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EDDIE RUTH LAGWAY EL
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Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyAbout EDDIE RUTH LAGWAY EL
Located at 11505 PINE VALLEY DR, in CONROE, Texas, EDDIE RUTH LAGWAY EL is a roomy primary school that educates 779 students (grades K through 5), part of WILLIS ISD. That puts it 50% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.
WILLIS ISD comprises 12 schools with combined enrollment of 9,313 students; EDDIE RUTH LAGWAY EL is among them.
In terms of who attends, EDDIE RUTH LAGWAY EL shows that 59% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 22% Hispanic, 11% Black, 6% multiracial.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, EDDIE RUTH LAGWAY EL has 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting EDDIE RUTH LAGWAY EL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 39% of students at EDDIE RUTH LAGWAY EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Montgomery County's rate of about 48%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, EDDIE RUTH LAGWAY EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.1%.
In the area at large, census data for Montgomery County shows the typical household earns roughly $97,701 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Montgomery County's 160 public schools (combined enrollment of about 134,595 students), EDDIE RUTH LAGWAY EL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: PEET J H, around 2.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), EDDIE RUTH LAGWAY EL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 50.3%.
Geographically, the school is in a rural area.
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