PALACIOS EL

PALACIOS EL, a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in PALACIOS, Texas, overseen by PALACIOS ISD, teaches 610 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

PALACIOS EL is one of 3 schools operated by PALACIOS ISD, a district that caters to 1,513 students overall.

On demographics, PALACIOS EL records that 74% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 20% White, 3% Asian. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 44%.

On the resource side, On paper, PALACIOS EL has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 77% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Matagorda County's rate of about 63%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PALACIOS EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.7%, the actual is 41.3%, a residual of +0.6 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Matagorda County put median household income runs about $58,628, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Matagorda County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,199 students), of which PALACIOS EL is one.

The closest other public school is PALACIOS JUNIOR SENIOR H S, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PALACIOS EL at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 58.5%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 25%: 487 students in 2018 compared to 610 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 70% to 74% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.