CENTRAL EL

Located at 8578 US HWY 69N, in POLLOK, Texas, CENTRAL EL is a moderately sized elementary campus that hosts 633 students (grades pre-K through 4), operated by CENTRAL ISD. That puts it 22% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

CENTRAL ISD runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,497 students. CENTRAL EL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, CENTRAL EL logs that White students make up the majority at 71%. Other groups include 21% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Angelina County as a whole is about 63% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, CENTRAL EL has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 66% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CENTRAL EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 45.1%, the actual is 35.8%, a residual of -9.3 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Angelina County put median household income runs about $60,960, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. CENTRAL EL is one of 43 public schools in Angelina County (combined enrollment of about 15,649 students).

Nearest neighbor: CENTRAL J H, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CENTRAL EL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 48.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Five-year trend. CENTRAL EL's enrollment has ticked down 4% since 2018, when it stood at 658 (now 633). Class-load math has rose: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 in 2025.

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