ALBA-GOLDEN EL

ALBA-GOLDEN EL is a close-knit K-5 school in ALBA, Texas, part of ALBA-GOLDEN ISD. The school works with 383 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 26% leaner than the state mean of about 519.

ALBA-GOLDEN EL is one of 3 schools operated by ALBA-GOLDEN ISD, a district that serves 818 students overall.

On demographics, ALBA-GOLDEN EL logs that nearly all students (84%) are White. The remainder reads as 14% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. Compared to Wood County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ALBA-GOLDEN EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.2%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Wood County) records that median household earnings sit near $60,300, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Wood County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,349 students), ALBA-GOLDEN EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is ALTER SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, ALBA-GOLDEN EL comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 49.5%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 14%: 444 students in 2018 compared to 383 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 8% to 14% across the same window.

On the community side, the feed for ALBA-GOLDEN EL typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.