HITCHCOCK HEADSTART

Located at 5701 F M 2004, in HITCHCOCK, Texas, HITCHCOCK HEADSTART is a tiny primary school that educates 181 students (grade pre-K), run under HITCHCOCK ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so HITCHCOCK HEADSTART sits 65% leaner than that benchmark.

HITCHCOCK ISD comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 2,012 students; HITCHCOCK HEADSTART is among them.

On the student-mix side, HITCHCOCK HEADSTART shows that 59% of the student body identifies as Black; the rest consists of 27% Hispanic, 11% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Galveston County as a whole is about 12% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, HITCHCOCK HEADSTART records 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 182.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 96% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Galveston County (around 57%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

In the broader community, Galveston County reports that median household income runs about $86,105, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Galveston County runs 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 62,767 students), of which HITCHCOCK HEADSTART is one.

HITCHCOCK PRI is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

HITCHCOCK HEADSTART operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 18%: 221 students in 2018 compared to 181 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 22% to 27% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 110.5:1 in 2018 to 182.8:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.