EARLY EL

EARLY EL is a K-5 school of tight-knit scale in EARLY, Texas, one of the schools within EARLY ISD, instructing 241 students in grades 3 through 5. That puts it 54% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

EARLY ISD runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,067 students. EARLY EL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, EARLY EL logs that White students make up the majority at 63%. Beyond that, the school records 30% Hispanic, 2% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 75% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 48% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Brown County (around 58%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, EARLY EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.9%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Brown County put the typical household earns roughly $57,470 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. EARLY EL is one of 23 public schools in Brown County (combined enrollment of about 6,238 students).

The closest other public school is EARLY MIDDLE, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, EARLY EL comes 2nd of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 57.2%.

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

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at EARLY EL has contracted 13%, going from 276 students in 2018 to 241 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 71% to 63% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 in 2025.

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