GRADY SCHOOL

GRADY SCHOOL is one of the small combined-grade schools in LENORAH, Texas, overseen by GRADY ISD, with 241 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 12. That puts it 50% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 485 students.

Operationally, GRADY SCHOOL answers to GRADY ISD, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

Looking at the student body, GRADY SCHOOL shows that 67% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 32% Hispanic. Compared to Martin County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.2:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 16% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Martin County's rate of about 44%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, GRADY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.8%; this one delivers 69.7%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Martin County) logs that median household income runs about $93,734, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Martin County runs 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,303 students), of which GRADY SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is STANTON H S, roughly 14.2 miles away. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), GRADY SCHOOL ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 53.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 4%: 252 students in 2018 compared to 241 in 2025. The White share of enrollment increased from 62% to 67% over that span.

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