JOURDANTON EL

Set in JOURDANTON, Texas, JOURDANTON EL is a tight-knit elementary-level community, overseen by JOURDANTON ISD. It instructs 434 students across grades 2 through 5.

JOURDANTON EL is one of 7 schools operated by JOURDANTON ISD, a district that caters to 1,554 students overall.

Demographically, JOURDANTON EL records that 63% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 34% White. That composition is broadly in line with Atascosa County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting JOURDANTON EL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Atascosa County (around 66%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), JOURDANTON EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.3%, the actual is 39.9%, a residual of -9.4 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Atascosa County indicate median household income runs about $70,770, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. JOURDANTON EL is one of 32 public schools in Atascosa County (combined enrollment of about 8,105 students).

JOURDANTON J H is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 47%: 816 students in 2018 compared to 434 in 2025.

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