GEORGE WEST EL

As a very small intermediate school in GEORGE WEST, Texas, GEORGE WEST EL serves 235 students from grades 4 through 6, operated by GEORGE WEST ISD. That puts it 63% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.

GEORGE WEST EL is one of 4 schools operated by GEORGE WEST ISD, a district that enrolls 1,063 students overall.

On the student-mix side, GEORGE WEST EL logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 60% of enrollment. Other groups include 36% White, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 42%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.7:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, GEORGE WEST EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 59.1%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Live Oak County put median household earnings sit near $57,150, 16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. GEORGE WEST EL is one of 6 public schools in Live Oak County (combined enrollment of about 1,629 students).

The closest other public school is GEORGE WEST J H, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around GEORGE WEST EL. On composite proficiency, GEORGE WEST EL comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 48.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GEORGE WEST EL has showed little movement, going from 238 students in 2018 to 235 in 2025.

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