GIDDINGS EL

Located at 1402 E INDUSTRY ST, in GIDDINGS, Texas, GIDDINGS EL is a mid-tier elementary school that hosts 585 students (grades pre-K through 3), overseen by GIDDINGS ISD.

Within GIDDINGS ISD, which oversees 4 schools and 1,900 students, GIDDINGS EL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, GIDDINGS EL lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 60% of enrollment; the rest looks like 29% White, 7% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Lee County as a whole is about 27% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.9:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 69% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Lee County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), GIDDINGS EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.6%; this one delivers 38.5%.

Zooming out to the county, Lee County reports that median household earnings sit near $76,371, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Across Lee County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,236 students), GIDDINGS EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is LONE STAR H S SOUTHEAST (TJJD), roughly 1.6 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GIDDINGS EL at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 54.3%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. GIDDINGS EL's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 598 (now 585).

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