BASSETTI EL

BASSETTI EL is an elementary school of medium-sized scale in ABILENE, Texas, run under ABILENE ISD, serveing 546 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within ABILENE ISD, which oversees 26 schools and 14,536 students, BASSETTI EL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, BASSETTI EL logs that 39% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 32% White, 16% Black, 8% multiracial, 3% Asian. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 25%.

On the resource side, On paper, BASSETTI EL has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.1:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 72% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Taylor County's rate of about 53%.

After controlling for student poverty, BASSETTI EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.6%, the actual is 39.4%, a residual of -3.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Taylor County put median household income runs about $67,139, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Taylor County runs 54 public schools (combined enrollment of about 24,159 students), of which BASSETTI EL is one.

The closest other public school is CLACK MIDDLE, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, BASSETTI EL comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 39.5%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 7%: 510 students in 2018 compared to 546 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 42% to 32% over that span.

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