EAST EL

EAST EL is a compact elementary campus in BRECKENRIDGE, Texas, part of BRECKENRIDGE ISD. The school instructs 377 students in grades pre-K through 2. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so EAST EL sits 27% leaner than that benchmark.

BRECKENRIDGE ISD runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,374 students. EAST EL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, EAST EL lists that the largest single group is White at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 44% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting EAST EL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 79% of students at EAST EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Stephens County (around 66%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the area at large, census data for Stephens County shows median household income runs about $58,008, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. In all, Stephens County runs 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,374 students), of which EAST EL is one.

The closest other public school is BRECKENRIDGE H S, roughly 1.3 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

EAST EL operates from a town-based location.

Over the past 7-year window. EAST EL's enrollment has increased 34% since 2018, when it stood at 281 (now 377). The White share of enrollment fell from 62% to 49% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 today.

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