FORSAN EL

Located at 500 W MAIN ST, in BIG SPRING, Texas, FORSAN EL is a close-knit elementary school that hosts 343 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of FORSAN ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 34% smaller than the state mean of about 519.

FORSAN ISD comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 695 students; FORSAN EL is among them.

Looking at the student body, FORSAN EL shows that the largest single group is White, at 55% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 38% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

On the resource side, On paper, FORSAN EL has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.9:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Howard County (around 60%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, FORSAN EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.4%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Howard County) records that the typical household earns roughly $69,649 per year, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Howard County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,521 students), of which FORSAN EL is one.

FORSAN H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), FORSAN EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 47.6%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. FORSAN EL's enrollment has contracted 11% since 2018, when it stood at 387 (now 343). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 60% to 55%.

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