FALFURRIAS EL

Located at 100 E ALLEN ST, in FALFURRIAS, Texas, FALFURRIAS EL is a tight-knit primary school that educates 251 students (grades 3 through 5), one of the schools within BROOKS COUNTY ISD. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 52% below typical.

BROOKS COUNTY ISD comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,180 students; FALFURRIAS EL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, FALFURRIAS EL logs that 98% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority.

Looking at the economic backdrop, FALFURRIAS EL lists 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.5:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 94% of students at FALFURRIAS EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Brooks County runs at roughly 85%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), FALFURRIAS EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.7%.

Across the wider county, census data for Brooks County shows median household earnings sit near $47,764, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Brooks County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,180 students), FALFURRIAS EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: FALFURRIAS INNOVATION ACADEMY, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around FALFURRIAS EL. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FALFURRIAS EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 33.2%.

FALFURRIAS EL operates from a town-center location.

Looking at the recent track record. FALFURRIAS EL's enrollment has shrank 46% since 2018, when it stood at 461 (now 251).

On allk12, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.