HALLSBURG SCHOOL

HALLSBURG SCHOOL is a very small elementary-level community in WACO, Texas, run under HALLSBURG ISD. The school enrolls 131 students in grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so HALLSBURG SCHOOL sits 75% smaller than that benchmark.

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

Demographically, HALLSBURG SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White, at 65% of enrollment; the rest comes out to 27% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, HALLSBURG SCHOOL logs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 63% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HALLSBURG SCHOOL is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 46.5%; HALLSBURG SCHOOL posts 28.9%, -17.6 points below that line.

Around the school, the surrounding county (McLennan County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $66,643 per year, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across McLennan County's 124 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,703 students), HALLSBURG SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is FOSTER EL, roughly 4.7 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, HALLSBURG SCHOOL comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 47.0%.

HALLSBURG SCHOOL operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 24%: 172 students in 2018 compared to 131 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 77% to 65%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.