Dena Kelso Graves Elementary

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Dena Kelso Graves Elementary is a public elementary school in Eagle Pass, Texas, serving 507 students in grades 1-6. The school is part of the Eagle Pass Independent School District, which is ranked 553 out of 968 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Dena Kelso Graves Elementary has a predominantly Hispanic student population, with 97.83% Hispanic students, which is higher than the nearby schools. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 739 out of 4,320 Texas elementary schools in 2014-2015 to 2,566 out of 4,675 in 2023-2024. Its SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 4 stars to 2 stars over the same period. Compared to nearby schools, Dena Kelso Graves Elementary is ranked lower than Liberty Elementary and Armando Cerna Elementary, but higher than Juan N Seguin Elementary.

The school's proficiency rates in STAAR/Reading and STAAR/Mathematics are generally lower than the district and state averages, with some exceptions in 6th-grade reading and 5th-grade Spanish reading and mathematics. Dena Kelso Graves Elementary also has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 74.79% to 84.81%, which is higher than the nearby schools. The school's spending per student has decreased from $10,921 in 2018-2019 to $10,571 in 2020-2021, and the student-teacher ratio has fluctuated between 14.5 and 17.7 over the past few years.


Detail:

Public 1-6

 720 Kelso Dr
       Eagle Pass, TX  78852-4099


(830) 758-7043

District: Eagle Pass Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
2566th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,571 Help


Students who attend Dena Kelso Graves Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Eagle Pass J H
High:    Eagle Pass High School

Student/teacher ratio:  17.7 Help
Number of students:  507

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
97.8%
White:
1.8%
African American:
0.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  84.8% Help


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Compare Details Dena Kelso Graves Elementary ranks worse than 54.9% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 8th among 15 ranked elementary schools in the Eagle Pass Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 43.84. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (97.8%), White (1.8%), Asian (0.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 84.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Dena Kelso Graves Elementary is 17.7. 12 elementary schools in the Eagle Pass Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Dena Kelso Graves Elementary is $10,571, which is the 7th highest among 15 elementary schools in the Eagle Pass Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger Rankings:

