GANADO EL

GANADO EL, an intimate elementary-level community in GANADO, Texas, one of the schools within GANADO ISD, caters to 321 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so GANADO EL sits 38% leaner than that benchmark.

GANADO EL is one of 3 schools operated by GANADO ISD, a district that instructs 712 students overall.

On demographics, GANADO EL records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 63%. Other groups include 36% White. The wider county runs roughly 33% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting GANADO EL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), GANADO EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.2%; this one delivers 53.3%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Jackson County indicate median household income runs about $65,414, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Jackson County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,109 students), GANADO EL is one campus in the mix.

GANADO H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GANADO EL at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 47.9%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. GANADO EL's enrollment has shrank 13% since 2018, when it stood at 369 (now 321). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 57% to 63%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

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