EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY

EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY is a micro-enrollment K-5 school in STINNETT, Texas, part of PLEMONS-STINNETT-PHILLIPS CISD. The school serves 52 students in grade pre-K. That puts it 90% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

PLEMONS-STINNETT-PHILLIPS CISD runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 565 students. EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY records that White students make up the majority at 67%. Other groups include 25% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 60% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Hutchinson County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $67,228 per year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Hutchinson County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,718 students), of which EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY is one.

WEST TEXAS EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY.

The school occupies a low-density site. As a public charter, EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

In the discussion threads here, members of the EARLY LEARNING ACADEMY community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.