GROOM SCHOOL

GROOM SCHOOL is one of the very small multi-level schools in GROOM, Texas, one of the schools within GROOM ISD, with 130 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 73% smaller than the state mean of about 485.

GROOM ISD is the operating authority for GROOM SCHOOL, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

In terms of who attends, GROOM SCHOOL records that nearly all students (88%) are White. The remainder consists of 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 6.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.7:1, putting GROOM SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 25% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, GROOM SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 63.1%, the actual is 55.0%, a residual of -8.1 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Carson County put the typical household earns roughly $85,231 per year, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. GROOM SCHOOL is one of 6 public schools in Carson County (combined enrollment of about 1,072 students).

The closest other public school is GRANDVIEW-HOPKINS EL, roughly 9.0 miles away. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GROOM SCHOOL at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 61.0%.

GROOM SCHOOL operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GROOM SCHOOL has declined 18%, going from 158 students in 2018 to 130 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share decreased from 14% to 7%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 8.8:1 in 2018 to 6.9:1 in 2025.

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