HP WEBB EL

HP WEBB EL, a tight-knit elementary campus in OLTON, Texas, one of the schools within OLTON ISD, works with 291 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 44% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Across the 3 schools in OLTON ISD (612 students total), HP WEBB EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, HP WEBB EL records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 70%. The remainder breaks down as 27% White. By comparison, Lamb County as a whole is about 58% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 67% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, HP WEBB EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.6%, the actual is 37.2%, a residual of -7.4 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Lamb County put the typical household earns roughly $60,760 per year, 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Lamb County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,773 students), HP WEBB EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is OLTON J H, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. On composite proficiency, HP WEBB EL comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 42.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HP WEBB EL has changed only slightly, going from 288 students in 2018 to 291 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment fell from 76% to 70% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.