HUNT EL

HUNT EL operates as a reasonably sized elementary school in CUERO, Texas, part of CUERO ISD. Current enrollment sits at 483 students spanning grades 2 through 5.

Within CUERO ISD, which oversees 4 schools and 1,888 students, HUNT EL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, HUNT EL logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 34% White, 9% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, DeWitt County as a whole is about 36% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, HUNT EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.1%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for DeWitt County put the typical household earns roughly $63,730 per year, 17% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 15%. In all, DeWitt County runs 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,297 students), of which HUNT EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: CUERO J H, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around HUNT EL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HUNT EL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 55.4%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HUNT EL has declined 15%, going from 566 students in 2018 to 483 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.

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