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Big Sandy School

Serves grades PK - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
9180 Fm 1276
Dallardsville, TX 77332
Phone
(936) 563-1000
District
BIG SANDY ISD
County
POLK COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
532
Classroom Teachers
43

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

6

(10 is best)

Better than 53.6% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Big Sandy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
57%
46%
52%
51%
61%
41%
57%
46%
52%
51%
61%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
45%
47%
45%
54%
45%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
47%
52%
43%
57%
50%
46%
47%
52%
43%
57%
50%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
39%
43%
41%
26%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
43%
41%
58%
54%
28%
27%
43%
41%
58%
54%
28%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
51%
47%
58%
56%
44%
37%
51%
47%
58%
56%
44%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
43%
39%
48%
45%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
12
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 28 5.3%
Kindergarten 40 7.5%
Grade 1 36 6.8%
Grade 2 45 8.5%
Grade 3 33 6.2%
Grade 4 41 7.7%
Grade 5 45 8.5%
Grade 6 44 8.3%
Grade 7 41 7.7%
Grade 8 40 7.5%
Grade 9 40 7.5%
Grade 10 36 6.8%
Grade 11 34 6.4%
Grade 12 29 5.5%
Total 532 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 69.1% 69.1% 27.3%
Black 1.0% 1.0% 13.2%
Hispanic 9.2% 9.2% 53.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 5.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 20.7% 20.7% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 58.3% 58.3% 60.6%
Free lunch eligible 54.1% 54.1% 57.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.1% 4.1% 3.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 2,340 30,029,572
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 11.8 113
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.4% 6.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.1% 21.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 26.7% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.1% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 17.7% 12.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 768 10,490,553
Single Parent Households With Children 11.7% 9.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 83.5% 85.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 10.3% 32.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 5.3% 19.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.6% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 16.7% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.8% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.8% 14.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.0% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 9.8% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,286 $4,167,858 60.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $274 $137,822 2.0%
Staff $48 $24,144 0.3%
General Administration $545 $274,135 4.0%
School Administration $841 $423,023 6.1%
Operation $1,157 $581,971 8.4%
Transportation $455 $228,865 3.3%
Other $370 $186,110 2.7%
Total Support $3,690 $1,856,070 26.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,724 $867,172 12.6%
Total Expenditures $13,700 $6,891,100 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,160 $33,443,162,149 44.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $545 $2,957,950,540 4.0%
Staff $510 $2,771,457,023 3.7%
General Administration $145 $786,756,376 1.1%
School Administration $616 $3,343,225,454 4.5%
Operation $1,090 $5,918,139,134 7.9%
Transportation $274 $1,487,951,046 2.0%
Other $512 $2,779,189,587 3.7%
Total Support $3,692 $20,044,583,998 26.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,915 $21,253,373,981 28.4%
Total Expenditures $13,766 $74,741,214,199 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%