JARRELL EL

Located at 1615 CR 313, in JARRELL, Texas, JARRELL EL is a moderately sized elementary-level community that educates 719 students (grades pre-K through 5), part of JARRELL ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 39% larger than the state mean of about 519.

JARRELL EL is one of 7 schools operated by JARRELL ISD, a district that works with 4,157 students overall.

Demographically, JARRELL EL shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 58%. Other groups include 25% White, 9% Black, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Williamson County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 64% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Williamson County runs at roughly 29%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, JARRELL EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.9%; this one delivers 32.9%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Williamson County indicate median household earnings sit near $111,340, about 48% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. JARRELL EL is one of 208 public schools in Williamson County (combined enrollment of about 126,147 students).

The closest other public school is IGO EL, roughly 0.8 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JARRELL EL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 31.6%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Five-year trend. JARRELL EL's enrollment has rose 43% since 2018, when it stood at 502 (now 719). White enrollment moved from 39% to 25% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 in 2025.

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