ACADEMY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER

ACADEMY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER is an elementary school of minimally staffed scale in LITTLE RIVER, Texas, one of the schools within ACADEMY ISD, caters to 167 students in grades pre-K through K. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so ACADEMY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER sits 68% smaller than that benchmark.

ACADEMY ISD comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,832 students; ACADEMY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ACADEMY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER reports that White students make up the majority at 59%; the rest is composed of 28% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 49%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Bell County (around 57%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Bell County indicate median household income runs about $68,865, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Bell County runs 130 public schools (combined enrollment of about 71,041 students), of which ACADEMY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER is one.

The closest other public school is ACADEMY MIDDLE, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ACADEMY EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER has edged down 57%, going from 386 students in 2018 to 167 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 69% to 59%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.