LIBBY EL

LIBBY EL operates as a compact elementary-level community in CARTHAGE, Texas, run under CARTHAGE ISD. Current enrollment sits at 375 students spanning grades 2 through 3. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so LIBBY EL sits 28% leaner than that benchmark.

Within CARTHAGE ISD, which oversees 5 schools and 2,637 students, LIBBY EL is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, LIBBY EL shows that the largest single group is White at 54%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 22% Hispanic, 20% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Panola County as a whole is about 73% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, LIBBY EL has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, LIBBY EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.8%; this one delivers 49.0%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Panola County indicate median household income runs about $64,894, about 17% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Panola County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,884 students), LIBBY EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: CARTHAGE PRI, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. On composite proficiency, LIBBY EL comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 52.1%.

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

Over the past 7-year window. LIBBY EL's enrollment has shrank 7% since 2018, when it stood at 403 (now 375). Over the same period, the Black share contracted from 24% to 20%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.