LEAKEY SCHOOL

LEAKEY SCHOOL, a low-enrollment combined-grade school in LEAKEY, Texas, part of LEAKEY ISD, instructs 343 students, covering grades pre-K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 29% smaller than the state mean of about 485.

LEAKEY ISD is the operating authority for LEAKEY SCHOOL, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

In terms of who attends, LEAKEY SCHOOL lists that the largest single group is White, at 62% of enrollment. The remainder reads as 32% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 93% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 11.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LEAKEY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.5%; this one delivers 39.0%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Real County indicate median household income runs about $39,605, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. LEAKEY SCHOOL is one of 3 public schools in Real County (combined enrollment of about 570 students).

Nearest neighbor: BIG SPRINGS CHARTER SCHOOL, around 8.7 miles off. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LEAKEY SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 45.8%.

LEAKEY SCHOOL operates from a low-density location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 11%: 309 students in 2018 compared to 343 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.

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