EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER

EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER is an average-sized K-5 school in LINDALE, Texas, one of the schools within LINDALE ISD. The school enrolls 462 students in grades pre-K through K.

EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER is one of 6 schools operated by LINDALE ISD, a district that educates 4,606 students overall.

On demographics, EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER reports that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 21% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Smith County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 57% of students at EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Smith County indicate the typical household earns roughly $74,192 per year, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Smith County runs 65 public schools (combined enrollment of about 37,385 students), of which EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER is one.

Nearest neighbor: COLLEGE STREET EL, around 0.1 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

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

Five-year trend. EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER's enrollment has rose 7% since 2018, when it stood at 432 (now 462). White enrollment moved from 69% to 64% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.

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