Dena Kelso Graves Elementary was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Eagle Pass Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Eagle Pass Independent School District (Isd) 553rd of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Dena Kelso Graves Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Dena Kelso Graves Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 63.24 1321st 3465 61.9%
2005 69.49 1030th 3475 70.4%
2006 71.12 958th 3476 72.4%
2007 77.00 630th 3724 83.1%
2008 78.06 580th 3768 84.6%
2009 78.57 581st 3884 85.0%
2010 77.35 628th 3937 84.0%
2011 69.60 1206th 4095 70.5%
2012 74.36 911th 4206 78.3%
2013 77.48 776th 4221 81.6%
2014 73.46 1027th 4260 75.9%
2015 79.92 739th 4320 82.9%
2016 79.21 778th 4286 81.8%
2017 76.73 813th 4329 81.2%
2018 63.19 1335th 4359 69.4%
2019 59.95 1515th 4479 66.2%
2021 17.43 4052nd 4578 11.5%
2022 43.71 2516th 4581 45.1%
2023 44.01 2534th 4647 45.5%
2024 43.84 2566th 4675 45.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Dena Kelso Graves Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.76 1987th 3226 38.4%
2019 45.19 1830th 3333 45.1%
2021 16.81 3325th 3446 3.5%
2022 33.46 2579th 3487 26.0%
2023 39.43 2289th 3556 35.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Dena Kelso Graves Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.48 784th 3558 78.0%
2019 58.06 1025th 3684 72.2%
2021 18.76 3741st 3799 1.5%
2022 44.68 1938th 3952 51.0%
2023 25.36 3452nd 4086 15.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Dena Kelso Graves Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.88 872nd 4264 79.5%
2019 67.62 930th 4309 78.4%
2021 19.39 4065th 4451 8.7%
2022 49.72 2167th 4477 51.6%
2023 54.77 1850th 4521 59.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Dena Kelso Graves Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.18 1678th 4306 61.0%
2019 55.48 1749th 4348 59.8%
2021 13.55 4299th 4499 4.4%
2022 42.11 2646th 4561 42.0%
2023 41.26 2716th 4588 40.8%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Dena Kelso Graves Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.13 710th 3106 77.1%
2019 74.11 513th 3184 83.9%
2021 15.91 2707th 3006 9.9%
2022 60.13 1404th 2958 52.5%
2023 60.78 1423rd 2980 52.2%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Dena Kelso Graves Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.07 1612th 4240 62.0%
2019 57.10 1510th 4295 64.8%
2021 19.16 4096th 4331 5.4%
2022 54.15 1812th 4461 59.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Dena Kelso Graves Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.28 1131st 4319 73.8%
2019 63.01 1324th 4357 69.6%
2021 24.88 3536th 4498 21.4%
2022 47.37 2317th 4563 49.2%
2023 46.99 2332nd 4585 49.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Dena Kelso Graves Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.12 851st 4168 79.6%
2019 66.77 1024th 4188 75.5%
2021 22.28 3754th 4329 13.3%
2022 52.50 1927th 4376 56.0%
2023 51.05 1997th 4401 54.6%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Dena Kelso Graves Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 41 2 0 605 2 n/a n/a 0 650
1990 46 2 0 549 1 n/a n/a 0 598
1991 35 0 1 551 0 n/a n/a 0 587
1992 27 2 1 538 1 n/a n/a 0 569
1993 22 1 1 558 2 n/a n/a 0 584
1994 17 4 3 570 2 n/a n/a 0 596
1995 7 0 5 511 0 n/a n/a 0 523
1996 7 0 5 511 0 n/a n/a 0 523
1997 11 1 2 440 0 n/a n/a 0 454
1998 7 2 2 438 0 n/a n/a 0 449
1999 12 1 1 481 0 n/a n/a 0 495
2000 15 0 4 489 2 n/a n/a 0 510
2001 16 1 5 481 1 n/a n/a 0 504
2002 9 1 1 453 0 n/a n/a 0 464
2003 9 1 1 453 0 n/a n/a 0 464
2004 8 1 2 486 0 n/a n/a 0 497
2005 8 1 4 495 1 n/a n/a 0 509
2006 8 4 3 532 2 n/a n/a 0 549
2007 6 2 4 576 2 n/a n/a 0 590
2008 3 2 5 595 2 n/a n/a 0 607
2009 9 1 6 663 2 n/a n/a 0 681
2010 15 0 5 651 2 n/a n/a 0 673
2011 7 2 1 478 0 0 0 0 488
2012 11 1 1 499 0 0 0 0 512
2013 8 1 4 531 1 0 0 0 545
2014 7 0 5 514 2 0 1 0 529
2015 4 0 0 521 0 0 1 0 526
2016 12 1 0 537 1 0 1 0 552
2017 3 0 0 495 0 0 1 0 499
2018 1 0 0 500 0 0 2 0 503
2019 2 2 0 494 0 0 4 0 502
2020 5 1 0 476 0 0 1 0 483
2021 3 2 0 475 0 0 0 0 480
2022 5 1 0 446 0 0 0 0 452
2023 9 1 1 496 0 0 0 0 507

