AGUA DULCE EL

As a micro-enrollment K-5 school in AGUA DULCE, Texas, AGUA DULCE EL hosts 178 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under AGUA DULCE ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 66% leaner than the state mean of about 519.

AGUA DULCE ISD runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 421 students. AGUA DULCE EL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, AGUA DULCE EL logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (83%). The remainder reads as 16% White. By comparison, Nueces County as a whole is about 63% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, AGUA DULCE EL has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting AGUA DULCE EL higher than the state norm the norm. About 78% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Nueces County runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, AGUA DULCE EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.0%; this one delivers 41.8%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Nueces County put median household income runs about $66,897, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. AGUA DULCE EL is one of 124 public schools in Nueces County (combined enrollment of about 59,619 students).

The closest other public school is AGUA DULCE H S, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. On composite proficiency, AGUA DULCE EL comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 43.1%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at AGUA DULCE EL has edged up 19%, going from 150 students in 2018 to 178 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 in 2025.

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