DILLMAN EL

DILLMAN EL, a tight-knit elementary campus in MULESHOE, Texas, operated by MULESHOE ISD, instructs 400 students, covering grades pre-K through 2. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so DILLMAN EL sits 23% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 4 schools in MULESHOE ISD (1,330 students total), DILLMAN EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, DILLMAN EL shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (86%). Beyond that, the school shows 13% White. The wider county runs roughly 66% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 87% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Around the school, Bailey County reports that the typical household earns roughly $61,420 per year, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Bailey County's 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,330 students), DILLMAN EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: WATSON J H, around 1.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around DILLMAN EL.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DILLMAN EL has changed only slightly, going from 408 students in 2018 to 400 in 2025. Class-load math has rose: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for DILLMAN EL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.