HENRY B GONZALEZ EL

As a small primary school in EAGLE PASS, Texas, HENRY B GONZALEZ EL hosts 401 students from grades 1 through 6, part of EAGLE PASS ISD. That puts it 23% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

EAGLE PASS ISD comprises 24 schools with combined enrollment of 13,820 students; HENRY B GONZALEZ EL is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, HENRY B GONZALEZ EL records that 99% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority.

Looking at school resources, On paper, HENRY B GONZALEZ EL has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 91% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Maverick County (around 78%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, HENRY B GONZALEZ EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 34.4%, the actual is 21.4%, a residual of -12.9 points.

Around the school, Maverick County reports that median household income runs about $49,568, roughly 14% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 20%. In all, Maverick County runs 24 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,820 students), of which HENRY B GONZALEZ EL is one.

The closest other public school is RAY H DARR EL, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HENRY B GONZALEZ EL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 39.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 9%: 440 students in 2018 compared to 401 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 18.3:1 today.

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