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ENGE-WASHINGTON INT

803 S ELLIS, GROESBECK, TX 76642 · (254) 729-4103 · Limestone County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL320 STUDENTS
Enrollment
320
Middle
DISTRICT 264 · STATE 643
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
213 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 4
94
Grade 5
107
Grade 6
119
Student demographics
White
16953%
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
8527%
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 54%
Black
299%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 13%
Asian
52%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6%
Two+
299%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 3%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
15047%
Female
17053%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
ENGE-WASHINGTON INTGROESBECK MIDDLEGROESBECK H S
Feeds from
H O WHITEHURST ELPK03
Based on grade levels within GROESBECK ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
50.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +37.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
33.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +14.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 37 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 14 points.

Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
320
-266 (-45%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 14.3:1
% White
53%
was 53%
% Hispanic
27%
was 30%
% Black
9%
was 13%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About ENGE-WASHINGTON INT

ENGE-WASHINGTON INT is a cozy junior high in GROESBECK, Texas, part of GROESBECK ISD. The school educates 320 students in grades 4 through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 50% smaller than the state mean of about 643.

Across the 4 schools in GROESBECK ISD (1,495 students total), ENGE-WASHINGTON INT accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, ENGE-WASHINGTON INT lists that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 9% Black, 9% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, ENGE-WASHINGTON INT has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Roughly 67% of students at ENGE-WASHINGTON INT qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ENGE-WASHINGTON INT performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.8%, the actual is 38.7%, a residual of -6.1 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Limestone County) reports that median household income runs about $60,573, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ENGE-WASHINGTON INT is one of 11 public schools in Limestone County (combined enrollment of about 3,628 students).

Nearest neighbor: H O WHITEHURST EL, around 0.2 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, ENGE-WASHINGTON INT comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 34.6%.

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

Trend over the last 7 years. ENGE-WASHINGTON INT's enrollment has contracted 45% since 2018, when it stood at 586 (now 320). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

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Limestone County at a glance

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Population
22,283
Census ACS
Median income
$60,573
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,628 students

Quick facts

School name
ENGE-WASHINGTON INT
District
GROESBECK ISD
Address
803 S ELLIS, GROESBECK, TX 76642
Phone
(254) 729-4103
County
Limestone County
Level
Middle
Grade range
04–06
Total enrollment
320
Teachers (FTE)
25
Student–teacher ratio
12.6:1
Free/Reduced lunch
213 (67%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
482181002201
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About ENGE-WASHINGTON INT
What is the total enrollment at ENGE-WASHINGTON INT?
ENGE-WASHINGTON INT enrolls approximately 320 students in grades 04-06.
What age range does ENGE-WASHINGTON INT serve?
ENGE-WASHINGTON INT serves students from grade 04 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at ENGE-WASHINGTON INT?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at ENGE-WASHINGTON INT.
What is the student diversity at ENGE-WASHINGTON INT?
Student demographics at ENGE-WASHINGTON INT are roughly 53% White, 27% Hispanic, 9% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is ENGE-WASHINGTON INT public or private?
ENGE-WASHINGTON INT is a public K-12 school, overseen by GROESBECK ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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