ELGIN MIDDLE

ELGIN MIDDLE operates as a medium-sized middle school in ELGIN, Texas, operated by ELGIN ISD. Current enrollment sits at 839 students spanning grades 7 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 30% bigger than typical.

Within ELGIN ISD, which oversees 9 schools and 5,959 students, ELGIN MIDDLE is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, ELGIN MIDDLE records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 78%. Beyond that, the school reports 10% White, 9% Black, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 45% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. About 81% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Bastrop County (around 67%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ELGIN MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.6%, the actual is 30.3%, a residual of -8.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Bastrop County put median household income runs about $86,226, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. ELGIN MIDDLE is one of 34 public schools in Bastrop County (combined enrollment of about 19,931 students).

The closest other public school is ELGIN EL, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools. On composite proficiency, ELGIN MIDDLE comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 27.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. ELGIN MIDDLE's enrollment has ticked down 10% since 2018, when it stood at 935 (now 839). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 68% to 78%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the ELGIN MIDDLE community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.