H G TEMPLE INT

H G TEMPLE INT operates as an intimate K-5 school in DIBOLL, Texas, part of DIBOLL ISD. Current enrollment sits at 309 students spanning grades 3 through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 40% smaller than typical.

DIBOLL ISD runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,582 students. H G TEMPLE INT is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, H G TEMPLE INT reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 52%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest looks like 34% White, 11% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Angelina County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 71% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, H G TEMPLE INT performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.1%, the actual is 39.1%, a residual of -4.0 points.

Around the school, Angelina County reports that median household income runs about $60,960, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Angelina County runs 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,649 students), of which H G TEMPLE INT is one.

The closest other public school is H G TEMPLE EL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. On composite proficiency, H G TEMPLE INT comes 4th of 4 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 42.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. H G TEMPLE INT's enrollment has edged down 28% since 2018, when it stood at 430 (now 309). Class-load math has tightened: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.