CHINA SPRING EL

As a mid-sized elementary-level community in WACO, Texas, CHINA SPRING EL teaches 613 students from grades 2 through 4, overseen by CHINA SPRING ISD.

CHINA SPRING EL is one of 6 schools operated by CHINA SPRING ISD, a district that instructs 3,013 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CHINA SPRING EL records that 63% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% multiracial. Compared to McLennan County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, CHINA SPRING EL logs 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting CHINA SPRING EL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, McLennan County runs at roughly 62%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CHINA SPRING EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.7%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for McLennan County put median household earnings sit near $66,643, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across McLennan County's 124 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,703 students), CHINA SPRING EL is one campus in the mix.

CHINA SPRING INT is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CHINA SPRING EL at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 57.6%.

CHINA SPRING EL operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CHINA SPRING EL has contracted 30%, going from 873 students in 2018 to 613 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 73% to 63%. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

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