HOMMEL EL

Set in EVERMAN, Texas, HOMMEL EL is an intimate primary school, run under EVERMAN ISD. It enrolls 282 students across grades 1 through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so HOMMEL EL sits 46% below that benchmark.

Across the 11 schools in EVERMAN ISD (5,018 students total), HOMMEL EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, HOMMEL EL reports that 71% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest breaks down as 22% Black, 4% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, HOMMEL EL has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting HOMMEL EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Tarrant County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, HOMMEL EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 33.0%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Tarrant County) records that median household earnings sit near $84,207, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. HOMMEL EL is one of 639 public schools in Tarrant County (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students).

The closest other public school is BISHOP EL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, HOMMEL EL comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 32.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 29%: 399 students in 2018 compared to 282 in 2025.

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