CENTRAL ATHENS

Located at 307 MADOLE ST, in ATHENS, Texas, CENTRAL ATHENS is a mid-sized primary school that instructs 568 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by ATHENS ISD.

Across the 5 schools in ATHENS ISD (3,029 students total), CENTRAL ATHENS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, CENTRAL ATHENS shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 42%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 33% White, 18% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Henderson County as a whole is about 15% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting CENTRAL ATHENS higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Henderson County's rate of about 66%.

After controlling for student poverty, CENTRAL ATHENS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.7%.

In the area at large, census data for Henderson County shows median household income runs about $65,179, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Henderson County's 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,150 students), CENTRAL ATHENS is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: ATHENS H S, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CENTRAL ATHENS at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 43.0%.

CENTRAL ATHENS operates from a town-based location.

Looking at the recent track record. CENTRAL ATHENS's enrollment has increased 10% since 2018, when it stood at 518 (now 568). The Hispanic share of enrollment fell from 46% to 42% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 in 2025.

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