HEMPHILL EL

Located at 1000 MILAM ST, in HEMPHILL, Texas, HEMPHILL EL is an intimate K-5 school that educates 340 students (grades pre-K through 4), part of HEMPHILL ISD. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 34% below typical.

HEMPHILL ISD runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 788 students. HEMPHILL EL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HEMPHILL EL shows that 79% of the student body identifies as White; the rest is composed of 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 6% Black.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 59% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, HEMPHILL EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.9%; this one delivers 45.3%.

Across the wider county, census data for Sabine County shows median household earnings sit near $66,585, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Sabine County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,807 students), of which HEMPHILL EL is one.

HEMPHILL H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HEMPHILL EL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 46.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HEMPHILL EL has fell 9%, going from 374 students in 2018 to 340 in 2025. The White share of enrollment increased from 71% to 79% over that span.

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