ELKHART EL

Located at 301 E PARKER ST, in ELKHART, Texas, ELKHART EL is a tight-knit elementary school that enrolls 353 students (grades pre-K through 2), overseen by ELKHART ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so ELKHART EL sits 32% smaller than that benchmark.

Within ELKHART ISD, which oversees 4 schools and 1,187 students, ELKHART EL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, ELKHART EL records that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 14% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 58% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting ELKHART EL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 62% of students at ELKHART EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Anderson County put median household earnings sit near $62,068, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. In all, Anderson County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,071 students), of which ELKHART EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: ELKHART INT, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around ELKHART EL.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Over the past 7-year window. ELKHART EL's enrollment has grew 5% since 2018, when it stood at 337 (now 353). White enrollment moved from 80% to 76% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 18.1:1 today.

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