F L MOFFETT PRI

F L MOFFETT PRI, a moderately sized primary school in CENTER, Texas, run under CENTER ISD, teaches 630 students, covering grades pre-K through 2. That puts it 21% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

CENTER ISD runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 2,307 students. F L MOFFETT PRI is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, F L MOFFETT PRI lists that 43% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 26% White, 25% Black, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 20% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting F L MOFFETT PRI higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 82% of students at F L MOFFETT PRI qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Shelby County's rate of about 71%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Shelby County put median household income runs about $49,776, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. In all, Shelby County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,174 students), of which F L MOFFETT PRI is one.

Nearest neighbor: CENTER H S, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around F L MOFFETT PRI.

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

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 45%: 434 students in 2018 compared to 630 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 19% to 25% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.