DALTON EL

Set in UVALDE, Texas, DALTON EL is a substantial elementary-level community, one of the schools within UVALDE CISD. It instructs 815 students across grades pre-K through 2. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 57% bigger than typical.

DALTON EL is one of 9 schools operated by UVALDE CISD, a district that works with 4,397 students overall.

Demographically, DALTON EL shows that 91% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder breaks down as 8% White. The wider county runs roughly 71% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.3:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Uvalde County's rate of about 79%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Uvalde County) reports that median household income runs about $53,801, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 21% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Uvalde County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,371 students), DALTON EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is UVALDE H S, roughly 0.4 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

DALTON EL operates from a town-based location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 38%: 589 students in 2018 compared to 815 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 19.3:1 in 2025.

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