HAPPY EL

As a minimally staffed primary school in HAPPY, Texas, HAPPY EL instructs 134 students from grades pre-K through 6, overseen by HAPPY ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so HAPPY EL sits 74% smaller than that benchmark.

HAPPY ISD comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 253 students; HAPPY EL is among them.

Looking at the student body, HAPPY EL shows that nearly all students (87%) are White; the rest comes out to 11% Hispanic. By comparison, Swisher County as a whole is about 60% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, HAPPY EL has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 25% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Swisher County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), HAPPY EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 63.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 55.2%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Swisher County shows median household earnings sit near $36,165, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. HAPPY EL is one of 7 public schools in Swisher County (combined enrollment of about 1,316 students).

The closest other public school is HAPPY H S, roughly 0.0 miles away. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HAPPY EL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 49.1%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 8%: 145 students in 2018 compared to 134 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share increased from 79% to 87%.

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