LILLIAN EL

Located at 5001 FM 2738, in ALVARADO, Texas, LILLIAN EL is a modestly sized K-5 school that teaches 309 students (grades pre-K through 2), overseen by ALVARADO ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 40% below the state mean of about 519.

ALVARADO ISD runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 3,788 students. LILLIAN EL is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, LILLIAN EL lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 67% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 28% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Johnson County as a whole is about 25% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, LILLIAN EL has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting LILLIAN EL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Johnson County's rate of about 51%.

In the area at large, Johnson County reports that median household income runs about $84,859, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Johnson County runs 77 public schools (combined enrollment of about 39,004 students), of which LILLIAN EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: TARVER-RENDON AG LEADERSHIP, around 4.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

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

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 18%: 379 students in 2018 compared to 309 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 44% to 28% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

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