CARSON EL

As a mid-sized elementary campus in DECATUR, Texas, CARSON EL hosts 489 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within DECATUR ISD.

DECATUR ISD runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 3,786 students. CARSON EL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, CARSON EL reports that White students make up the majority at 59%. Other groups include 35% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, CARSON EL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 55.4%; actual is 31.8%, a gap of -23.6 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Wise County) reports that median household earnings sit near $93,421, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. CARSON EL is one of 28 public schools in Wise County (combined enrollment of about 12,854 students).

Nearest neighbor: DECATUR H S, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around CARSON EL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CARSON EL ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 49.3%.

CARSON EL operates from a town-center location.

Looking at the recent track record. CARSON EL's enrollment has ticked up 4% since 2018, when it stood at 469 (now 489). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 67% to 59% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 today.

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