H O WHITEHURST EL

Located at 801 S ELLIS, in GROESBECK, Texas, H O WHITEHURST EL is a mid-sized K-5 school that instructs 470 students (grades pre-K through 3), one of the schools within GROESBECK ISD.

GROESBECK ISD runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,495 students. H O WHITEHURST EL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, H O WHITEHURST EL shows that the largest single group is White at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 29% Hispanic, 8% Black, 8% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, H O WHITEHURST EL logs 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting H O WHITEHURST EL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 75% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, H O WHITEHURST EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.5%.

Across the wider county, Limestone County reports that the typical household earns roughly $60,573 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. H O WHITEHURST EL is one of 11 public schools in Limestone County (combined enrollment of about 3,628 students).

Nearest neighbor: GROESBECK MIDDLE, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around H O WHITEHURST EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts H O WHITEHURST EL at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 36.3%.

H O WHITEHURST EL operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at H O WHITEHURST EL has shrank 13%, going from 542 students in 2018 to 470 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 58% to 53% over that span.

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