HEMPSTEAD EL

HEMPSTEAD EL is one of the big elementary-level communitys in HEMPSTEAD, Texas, run under HEMPSTEAD ISD, with 823 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 59% larger than the state mean of about 519.

Within HEMPSTEAD ISD, which oversees 3 schools and 1,585 students, HEMPSTEAD EL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, HEMPSTEAD EL logs that 65% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 25% Black, 7% White, 2% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 34%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 87% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Waller County's rate of about 60%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, HEMPSTEAD EL is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 35.8%; HEMPSTEAD EL posts 21.0%, -14.8 points below that line.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Waller County indicate median household earnings sit near $80,397, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Waller County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,294 students), HEMPSTEAD EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: HEMPSTEAD H S, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HEMPSTEAD EL at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 35.1%.

HEMPSTEAD EL operates from a town-center location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HEMPSTEAD EL has declined 5%, going from 867 students in 2018 to 823 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 31% to 25% across the same window. Class-load math has loosened: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 19.9:1 in 2025.

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