INDUSTRIAL EL EAST

Located at 390 MAIN, in VANDERBILT, Texas, INDUSTRIAL EL EAST is a small elementary-level community that works with 264 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by INDUSTRIAL ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 49% below the state mean of about 519.

INDUSTRIAL EL EAST is one of 4 schools operated by INDUSTRIAL ISD, a district that works with 1,156 students overall.

In terms of who attends, INDUSTRIAL EL EAST logs that White students make up the majority at 63%. Beyond that, the school logs 33% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, On paper, INDUSTRIAL EL EAST has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, INDUSTRIAL EL EAST sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.2%; this one delivers 53.7%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Jackson County indicate median household earnings sit near $65,414, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Jackson County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,109 students), INDUSTRIAL EL EAST is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is INDUSTRIAL H S, roughly 0.1 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, INDUSTRIAL EL EAST comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 59.7%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Trend over the last 7 years. INDUSTRIAL EL EAST's enrollment has fell 16% since 2018, when it stood at 314 (now 264). Class-load math has grew: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the INDUSTRIAL EL EAST community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.