ALCORTA EL

ALCORTA EL is a primary school of modestly sized scale in ABILENE, Texas, run under ABILENE ISD, educateing 410 students in grades K through 5. That puts it 21% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

ABILENE ISD comprises 26 schools with combined enrollment of 14,536 students; ALCORTA EL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ALCORTA EL logs that 41% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 40% Hispanic, 12% Black, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Taylor County as a whole is about 67% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting ALCORTA EL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 67% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of Taylor County's rate of about 53%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ALCORTA EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.5%.

In the broader community, Taylor County reports that the typical household earns roughly $67,139 per year, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Taylor County runs 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,159 students), of which ALCORTA EL is one.

The closest other public school is MADISON MIDDLE, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ALCORTA EL at 3rd of 6; the average score across the group is 40.6%.

ALCORTA EL operates from a high-density location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at ALCORTA EL has decreased 24%, going from 541 students in 2018 to 410 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 48% to 41% across the same window.

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