HARTLEY SCHOOL

HARTLEY SCHOOL is one of the intimate all-grades campuss in HARTLEY, Texas, part of HARTLEY ISD, with 236 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 12. That puts it 51% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 485 students.

HARTLEY SCHOOL is a school of HARTLEY ISD, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HARTLEY SCHOOL records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 67% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school logs 32% White. The wider county runs roughly 31% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 11.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, HARTLEY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.6%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Hartley County indicate the typical household earns roughly $75,841 per year, about 21% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. HARTLEY SCHOOL is one of 5 public schools in Hartley County (combined enrollment of about 1,773 students).

DALHART H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 12.8 miles from this campus. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HARTLEY SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 43.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 239 students in 2018 compared to 236 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 58% to 67% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 11.1:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.