ELDORADO MIDDLE

ELDORADO MIDDLE is a middle-grades school of very small scale in ELDORADO, Texas, overseen by SCHLEICHER ISD, hosting 124 students in grades 5 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 81% leaner than the state mean of about 643.

Across the 4 schools in SCHLEICHER ISD (415 students total), ELDORADO MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, ELDORADO MIDDLE lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 75% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 25% White. The wider county runs roughly 53% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting ELDORADO MIDDLE tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ELDORADO MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.9%.

In the area at large, census data for Schleicher County shows the typical household earns roughly $86,694 per year, about 18% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. ELDORADO MIDDLE is one of 3 public schools in Schleicher County (combined enrollment of about 414 students).

ELDORADO H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ELDORADO MIDDLE ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 54.1%.

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

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 24%: 163 students in 2018 compared to 124 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 20% to 25% across the same window. Class-load math has rose: from 10.0:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.