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Dena Kelso Graves Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 650 n/a n/a n/a
1990 598 30.0 19.9 n/a
1991 587 30.5 19.2 n/a
1992 569 31.3 18.1 67.3
1993 584 30.0 19.5 77.9
1994 596 30.6 19.5 74.5
1995 523 30.0 17.4 75
1996 523 30.0 17.4 75
1997 454 31.0 14.6 71.4
1998 449 29.0 15.5 67.9
1999 495 29.6 16.7 71.1
2000 510 34.8 14.7 68.8
2001 504 30.3 16.6 73.8
2002 464 30.4 15.3 72.2
2003 464 30.4 15.3 72.2
2004 497 27.3 18.2 73.4
2005 509 30.7 16.6 72.5
2006 549 30.4 18.1 0
2007 590 32.5 18.2 0.2
2008 607 34.6 17.5 0.5
2009 681 38.0 17.9 0.9
2010 673 39.5 17.0 1
2011 488 32.5 15.0 0
2012 512 31.3 16.3 0
2013 545 34.4 15.8 73.6
2014 529 32.9 16.0 71.1
2015 526 33.0 15.9 71.3
2016 552 34.0 16.2 74.5
2017 499 33.4 14.9 73.5
2018 503 33.0 15.2 72.6
2019 502 32.0 15.6 79.3
2020 483 34.0 14.2 70.4
2021 480 32.0 15.0 74.8
2022 452 31.0 14.5 79.4
2023 507 28.5 17.7 84.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Dena Kelso Graves Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 650 n/a n/a n/a
1990 598 30.0 19.9 n/a
1991 587 30.5 19.2 n/a
1992 569 31.3 18.1 67.3
1993 584 30.0 19.5 77.9
1994 596 30.6 19.5 74.5
1995 523 30.0 17.4 75
1996 523 30.0 17.4 75
1997 454 31.0 14.6 71.4
1998 449 29.0 15.5 67.9
1999 495 29.6 16.7 71.1
2000 510 34.8 14.7 68.8
2001 504 30.3 16.6 73.8
2002 464 30.4 15.3 72.2
2003 464 30.4 15.3 72.2
2004 497 27.3 18.2 73.4
2005 509 30.7 16.6 72.5
2006 549 30.4 18.1 0
2007 590 32.5 18.2 0.2
2008 607 34.6 17.5 0.5
2009 681 38.0 17.9 0.9
2010 673 39.5 17.0 1
2011 488 32.5 15.0 0
2012 512 31.3 16.3 0
2013 545 34.4 15.8 73.6
2014 529 32.9 16.0 71.1
2015 526 33.0 15.9 71.3
2016 552 34.0 16.2 74.5
2017 499 33.4 14.9 73.5
2018 503 33.0 15.2 72.6
2019 502 32.0 15.6 79.3
2020 483 34.0 14.2 70.4
2021 480 32.0 15.0 74.8
2022 452 31.0 14.5 79.4
2023 507 28.5 17.7 84.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Dena Kelso Graves Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $927 (8.5%) $9,994 (91.5%) $10,921
2020 $1,076 (10.0%) $9,739 (90.1%) $10,814
2021 $2,582 (24.4%) $7,989 (75.6%) $10,571

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Dena Kelso Graves Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1515th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 2534th of 4647 Elementary schools
 20.7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Dena Kelso Graves Elementary)4433
 11%
   3rd Grade Reading (Eagle Pass Independent School District (Isd))4141
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Dena Kelso Graves Elementary)5636
 20%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Eagle Pass Independent School District (Isd))4742
 5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Dena Kelso Graves Elementary)4533
 12%
   4th Grade Reading (Eagle Pass Independent School District (Isd))4436
 8%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Dena Kelso Graves Elementary)4132
 9%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Eagle Pass Independent School District (Isd))4343
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Dena Kelso Graves Elementary)4454
 10%
   5th Grade Reading (Eagle Pass Independent School District (Isd))4855
 7%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Dena Kelso Graves Elementary)6357
 6%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Eagle Pass Independent School District (Isd))6056
 4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Dena Kelso Graves Elementary)4143
 2%
   5th Grade Science (Eagle Pass Independent School District (Isd))4935
 14%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%
6th Grade Reading (Dena Kelso Graves Elementary)4459
 15%
   6th Grade Reading (Eagle Pass Independent School District (Isd))3546
 11%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (Dena Kelso Graves Elementary)6031
 29%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Eagle Pass Independent School District (Isd))5941
 18%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students502507
 1%
African American21
 50%
American Indian00
Asian01
Hispanic494496
 0.4%
Pacific Islander00
White29
 350%
Two or More Races40
 100%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients79.3%84.8%
 5.5%


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In the 2022-23 school year, 507 students attended Dena Kelso Graves Elementary.

Dena Kelso Graves Elementary ranks 2566th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Dena Kelso Graves Elementary are 98% Hispanic, 2% White.

Students who attend Dena Kelso Graves Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Eagle Pass J H
High : Eagle Pass High School


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