Eagle Lake Primary School

Eagle Lake Primary School is a small elementary school located in EAGLE LAKE, Texas. The school had 194 students in pre-K through 2 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Texas is about 519, so this school runs 63% smaller than that.

Eagle Lake Primary School reports to RICE CISD, which has 7 schools and 1,306 students.

Eagle Lake Primary School is 71% Hispanic by enrollment. Other reported shares: 19% Black, 6% White, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 31% Hispanic among all Colorado County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 45% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

The school reports 13.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.7 students per teacher. That matches the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas fairly closely. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 81%. Compared with the 64% average for public schools in Colorado County, the school's rate is higher.

According to the American Community Survey, in Colorado County, the median household income is $66,377, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. There are 14 public schools in Colorado County, enrolling about 3,697 students in all.

Of nearby public schools, Eagle Lake Intermediate School is the closest, at about 0.9 miles. Eagle Lake Primary School has 2 other public schools within five miles.

The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.

The school enrolled 194 students in 2024-25, 58 fewer than the 252 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.7:1.

The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.