NATALIA EARLY CHILD CTR
NATALIA EARLY CHILD CTR is a Title I public elementary school that is part of the NATALIA ISD school district, located in NATALIA, TX with about 242 students offering grade levels from Pre-Kindergarten to 1st Grade. A Title I school provides supplemental financial assistance to school districts for children from low-income families. Its purpose is to provide all children significant opportunity to receive a fair, equitable, and high-quality education. With about 14 teachers, NATALIA EARLY CHILD CTR has a student/teacher ratio of about 17:1. The national average for public schools is about 15:1. A lower student/teacher ratio is a key factor that determines how much a teacher can devote his/her time to each individual student thus improving, or reducing (in the event of a higher student/teacher ratio) the attention each student is given for their educational needs.
The Natalia Early Childhood Center, located at 8th and Pearson Street, serves as the primary educational foundation for the Natalia Independent School District in Texas. Dedicated to the district’s youngest learners, the center focuses on creating a nurturing and supportive environment designed to foster early cognitive, social, and emotional development. By providing targeted early childhood education, the school aims to establish a strong academic baseline, ensuring that students are well-prepared for the transition into elementary school and beyond.
As part of the Natalia ISD community, the center aligns its programs with the district’s broader mission to provide quality education and student success. Through a combination of structured learning activities and play-based instruction, the school emphasizes foundational literacy, numeracy, and interpersonal skills. Parents and community members can stay informed about the school’s curriculum, administrative news, and district-wide updates by visiting the official Natalia ISD website at http://www.nataliaisd.net.
For more information, contact NATALIA EARLY CHILD CTR at (830) 663-9739 or visit the school personally to speak with a faculty or administrative member about any specific questions you may have.
NATALIA, TX 78059-0548
(830) 663-9739
http://www.nataliaisd.net
NATALIA EARLY CHILD CTR is a public Title I school in NATALIA, TX with about 242 enrolled students. See other public elementary schools in Texas
School Details
- Level:
- Elementary School
- Charter School:*
- No
- District:
- NATALIA ISD
- Total Students:
- 242
- Teachers:
- 14.46
- NSLP Status:1
- Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
- Qualified free lunch:
- 0
- Qualified reduced-price lunch:
- 0
- Title I Status:2
- Title I schoolwide school
- Virtual:
- Not Virtual
* A public charter school is a publicly funded school that is typically governed by a group or organization under a legislative contract with the state, the district, or another entity. The charter exempts the school from certain state or local rules and regulations.
1 The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides eligible students with free or reduced-price lunch
2 Title I, Part A (Title I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act provides supplemental financial assistance to school districts for children from low-income families.
School Demographics for 242 students
The primary ethnicity of students attending NATALIA EARLY CHILD CTR is predominantly Hispanic/Latino, representing about 86% of the student body.
- Hispanic/Latino
- 85.5%
- White
- 14.0%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
- 0.4%
- Female
- 52.1%
- Male
- 47.9%
Data for school year 2017-2018 — The information found on this website was provided in part by the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor and Statistics & various other external sources. We do not verify the contents of the information provided and therefore, cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information displayed on this website.