DUBOSE EL

DUBOSE EL is a medium-sized K-5 school in ALICE, Texas, operated by ALICE ISD. The school serves 483 students in grades pre-K through 5.

DUBOSE EL is one of 6 schools operated by ALICE ISD, a district that serves 4,297 students overall.

Demographically, DUBOSE EL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (91%). Other groups include 7% White. The wider county runs roughly 80% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, DUBOSE EL has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.6:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Jim Wells County (around 83%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, DUBOSE EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 32.4%, the actual is 42.6%, a residual of +10.2 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Jim Wells County put median household income runs about $51,896, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 21%. DUBOSE EL is one of 16 public schools in Jim Wells County (combined enrollment of about 7,302 students).

The closest other public school is SCHALLERT EL, roughly 0.2 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DUBOSE EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 42.1%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

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