HENRIETTA EL

Located at 1600 E CRAFTON ST, in HENRIETTA, Texas, HENRIETTA EL is a tight-knit elementary school that enrolls 402 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of HENRIETTA ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 23% smaller than the state mean of about 519.

Within HENRIETTA ISD, which oversees 3 schools and 886 students, HENRIETTA EL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, HENRIETTA EL shows that 79% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 15% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 90% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, HENRIETTA EL reports 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, HENRIETTA EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.9%, the actual is 39.8%, a residual of -10.1 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Clay County) reports that median household income runs about $80,114, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Clay County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,767 students), of which HENRIETTA EL is one.

HENRIETTA H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HENRIETTA EL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 46.3%.

HENRIETTA EL operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 13%: 464 students in 2018 compared to 402 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 86% to 79% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.