CASTLEMAN CREEK EL

CASTLEMAN CREEK EL is a moderately sized elementary-level community in HEWITT, Texas, part of MIDWAY ISD. The school works with 570 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within MIDWAY ISD, which oversees 13 schools and 8,961 students, CASTLEMAN CREEK EL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, CASTLEMAN CREEK EL logs that the most-represented group is White (39%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 36% Hispanic, 12% Black, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 59%.

On the resource side, On paper, CASTLEMAN CREEK EL has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 56% of students at CASTLEMAN CREEK EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, CASTLEMAN CREEK EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.8%.

In the broader community, McLennan County reports that median household income runs about $66,643, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. CASTLEMAN CREEK EL is one of 124 public schools in McLennan County (combined enrollment of about 45,703 students).

The closest other public school is PARK HILL EL, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, CASTLEMAN CREEK EL comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 64.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 8%: 620 students in 2018 compared to 570 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 28% to 36% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

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