IDALOU EL

IDALOU EL operates as a low-enrollment elementary school in IDALOU, Texas, part of IDALOU ISD. Current enrollment sits at 412 students spanning grades pre-K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 21% leaner than the state mean of about 519.

IDALOU ISD comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 995 students; IDALOU EL is among them.

On demographics, IDALOU EL lists that the largest single group is White, at 59% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 39% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, IDALOU EL has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting IDALOU EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Lubbock County runs at roughly 57%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), IDALOU EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.3%; this one delivers 55.2%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Lubbock County put median household income runs about $64,155, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. IDALOU EL is one of 110 public schools in Lubbock County (combined enrollment of about 52,301 students).

Nearest neighbor: IDALOU MIDDLE, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around IDALOU EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts IDALOU EL at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 45.4%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 409 students in 2018 compared to 412 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment shrank from 46% to 39% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.6:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

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