HARVEST RIDGE EL

As a reasonably sized elementary campus in ELGIN, Texas, HARVEST RIDGE EL teaches 596 students from grades pre-K through 4, part of ELGIN ISD.

Across the 9 schools in ELGIN ISD (5,959 students total), HARVEST RIDGE EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HARVEST RIDGE EL shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 72%. The remainder is composed of 12% Black, 10% White, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 45% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, HARVEST RIDGE EL records 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting HARVEST RIDGE EL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Bastrop County's rate of about 67%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, HARVEST RIDGE EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 24.5%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Bastrop County) reports that median household income runs about $86,226, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bastrop County's 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,931 students), HARVEST RIDGE EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is ELGIN MIDDLE, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around HARVEST RIDGE EL. On composite proficiency, HARVEST RIDGE EL comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 27.9%.

HARVEST RIDGE EL operates from a small-town location.

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