HANES EL

Set in IRVING, Texas, HANES EL is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school, operated by IRVING ISD. It enrolls 709 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 37% bigger than the state mean of about 519.

HANES EL is one of 37 schools operated by IRVING ISD, a district that educates 31,918 students overall.

Demographically, HANES EL records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 73%. The remainder comes out to 17% Black, 6% Asian, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 41% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, HANES EL shows 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HANES EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.7%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Dallas County put median household earnings sit near $76,547, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Dallas County's 771 public schools (combined enrollment of about 459,645 students), HANES EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: LADY BIRD JOHNSON MIDDLE, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HANES EL. On composite proficiency, HANES EL comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 30.5%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Five-year trend. HANES EL's enrollment has increased 11% since 2018, when it stood at 641 (now 709). Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 65% to 73%.

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