LEVELLAND ACADEMIC BEGINNINGS CENTER

LEVELLAND ACADEMIC BEGINNINGS CENTER is an elementary school of moderately sized scale in LEVELLAND, Texas, operated by LEVELLAND ISD, teacheing 518 students in grades pre-K through 1.

Within LEVELLAND ISD, which oversees 5 schools and 2,575 students, LEVELLAND ACADEMIC BEGINNINGS CENTER is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, LEVELLAND ACADEMIC BEGINNINGS CENTER records that 71% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 23% White, 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 50% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, LEVELLAND ACADEMIC BEGINNINGS CENTER has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.4:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 73% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Hockley County's rate of about 58%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Hockley County indicate the typical household earns roughly $63,140 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Hockley County runs 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,633 students), of which LEVELLAND ACADEMIC BEGINNINGS CENTER is one.

Nearest neighbor: LEVELLAND MIDDLE, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LEVELLAND ACADEMIC BEGINNINGS CENTER has rose 14%, going from 453 students in 2018 to 518 in 2025.

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