ELKHART MIDDLE

As a tight-knit junior high in ELKHART, Texas, ELKHART MIDDLE instructs 283 students from grades 6 through 8, operated by ELKHART ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so ELKHART MIDDLE sits 56% below that benchmark.

ELKHART ISD comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,187 students; ELKHART MIDDLE is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ELKHART MIDDLE shows that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 13% Hispanic, 4% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 58% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, ELKHART MIDDLE records 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. The state averages about 14.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Anderson County (around 68%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, ELKHART MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.9%; this one delivers 43.1%.

Around the school, census data for Anderson County shows median household earnings sit near $62,068, about 15% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. In all, Anderson County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,071 students), of which ELKHART MIDDLE is one.

Nearest neighbor: ELKHART EL, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around ELKHART MIDDLE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ELKHART MIDDLE at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 54.1%.

ELKHART MIDDLE operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. ELKHART MIDDLE's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 277 (now 283). The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

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