the percentage of Black public school students in Texas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% White
69%
65%
This chart displays the percentage of White students in Big Sandy Elementary School and the percentage of White public school students in Texas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of White students in Big Sandy J High School and the percentage of White public school students in Texas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
7%
11%
This chart displays the percentage of students of two or more races in Big Sandy Elementary School and the percentage of public school students of two or more races in Texas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students of two or more races in Big Sandy J High School and the percentage of public school students of two or more races in Texas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
0.49
0.54
This chart displays the diversity score of Big Sandy Elementary School and the public school average diversity score of Texas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the diversity score of Big Sandy J High School and the public school average diversity score of Texas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.

Additional Information

Eligible for Free Lunch
68%
63%
This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Big Sandy Elementary School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in Texas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for free lunch in Big Sandy J High School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for free lunch in Texas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
Eligible for Reduced Lunch
9%
8%
This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Big Sandy Elementary School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Texas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
This chart displays the percentage of students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Big Sandy J High School and the percentage of public school students who is eligible for reduced lunch in Texas by year, with the latest 2022-23 school year data.
 
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