Early Childhood Center

Early Childhood Center is a mid-sized elementary school in EAGLE PASS, Texas, administered by EAGLE PASS ISD. It had 461 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through kindergarten.

A total of 24 schools make up EAGLE PASS ISD, with 13,820 students enrolled.

Of every 100 students at Early Childhood Center, about 98 are Hispanic. Census estimates put Maverick County at about 95% Hispanic, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 3, compared with 70 nationally.

Classroom staffing at Early Childhood Center totals 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 20.0:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas, 15.1:1, is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Early Childhood Center is about 76%. Public schools in Maverick County average a similar 78%.

Maverick County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $49,568 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 14% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 20%. Public schools in Maverick County number 24, with about 13,820 students.

Early Childhood Center is about 0.1 miles from Dena Kelso Graves Elementary School, its nearest public school. Early Childhood Center has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.

By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

From 399 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 461 by 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 20.0 students per teacher, compared with 17.4 in 2020-21.

Anyone can start a thread about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Early Childhood Center. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.