HAWLEY EL

Located at 420 AVE H, in HAWLEY, Texas, HAWLEY EL is a close-knit elementary campus that enrolls 358 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by HAWLEY ISD. That puts it 31% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

HAWLEY ISD runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 773 students. HAWLEY EL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, HAWLEY EL reports that the largest single group is White, at 69% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 25% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, HAWLEY EL has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.4:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Jones County runs at roughly 58%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, HAWLEY EL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 53.1%; actual is 34.4%, a gap of -18.7 points.

Across the wider county, Jones County reports that the typical household earns roughly $59,464 per year, about 12% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. HAWLEY EL is one of 14 public schools in Jones County (combined enrollment of about 2,572 students).

HAWLEY MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around HAWLEY EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HAWLEY EL at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 42.5%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. HAWLEY EL's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 358 (now 358). The White share of enrollment contracted from 74% to 69% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 9.4:1 today.

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