GUS WINSTON CAIN EL

GUS WINSTON CAIN EL is an average-sized elementary campus in WHITEHOUSE, Texas, run under WHITEHOUSE ISD. The school caters to 508 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 7 schools in WHITEHOUSE ISD (4,676 students total), GUS WINSTON CAIN EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, GUS WINSTON CAIN EL shows that 65% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 17% Hispanic, 12% Black, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, GUS WINSTON CAIN EL shows 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting GUS WINSTON CAIN EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 52% of students at GUS WINSTON CAIN EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Smith County runs at roughly 64%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, GUS WINSTON CAIN EL sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 51.1%; actual is 71.7%, +20.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Smith County indicate median household earnings sit near $74,192, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Smith County's 65 public schools (combined enrollment of about 37,385 students), GUS WINSTON CAIN EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: J W HOLLOWAY SIXTH GRADE SCHOOL, around 1.0 miles off. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, GUS WINSTON CAIN EL comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 60.6%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at GUS WINSTON CAIN EL has edged down 21%, going from 644 students in 2018 to 508 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 71% to 65%.

On the community side, members of the GUS WINSTON CAIN EL community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.