LA GRANGE EL

LA GRANGE EL is a K-5 school of high-enrollment scale in LA GRANGE, Texas, one of the schools within LA GRANGE ISD, caters to 961 students in grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 85% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

LA GRANGE EL is one of 3 schools operated by LA GRANGE ISD, a district that serves 1,870 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, LA GRANGE EL reports that 44% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school records 42% White, 8% Black, 5% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 22%.

On the resource side, On paper, LA GRANGE EL has 68 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting LA GRANGE EL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 64% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Fayette County (around 53%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LA GRANGE EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.3%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Fayette County indicate median household earnings sit near $75,854, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Fayette County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,755 students), of which LA GRANGE EL is one.

The closest other public school is LA GRANGE MIDDLE, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around LA GRANGE EL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LA GRANGE EL ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 52.9%.

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

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LA GRANGE EL has ticked down 8%, going from 1,049 students in 2018 to 961 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

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