HALLIE RANDALL EL

HALLIE RANDALL EL is an intimate elementary campus in FRUITVALE, Texas, one of the schools within FRUITVALE ISD. The school instructs 209 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 60% leaner than typical.

FRUITVALE ISD runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 385 students. HALLIE RANDALL EL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, HALLIE RANDALL EL logs that nearly all students (80%) are White; the rest breaks down as 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. Compared to Van Zandt County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the income-and-resources front, HALLIE RANDALL EL logs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting HALLIE RANDALL EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 67% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Van Zandt County runs at roughly 56%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HALLIE RANDALL EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.6%.

In the area at large, census data for Van Zandt County shows median household earnings sit near $69,475, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Van Zandt County's 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,738 students), HALLIE RANDALL EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is FRUITVALE MIDDLE, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, HALLIE RANDALL EL comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 49.6%.

HALLIE RANDALL EL operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HALLIE RANDALL EL has shrank 14%, going from 244 students in 2018 to 209 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 86% to 80% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 10.6:1 in 2025.

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