CEDAR GROVE EL

CEDAR GROVE EL is a primary school of average-sized scale in LIVINGSTON, Texas, part of LIVINGSTON ISD, educateing 513 students in grades 1 through 5.

Across the 7 schools in LIVINGSTON ISD (4,016 students total), CEDAR GROVE EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CEDAR GROVE EL logs that White students make up the majority at 58%. Other groups include 31% Hispanic, 6% Black, 4% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 75%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, CEDAR GROVE EL has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Roughly 68% of students at CEDAR GROVE EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CEDAR GROVE EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.3%, the actual is 46.7%, a residual of +2.4 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Polk County put median household income runs about $62,259, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. CEDAR GROVE EL is one of 19 public schools in Polk County (combined enrollment of about 7,045 students).

The closest other public school is TIMBER CREEK EL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around CEDAR GROVE EL. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CEDAR GROVE EL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 37.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. CEDAR GROVE EL's enrollment has edged up 8% since 2018, when it stood at 473 (now 513). Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 20% to 31%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 today.

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