LATEXO EL

LATEXO EL, a cozy K-5 school in LATEXO, Texas, overseen by LATEXO ISD, teaches 340 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 34% leaner than typical.

LATEXO EL is one of 2 schools operated by LATEXO ISD, a district that enrolls 550 students overall.

On demographics, LATEXO EL reports that White students make up the majority at 68%. The remainder breaks down as 27% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 58% of students at LATEXO EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, LATEXO EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 48.6%, the actual is 36.6%, a residual of -12.0 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Houston County put the typical household earns roughly $56,531 per year, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Houston County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,141 students), LATEXO EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: LATEXO H S, around 0.1 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, LATEXO EL comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 35.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 27%: 267 students in 2018 compared to 340 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 10% to 27% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 13.3:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the LATEXO EL community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.