HEARNE EL

HEARNE EL is one of the low-enrollment elementary-level communitys in HEARNE, Texas, operated by HEARNE ISD, with 377 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so HEARNE EL sits 27% below that benchmark.

Within HEARNE ISD, which oversees 2 schools and 718 students, HEARNE EL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, HEARNE EL shows that the most-represented group is Black (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 40% Hispanic, 7% White, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Robertson County as a whole is about 17% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 95% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Robertson County (around 61%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, HEARNE EL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 32.4%; actual is 17.8%, a gap of -14.6 points.

Across the wider county, Robertson County reports that median household income runs about $72,236, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. HEARNE EL is one of 11 public schools in Robertson County (combined enrollment of about 3,408 students).

The closest other public school is HEARNE JH/HS, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HEARNE EL at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 59.2%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting. HEARNE EL is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 28%: 524 students in 2018 compared to 377 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

On this page, the feed for HEARNE EL typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.