IRA SCHOOL

As a small all-grades campus in IRA, Texas, IRA SCHOOL instructs 284 students from grades pre-K through 12, overseen by IRA ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 485 students each, so IRA SCHOOL sits 41% smaller than that benchmark.

Operationally, IRA SCHOOL answers to IRA ISD, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, IRA SCHOOL shows that White students make up the majority at 73%. The remainder consists of 26% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 65% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.8:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 24% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Scurry County (around 63%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

With demographic context factored in, IRA SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 63.6%; this one delivers 63.7%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Scurry County shows median household earnings sit near $60,039, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Scurry County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,859 students), of which IRA SCHOOL is one.

The closest other public school is SNYDER J H, roughly 9.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), IRA SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 41.6%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. IRA SCHOOL's enrollment has edged up 11% since 2018, when it stood at 256 (now 284).

In the discussion threads here, members of the IRA SCHOOL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.