CENTRAL EL

CENTRAL EL operates as a modestly sized elementary school in STEPHENVILLE, Texas, part of STEPHENVILLE ISD. Current enrollment sits at 405 students spanning grades pre-K through K. Enrollment runs roughly 22% smaller than the state mean of about 519.

Within STEPHENVILLE ISD, which oversees 6 schools and 3,578 students, CENTRAL EL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, CENTRAL EL reports that 45% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 45% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Erath County as a whole is about 79% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.8:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 63% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Erath County (around 51%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the area at large, census data for Erath County shows the typical household earns roughly $65,115 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. CENTRAL EL is one of 17 public schools in Erath County (combined enrollment of about 5,893 students).

The closest other public school is HOOK EL, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around CENTRAL EL.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CENTRAL EL has changed only slightly, going from 413 students in 2018 to 405 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 60% to 45% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

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