EARLY H S

Located at 115 SUDDERTH, in EARLY, Texas, EARLY H S is a small 9-12 campus that caters to 365 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by EARLY ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so EARLY H S sits 54% smaller than that benchmark.

EARLY H S is one of 4 schools operated by EARLY ISD, a district that works with 1,067 students overall.

Demographically, EARLY H S logs that 68% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 24% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, EARLY H S shows 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting EARLY H S tighter than the state norm the norm. About 36% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Brown County runs at roughly 58%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, EARLY H S is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 58.2%; this one delivers 79.8%, a residual of +21.6 points.

In the surrounding community, 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 H S is one of 23 public schools in Brown County (combined enrollment of about 6,238 students).

Nearest neighbor: EARLY MIDDLE, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts EARLY H S at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 49.7%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at EARLY H S has changed only slightly, going from 370 students in 2018 to 365 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 75% to 68%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 9.9:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.

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