KRESS EL

Set in KRESS, Texas, KRESS EL is a very small elementary school, run under KRESS ISD. It serves 135 students across grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 74% smaller than the state mean of about 519.

Within KRESS ISD, which oversees 2 schools and 262 students, KRESS EL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, KRESS EL shows that 53% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 43% White, 2% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, KRESS EL reports 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.2:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Swisher County runs at roughly 66%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, KRESS EL is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 51.2%; KRESS EL posts 28.7%, -22.6 points below that line.

In the broader community, Swisher County reports that the typical household earns roughly $36,165 per year, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Swisher County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,316 students), KRESS EL is one campus in the mix.

KRESS H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts KRESS EL at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 37.3%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at KRESS EL has shrank 13%, going from 155 students in 2018 to 135 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 33% to 43% across the same window.

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